Tag: streaming devices
Google has stopped selling the Chromecast with Google TV – but there’s no way I’m replacing mine
Google has stopped selling the Chromecast with Google TV The gadget made its debut in September 2020 An upgrade is available in the form of the Google TV Streamer Four-and-a-half years after making its debut, the Chromecast with Google TV is no longer being sold by Google – joining products…
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Amazon’s Android TV update hints at new Fire TV devices – maybe at the next-gen AI Alexa event soon
New documentation suggests we’ll see Fire TV devices run on Android 14 That’s despite claims Amazon was moving Fire TV to a new platform A big product launch is planned for February 26 Amazon appears to be working on some new Fire TV Sticks that run on Android 14, and…
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The leaked Sonos streaming box could be a huge hit for custom home theaters, if it adds 2 key missing features from the current line-up
The big features of Sonos’ upcoming streaming box have leaked, and they sound pretty damn great, actually. The key elements are that it will have multiple HDMI passthrough ports and will act as an HDMI switch, that it will have a comprehensive range of streaming services in a unified interface,…
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New info about Sonos’ streaming box sounds like a dream product, apart from the 2 horrendous flaws
Major new information about Sonos‘ much-rumored set-top streaming box has leaked via The Verge, and as a long-time Sonos user I was borderline salivating at the promised features here – it sounds like the device I’d be dreaming of when thinking what I’d want a Sonos streaming box to be.…
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Amazon quietly scraps popular Fire TV feature in new update, but there is a fix
The latest Fire TV software update has removed a popular feature You can no longer hide unwanted apps on your homescreen It’s possible to restore the functionality with an app called atvTools Amazon isn’t a stranger to quietly removing Fire TV features or breaking their functionality with software updates –…
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Google TV users are getting even more free channels in time for the holidays
The total number of free channels is now 171 Google TV Freeplay remains exclusive to the US There’s been a recent boom in free TV with ads We’ve already seen dozens of new free-to-view channels added to Google TV during 2024, and one more update has been rolled out in…
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