Amazon To Launch New, Faster Steaming Media Stick This Fall

Amazon has announced that they are ready to launch a new faster streaming Fire TV media stick for the upcoming fall. Many of the competitors of Amazon are also introducing such product lines. Amazon's Fire TV streaming media stick will have a quad-core processor and will be able to support faster Wi-Fi.

The Media Stick will come with an 'Alexa' remote which operates on voice sensors and lets you operate Fire TV by using oral instructions. Though this new media stick will not be able to stream 4K video, Amazon bets that with 7,000 HD channel to use and multi apps to browse through customers will be fully satisfied and they will not require 4K videos.

PCWorld reported that, while watching Amazon based content, Alexa can also fast forward and rewind the videos. Other features include weather forecast, ordering food, news updates and going through local movie times.

According to the reports by The verge, Amazon's FireTV streaming media stick will be priced at $40. The price of the new faster media stick will be same as the old media stick but will now include voice sensors technology as well. Amazon will officially start selling the new faster media stick by October end. Also, in an exclusive offer Amazon is offering $65 credit to customers (for media buying) who are activating the new media stick before October end. Reported TechCrunch

Amazon Fire TV Stick vs Chromecast - Media Streaming Stick Showdown

Amazon announced the launch of new media stick after Roku launched a new set of streaming media hardware.  Roku's new streaming media stick set will also include a $30-dollar express box which is designed for low-income group market. Roku has redesigned all the media streaming devices except Roku media stick which was launched in the beginning of the year. If sources are to be believed then google will soon launch a new Chromecast, it might be called Chromecast Ultra and would be supporting 4K video streaming.

With all the cool features, Amazon's new streaming media stick is sure to be an instant hit in the upcoming holiday season.