
| Storage| 8GB + 5GB free storage on Amazon Cloud Drive | Does it have a channel devoted entirely to 1950s sex-education videos?| No. | Nothing, it has all that and a bag of chips. | Amazon Instant Video-although you can stream it to your TV from a browser using the Google Cast extension in Chrome. You download apps directly to the stick from its onscreen interface. You download compatible apps to your phone, tablet, or laptop and “cast” from your device to TV. (Pandora, Spotify, Rdio, Slacker, Amazon Cloud Player) (Pandora, Spotify, Rdio, Plex, Google Play Music) | Will this streaming stick stream Styx?| Yes. | Does the remote come with batteries?| Yes. Like the full-size Fire TV box, the stick will also offer faster load times for Amazon’s streaming content via the “ASAP” feature, and it’ll come with a free month of Prime.īut how does it compare to the Google Chromecast and the Roku Streaming Stick, which will be the new micro-streamer’s obvious competitors? They’ll all fit in your pocket, but here’s how they’ll fit into your life. Those include a dual-core processor that should mean zippy reaction times, more onboard storage than its competition, and second-screen treats for Amazon tablet users that include X-Ray sync with onscreen content. It’ll have a few differentiating factors compared to the rapidly expanding field of streaming sticks. Existing Amazon Prime members can preorder the stick for just $19 in the next couple of days, but it won’t ship until November 19, according to Amazon’s site.

Today, Amazon got into the streaming-stick game with the announcement of the $39 Fire TV Stick, an HDMI-port plugin for your HDTV that will replicate much of the functionality of the full-size Fire TV.
