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Millions of Echo products were reportedly shipped worldwide over the holiday season. Fan favorite Echo Dot became the No. 1 selling Amazon device and best-selling product “from any manufacturer in any category across all of Amazon." Along with its touch-screen Echo Spot and playful Echo Buttons counterparts, the Dot proved an extremely popular gift this year: All three sold out by Christmas.
If, by some freak of nature, you were actually born not as a flesh-and-blood baby human, but as plastic-and-circuitry remote control, I'd be getting worried if I were you. Not for being a crime against all biological reason but as, thanks to the ever-growing presence of voice activated assistants, you're about to go the way of the dodo. That's a long (and, admittedly weird) way of teeing up the fact that Amazon has finally seen fit to allow all Alexa devices – whether it's an Echo, Echo Dot, Fire tablet or other – to control Fire TV devices through voice commands.
Amazon Prime day is fast approaching and for those looking to cut the cable and transition to streaming sticks it could be an optimal time price wise. The market place is packed with a handful of powerful (and ultra-cheap) pint-sized streaming devices that deliver content from services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and more, all without taking up serious space on the mantel. The popular brands available include Chromecast Ultra, Roku, and Amazon Fire Stick. To find out which one ranks the best visit Techradar.com right now for reviews and what to consider when choosing a streaming device for your home entertainment.
Should you buy Amazon's set-top box? In our Fire TV review we explain why this is the best option for watching Prime Instant Video as well as everything else this media streamer can do.
Want to buy the new Chromecast or the upcoming Apple TV? You won't be able to get them from Amazon. As first reported by Bloomberg, Amazon is planning on dropping streaming devices that don't work with its Prime Video streaming service as of Oct. 29. According to Bloomberg, Amazon sent an email to its marketplace sellers letting them know that no new listings for Apple TV or Chromecast products would be allowed and that existing listings would be removed as of Oct. 29.
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