{"id":607634,"date":"2026-04-16T08:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/607634\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T08:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:58:14","slug":"amazons-new-fire-tv-stick-hd-pulls-power-from-your-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/607634\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD pulls power from your TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Amazon has today announced a new Fire TV Stick HD which starts at $35 and can be powered by the USB port on your TV.<\/p>\n

Oddly positioned <\/a>as \u201cAmazon\u2019s slimmest streaming device,\u201d the latest generation of Fire TV Stick HD<\/a> is a $35 streaming stick that, as the name implies, outputs 1080p. Plugging directly into your TV, Amazon says this new device is \u201csmaller in volume and width than previous models.\u201d<\/p>\n

The big news here, though, is that the new Fire TV Stick HD is \u201coptimized for Direct Power through a TV\u2019s USB port.\u201d That means, in most cases, you won\u2019t need a separate power adapter for this streamer, something that\u2019s been a long-time headache of full-feature streaming dongles<\/a> like Google\u2019s newer (but since discontinued)<\/a> Chromecast with Google TV. There have been workarounds for this<\/a>, but it\u2019s nice to finally see a device built with this use case in mind. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s also using USB-C, unlike some other recent releases<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Interestingly, this new Fire TV Stick appears to stick with an Android-based Fire OS, rather than switching to the in-house Vega OS that Amazon launched on the Fire TV Stick 4K Select last year. A warning on the Select\u2019s listing about a lack of sideloading<\/a> isn\u2019t in place on the new Fire TV Stick HD, which is surprising given that Amazon says its new model is \u201c30% faster on average than the last-generation HD stick.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Amazon has been heavily cracking down on sideloading<\/a>, this new hardware seems to still support it. We\u2019ll update this article if any other information comes to light.<\/p>\n

The software on board is redesigned, with the new experience Amazon launched earlier this year that\u2019s heavily inspired by Google TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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