Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K can pull power directly from your TV

https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/fire-tv-stick-4k_ftv-remote_hero_1920x1080.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.4613147178592%2C100%2C93.077370564282&w=1200

Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.

The new Fire TV Stick 4K will be a little easier to set up than Amazon’s previous 4K streaming sticks since it no longer requires a power adapter. You can power the device directly from your TV’s USB port, like the updated entry-level Fire TV Stick Amazon launched earlier this year. The Fire TV Stick 4K, available starting today for $59.99, runs on Amazon’s refreshed TV OS and includes Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, and Bluetooth Low Energy.

Amazon’s also simplifying its streaming stick line-up, which now includes four devices instead of five: the Fire TV Stick HD, Fire TV Stick 4K, Fire TV Stick 4K Max, and Fire TV Cube. The new Fire TV Stick 4K is replacing Amazon’s earlier “Select” and “Plus” 4K...

Copyright of this story solely belongs to www.theverge.com. To see the full text click HERE

Read more

https://images.ft.com/v3/image/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2Fcfc387e3-991e-4ffa-b015-87d906405bf1.jpg?source=next-article&fit=scale-down&quality=highest&wi...

NextDC's stock fell as much as 44% to A$5.15 after the Australian data center company cut its earnings forecast by over a third; shares were above A$16 in June

Featured Podcasts Big Technology Podcast: Google CEO Sundar Pichai: AI's Infinite Possibilities, Compute Scarcity Dilemmas, Future AI Products The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast. Cheeky Pint: How Toto