New Amazon Fire TV stick brings Alexa voice assistant to UK TV screens
by Samuel Gibbs from Technology | The Guardian on (#2DD35)
Faster, more powerful streaming device comes with Alexa and voice control, turning almost any TV smart - despite only being little larger than a flash drive
Amazon is bringing its Alexa voice assistant to British televisions with a 40 Fire TV stick that turns almost any TV into a smart streaming box.
The new Fire TV stick comes with a voice-enabled remote, giving users access to voice controls and search for movies, music and TV shows. But it will also perform Alexa's other skills, allowing users to check their commute, get a weather forecast and to answer questions and control smart home devices by speaking into the remote and showing new so called video cards with information on screen.
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