Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Plus is on sale for just $18 right now
In February, Amazon plans to roll out a much-needed revamp of Fire TV OS, one that seemingly takes a cue from Google’s TV platform. The forthcoming UI redesign will introduce better organization, support for Alexa Plus, and quicker performance to the aging OS, the latter of which has been a crux of the platform’s issues for years. Collectively, the changes make it a lot easier to recommend the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus, which is on sale at Woot through January 23rd for an all-time low of $18.39 ($32 off) when you use code DEVICES20 at checkout. Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus Where to Buy: $49.99 $18.39 at Woot (with code DEVICES20) $49.99 $34.99 at Amazon $49.99 $34.99 at Best Buy The Fire TV Stick 4K Plus — formerly known as the “Fire TV Stick 4K,” which is how Woot refers to it here — sits in the middle of Amazon’s lineup of 4K-ready streaming devices....
In February, Amazon plans to roll out a much-needed revamp of Fire TV OS, one that seemingly takes a cue from Google’s TV platform. The forthcoming UI redesign will introduce better organization, support for Alexa Plus, and quicker performance to the aging OS, the latter of which has been a crux of the platform’s issues for years. Collectively, the changes make it a lot easier to recommend the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus, which is on sale at Woot through January 23rd for an all-time low of $18.39 ($32 off) when you use code DEVICES20 at checkout.
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus
Where to Buy:
$49.99 $18.39 at Woot (with code DEVICES20)
$49.99 $34.99 at Amazon
$49.99 $34.99 at Best Buy
The Fire TV Stick 4K Plus — formerly known as the “Fire TV Stick 4K,” which is how Woot refers to it here — sits in the middle of Amazon’s lineup of 4K-ready streaming devices. It packs twice as much RAM as the newer “Select” model and supports an array of HDR and surround sound formats, including HDR10 Plus, Dolby Vision, DTS, and Dolby Atmos. Xbox Game Pass subscribers can also use it to stream select t**les from the cloud, and, as expected, you can use it to watch the newest movies and TV shows from Prime Video, HBO Max, Netflix, and dozens of FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV) channels in HD or 4K. As for the hardware itself, the latest Fire TV Stick 4K comes with an Alexa Voice Remote, which allows you to quickly access your favorite streaming apps and Amazon’s ubiquitous voice a**istant with the press of a b***on. Alexa lets you adjust various Fire TV settings, including the volume and input, but with Alexa Plus, you’ll soon be able to get stats on your favorite sports team, jump between iconic scenes, and carry out a host of more advanced actions using your voice. It’s a step in the right direction, even if our experience has been mixed thus far.
More deals and discounts of note
The Instant Pot Duo, a Verge-approved gizmo that often finds its way into our gift guides, is on sale at Amazon right now for $69.99 ($40 off), which is about $10 shy of its best price to date. We’re not going to wax poetic about the six-quart countertop appliance since you probably know what an Instant Pot is, but know that it lets you pressure cook, sauté, steam, and perform a host of other functions, eliminating the need for additional tools and cookware.
If you own the newfangled iPhone Air, Apple’s aptly t**led iPhone Air MagSafe Battery is down to $79 ($20 off) — its lowest price to date — at Amazon and Walmart. Admittedly, that’s still pretty pricey for a 3,149mAh battery pack that only delivers up to 12W of power; however, it’s also one of the thinnest options available, and can provide an additional 65 percent charge. It also allows for 25W charging when connected to a 25W or higher power adapter.
Samsung’s Galaxy Ring is available from Amazon, Best Buy, and Samsung in select sizes starting at $299.99 ($100 off), its second-best price to date. Although the Android-only wearable isn’t as capable as our No. 1 smart ring pick (read: the Oura Ring 4), Samsung’s first-gen alternative offers fantastic hardware, long battery life, and a host of ecosystem tricks aimed at Samsung users. Plus, unlike other the Aura, the Galaxy Ring doesn’t require you to pony up for a monthly subscription. Read our review.
Microsoft admits that Teams’ UI is way too crowded, but it’s working on a fix
Of all the apps you can misclick in, hitting the wrong button during an online meeting is one of the worst. You can accidentally show your webcam, hang up on the call, stick your hand in the air, and even leave the call altogether, just from a simple aiming problem....
Of all the apps you can misclick in, hitting the wrong button during an online meeting is one of the worst. You can accidentally show your webcam, hang up on the call, stick your hand in the air, and even leave the call altogether, just from a simple aiming problem. And when they do happen, you don't forget about it for weeks after.
Olivia Miller Seattle
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Lossless Scaling does 5 things DLSS and FSR simply can’t match
Lossless Scaling has built up a reputation in some corners of the PC gaming community as the secret weapon that makes DLSS and FSR irrelevant. To put it bluntly: it's not. If I'm playing a game with a proper DLSS 4 transformer-model implementation, that's what I'm reaching for, and FSR...
Lossless Scaling has built up a reputation in some corners of the PC gaming community as the secret weapon that makes DLSS and FSR irrelevant. To put it bluntly: it's not. If I'm playing a game with a proper DLSS 4 transformer-model implementation, that's what I'm reaching for, and FSR 4 on supported AMD hardware is close enough that I won't pretend otherwise. Lossless Scaling's LS1 upscaler isn't winning that fight, and LSFG, while remarkable for what it is, doesn't beat native DLSS Frame Generation paired with Reflex on latency or motion clarity.
John Doe New York
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HID Remapper now lets you use the Steam Controller on the Switch, and the trackpad actually works
In an ideal world, you'd be able to use any controller on any device. Different controller designers bring different things to the table, and having the option to pick your favorite and use it on any console or PC you own would be a huge benefit. At the very least,...
In an ideal world, you'd be able to use any controller on any device. Different controller designers bring different things to the table, and having the option to pick your favorite and use it on any console or PC you own would be a huge benefit. At the very least, it would stop me needing to re-learn where the A and B buttons are when I go between an Xbox and a Switch controller.
Mathilde Johansen Denmark
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KDE Plasma 6.7 will make managing your clipboard a lot less annoying
One of the biggest benefits of using Linux is that it's a very much an operating system that gets out of your way. As such, when something on Linux doesn't respect people's choices and keeps bothering them, the developers are sure to know about it. And as much as I...
One of the biggest benefits of using Linux is that it's a very much an operating system that gets out of your way. As such, when something on Linux doesn't respect people's choices and keeps bothering them, the developers are sure to know about it. And as much as I love KDE Plasma, there is one thing that irks me when managing the clipboard: the constant asking if I want to clear starred items.
باران مرادی Iran
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Trying to self-host LLMs made me realize local AI has a friction problem, not a quality problem
For the longest time, the conversation around local AI models revolved around quality. They were either too slow, too dumb, too small, or too incapable to match what the titans over at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are doing with ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, respectively. That gap, however, is shrinking a...
For the longest time, the conversation around local AI models revolved around quality. They were either too slow, too dumb, too small, or too incapable to match what the titans over at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are doing with ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, respectively. That gap, however, is shrinking a lot faster than most people realize, even though it does exist in some areas. For the most part, though, modern local models have become genuinely impressive, and are capable of writing, summarizing, coding, and reasoning on capable hardware, of course.
Jane Smith Los Angeles
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I have a new go-to browser
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 129, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, come on you Gunners, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've mostly been sick, which has meant nearly...
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 129, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, come on you Gunners, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've mostly been sick, which has meant nearly a full rewatch of Parks and Recreation while alternately napping and feeling bad for myself. But I've also been reading about Nick Fuentes and clowns, listening to old episodes of Short History Of, testing the NextSense Smartbuds while I sleep, writing in the Outerline Markdown app beta, and eagerly looking for things to do with the upcoming Flipper One. Today' …Read the full story at The Verge.
نيما یاسمی Iran
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Filament Manager is the boring AMS upgrade that actually matters
The AMS has always been one of Bambu Lab’s best ideas, but also one of its messiest workflows. It can swap materials, keep spools ready, and turn a single printer into a much more flexible machine. Yet the software side has never quite felt as polished as the hardware promised....
The AMS has always been one of Bambu Lab’s best ideas, but also one of its messiest workflows. It can swap materials, keep spools ready, and turn a single printer into a much more flexible machine. Yet the software side has never quite felt as polished as the hardware promised. For a system built around loading multiple spools at once, keeping track of those spools has often been weirdly manual.
William Garcia Boston
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I added Claude Code’s memory to my workflows, and my automation became effortless
Anthropic has now built persistent memory into Claude Code. It works in two ways. First, there's Auto Memory, where Claude automatically saves useful project context, patterns, and preferences. Second, there's the CLAUDE.md file, which stores project instructions and context that get loaded into future sessions.
Anthropic has now built persistent memory into Claude Code. It works in two ways. First, there's Auto Memory, where Claude automatically saves useful project context, patterns, and preferences. Second, there's the CLAUDE.md file, which stores project instructions and context that get loaded into future sessions.
Alejandro Carrasco Spain
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Your next “Raspberry Pi project” doesn’t actually need a Raspberry Pi
If you’ve worked on DIY computing projects in the late 2010s, you’ve definitely heard of the Raspberry Pi, if not own a few single-board computers belonging to this family. After all, their tiny form-factor, affordable price tags, and solid compatibility with popular Linux distros (and packages) made them the perfect...
If you’ve worked on DIY computing projects in the late 2010s, you’ve definitely heard of the Raspberry Pi, if not own a few single-board computers belonging to this family. After all, their tiny form-factor, affordable price tags, and solid compatibility with popular Linux distros (and packages) made them the perfect tinkering companions. But that’s all in the past now.
Emily Brown Houston
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Google’s new anything-to-anything AI model is wild
Just a stuffed deer having the time of his life. | Image: Gemini / The Verge Last year I deepfaked my kid's stuffed animal to make it look like his plush deer was on vacation. It was an experiment to see if I could re-create the events depicted in a...
Just a stuffed deer having the time of his life. | Image: Gemini / The Verge Last year I deepfaked my kid's stuffed animal to make it look like his plush deer was on vacation.It was an experiment to see if I could re-create the events depicted in a Gemini ad Google was running, and I never showed the videos of Buddy the deer on his adventures to my four-year-old. But it was a revealing exercise that made me think a lot about the difference between some harmless fun with generative AI and full-on slop. Maybe that Venn diagram is a perfect circle! Maybe not. But what I know for sure is that the tools to make realistic videos are surprisingly good, requiring surprisingly little effort and know-how. And that trend is c …Read the full story at The Verge.
Tonje Fylkesnes Norway
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I use Claude and local LLMs together now, and it costs half as much while being twice as fast
"People are going to use more and more AI." The words of Jensen Huang have become more relevant by the day, and anyone in a vibe-coding, programming, or creative workflow already knows exactly what the Nvidia CEO meant.
"People are going to use more and more AI." The words of Jensen Huang have become more relevant by the day, and anyone in a vibe-coding, programming, or creative workflow already knows exactly what the Nvidia CEO meant.
Sophia Wilson Atlanta
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I tested 3 tiny local LLMs for everyday work, and only one of them impressed me
The local models that get talked about most tend to sit in the 7B to 12B range, which is also where most setups land if you've got decent hardware. Anything smaller usually gets written off as a toy before it gets a fair try. But not everyone has 16GB+ of...
The local models that get talked about most tend to sit in the 7B to 12B range, which is also where most setups land if you've got decent hardware. Anything smaller usually gets written off as a toy before it gets a fair try. But not everyone has 16GB+ of VRAM to work with, and the really tiny models, the under-2B crowd, are getting more capable than their size suggests, and I wanted to see if they're worth poking at despite being able to run the mid-size ones.
