Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD is ‘the thinnest ever’

Amazon has removed the covers from its new Fire TV Stick HD, which it says is its thinnest device ever. Priced at $34.99, the device offers a design that Amazon says is 30 percent thinner than the previous generation, along with the ability to be powered directly through your TV’s USB port.

The new design eliminates the need to use the Fire TV Stick HD with a separate wall adapter, making it easier to travel with. But if your TV doesn’t have a USB port, Amazon notes that you can still power the new Fire TV Stick HD using a USB-C cable and wall adapter.

The streaming stick comes with The revamped Fire TV operating systemIn addition to support for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3. She has too Built-in Alexa Plus, Amazon’s AI-powered voice assistant We are supposed to understand and respond to natural language better. Amazon plans to add a new Adaptive View accessibility setting to the Fire TV Stick HD as well, which will enlarge text and menus “while scaling content artwork proportionally.”

The Fire TV Stick HD is available for pre-order today, and will begin shipping “by the end of the month” to customers in the US, UK, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.