Simply bring the Chromecast dongle with you, snap it into a TV's HDMI port and launch the Slingplayer app for iPhone, iPad, Android phone or soon, Android tablet. Now, Slingbox supports Google Chromecast, allowing you to access your local live or prerecorded content on a big-screen television - say, in a hotel room, cabin/cottage, dorm room or friend's house. Unlike the other media-streamer sticks, Internet access is not required for the Wireless Display Adaptor to work, which is ideal for summer cabins.Įntertainment lovers might be aware of the Slingbox line of products (from $149.99 ), a clever box that "slings" your local television programming to your smartphone, tablet or laptops - anywhere on the planet, and with no monthly fees. This product uses Miracast technology - a peer-to-peer wireless screen-casting standard - therefore it will display everything you see on your smartphone, tablet or laptop, and therefore not limited to certain apps or content like Chromecast (but be aware, the Surface RT platform is not supported). Connect it to your HDTV, monitor or projector and you can wirelessly push what's on your Windows 8.1 or Android 4.2.1 device up to 23 feet away.
Support for wireless Bluetooth headphones to Fire TV lets you listen to your movie, TV show, or music without bothering others in your household. Private listening on Fire TV-Enjoy favorite movies and TV shows after the kids go to sleep, without worrying about waking them up.Connect to your hotel or dorm room Wi-Fi with captive portal support out of the box-Take your favorite movies, TV shows, games, and more with you away from home-Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick are the first streaming media devices to enable you to connect to Wi-Fi that requires web authentication-this includes Wi-Fi at most major hotels, as well as some universities.Expandable USB storage on Amazon Fire TV-You can now use a connected USB mass storage device to expand your Fire TV storage for downloaded apps and games-this enables you to have more games downloaded for easy access.
The full changelog can be found below for the update, which is free, of course.
The update introduces expandable USB storage to the Fire TV, allows you to connect either device to hotel or dorm room WiFi, adds Bluetooth wireless headphone support, lets you search Prime playlists, and more. Amazon announced this morning that a major update will be rolling out to the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick over the coming weeks.