I tried a new Fire TV Stick rival that gets an upgrade Amazon will charge you to match
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Amazon's Fire TV Sticks continue to rule the roost when it comes to streaming content. Their very low price, ease of use and instant access to endless hours of shows and movies make them very tough to beat. Now, in a bid to take on the might of Amazon, Google is back with a new telly streamer and it's certainly no slouch if you fancy a quick boxset binge or movie night.
It's called the Google TV Streamer 4K and we've been putting it through its paces to see how it stacks up against the all-conquering Fire TV Stick. It's worth noting that Google is no stranger to streaming devices. In fact, its first Chromecast telly-viewing device launched all the way back in 2013 - a whole year before the Fire TV Stick arrived.
This latest Streamer gadget from the US technology giant aims to take things up a notch and even includes a feature Amazon will ask you to pay more to enable. Tucked on the back of Google's mini set-top box is a small button which, once pressed, sets off an in-built alarm tucked inside the neat Streamer remote.
You can add this sound feature to Fire TV Sticks, but you have to spend an extra £35 on the more premium Pro Remote to access it. Along with that bundled controller, there are plenty more treats from Google with a simple set-up meaning you'll be watching shows and boxsets from Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more in minutes.
Of course, being powered by Google also means there's some very advanced search features which will help you find favourites in a flash. In fact, you can pretty much ask Google anything you like, such as "find films with Tom Cruise" or "show me Top Gun movies" and it will track them down in the blink of an eye.
