Xiaomi has released the TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) in the UK. The device is now available through Xiaomi’s online store for £45.99. It is £12 more expensive than the first-generation version, which is still on sale for £33.99.

The new stick upgrades any TV, monitor, or projector with an HDMI port to a full Google TV system. It supports 4K output with AV1 decoding, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision. For audio, it offers Dolby Atmos and DTS:X decoding, providing surround sound and virtual height effects.

The hardware is built on a 6nm platform with a quad-core Cortex-A55 CPU running at 2.5GHz and an ARM G310 V2 GPU. Xiaomi says this delivers up to 80 percent better CPU performance and 150 percent better GPU performance compared to the first model. The stick comes with 2GB of RAM and 8GB of storage.

Connectivity includes dual-band Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. It connects to displays through HDMI and uses micro-USB for power.

The software is based on Google TV, giving access to over 10,000 apps and hundreds of free live channels. Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon Prime Video come pre-installed. Google Assistant is built into the Bluetooth voice remote, allowing users to search, control playback, and manage smart home devices. Google Cast is supported for streaming content from phones and tablets.

The stick measures 107.4mm in length, 30mm in width, 14mm in thickness, and weighs 44g. It is finished in black and has a slim design for portability.

In other news, Xiaomi has also launched the Smart Camera C100 in European markets, priced at £24.99 in the UK and €24.99 in Germany, with Amazon listings across Germany, Spain, France, and the Netherlands. The indoor camera features a 3MP sensor with 2304×1296 resolution, H.265 codec, a 128° wide-angle f/1.6 lens, full-color low-light video, and 940nm infrared LEDs for discreet night vision.

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Ever since its launch, Xiaomi Mi TV Stick- Global Version has created quite a stir. With its sleek and versatile form, this stick caters to a large audience and comes in a pocket-friendly price range. Taking it a step ahead, Giztop is now offering a mega 60% off on it, meaning one can buy it at just $19.99.

Mi TV stick is powered by an Amlogic S905 Quad-core processor with ARM Mali-450 GPU and runs on Android TV 9.0 system. With 1920 x 1080p output and 60fps, it enables the user to view content in HD. It has 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, and supports dual-band Wi-Fi. This piece has an HDMI 2.0 interface for the transmission of audio and video. It supports both DTS and Dolby multichannel HD audio encoding to offer smooth, dynamic, and immersive sound.

Xiaomi Mi TV stick supports Bluetooth 4.2 to enable the direct streaming of content from mobile phones, tablets, and other devices. Chromecast allows one to watch videos and other content from various devices. The Bluetooth remote and Google Assistant allow one-tap operation, where user can command to control multiple functions. Its wireless form provides enhanced portability and connectivity options. The plug and play design allow the convenient connection.

Mi TV stick comes pre-installed with Netflix and Prime Video and allows one to download various apps and games from Google Playstore. This TV stick offers users most of the sought after functions at a reasonable price. Readers can enjoy a flat 60% discount on Xiaomi Mi TV Stick- Global Version at Giztop. It is available for only $19.99 for a limited time.

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Last week, OnePlus released its very first set of Smart TVs – the OnePlus TV Q1 and OnePlus TV Q1 Pro.

The TVs boasts some unique features not available on a lot of other smart TVs such as a special integration with your phone which brings additional features such as TypeSync which allows you to type on your TV screen using the keyboard on your phone and Smart Volume Control which automatically reduces the volume of your TV when you receive a phone call.

However, the OnePlus TV Q1 and OnePlus TV Q1 Pro are pretty expensive with a price tag of INR 69,900 ($985) and INR 99,900 (~$1400) respectively. That is sure out of the budget for a lot of people. While OnePlus may announce more affordable models in the future, we doubt that it will have a model that will be priced as low as some of Xiaomi’s own models whose affordable price tags have helped it shoot to the top of the smart TV market.

If OnePlus wants to increase drastically the number of users of its customized Android TV platform, we think the best and easiest way to do that will be to release a TV box or TV stick similar to Xiaomi’s Mi Box or Amazon’s Fire TV Stick.

This TV box or TV stick can even use the same remote as the one that ships with the OnePlus TV which should cut the development by half. Also, with a TV box or TV stick, owners can take their “setup” anywhere such as when they are on holidays or visiting a relative or friend.

So for this week’s poll, we want to know if you will be willing to purchase a OnePlus TV box or TV stick that brings all the software features of the OnePlus TV Q1/Q1 Pro including the promised three-years of software support.

Do vote and share the post with your friends and maybe, just maybe, OnePlus will see there is a market for a TV box and or dongle and make one.

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Baidu has been officially announced its Chromecast-like TV Stick Product Baidu shadow stick, Baidu shadow stick engineering prototype has been tested, the following article is showing the Baidu shadow stick on the preliminary evaluation. Overall, can be characterized as: simple and convenient and practical, but the function is to be extended.

In the prototype sent contains a Baidu shadow stick, an HDMI extension cable, a USB power cord. Jingdong Mall first official version of the package should also these things.

From the looks of it, Baidu shadow stick design glance, people will be able to see the product positioning, the body is only a HDMI port and a MicroUSB port. Like Chromcast as Baidu shadow stick can not be powered via HDMI, meaning that if you do not have a USB port on your TV, then use Baidu shadow stick will also be required to prepare a more power 5v 0.5A USB-powered devices (ie cell phone charger device).

As presented HDMI extension cable is because most of the TV’s HDMI ports are placed in the design of the edge of the RGB interface, RGB interface shadow projections would block the normal rod insertion.

Therefore, Xiao Bian home TV movie rods inserted Baidu look about like this. If so that it is not placed directly in appearance, but fortunately you can use these beam splitter behind a bunch of stuff tied to the TV.

Connect the USB cable on the power supply, the Baidu shadow stick will automatically boot, boot state power indicator, etc. will always appear white. After testing, even in the absence of plug HDMI port, your phone can still connect to Baidu shadow stick.

Had noted that the editors get only Baidu shadow stick is engineering prototype, so the appearance may differ from the official version there is a certain gap.

Manipulation interface articles & papers

Interface and manipulation is TV Stick \ STBs very important one design, at this point Baidu shadow rod system used determines the Baidu do not need to spend too much effort in this regard.

Because, Baidu shadow stick almost nothing “interface” or “control” at all. Baidu shadow manipulation rod completely relying on the phone side of Baidu App to manipulate video from video resources search, on-demand, volume adjustment and drag and drop movie schedule is in the mobile terminal or terminal Pad completed.

After plugging in Baidu shadow stick, Baidu shadow stick will automatically boot (no switch), boot time is about 30 seconds. After power on, the TV will be showing an interface that requires the user to download the mobile client Baidu video App. The download is complete you can manipulate Baidu shadow stick through the phone.

In other words, and set-top box products and selling on Taobao cottage TV stick, Baidu shadow stick in the end there is no independent television guides interface, all operations are inherited Baidu Video App own operations. Baidu Video App, the search is complete, if the phone is already connected with Baidu shadow stick, it will automatically start playing on the television, the phone will no longer display video contents.

In video playback, the phone can switch to another program shop and other things, in the switch back to Baidu Video App, they can stick through the top right corner of the icon quick access Baidu shadow shadow stick remote control interface, remote control interface can drag movie schedule, the volume can be adjusted, easy to operate even older white users can easily use.

In addition, Baidu shadow stick the first time you use it, the user will be asked to enter using a mobile phone near the WIFI password. After input finished, Baidu shadow stick will automatically connect home router. Baidu shadow stick with the phone connected, the phone is connected to WIFI hotspot Baidu shadow stick, but you can still switch to other applications normally access. Internet data should transit through Baidu shadow stick a bit, it will ensure the user can always manipulate shadow stick, but also in the process of watching films online brush microblogging.

Play online resources, as long as TV side to start playing, even if the phone is turned off you can continue playing. If you are playing local video phone, you need to phone or tablet with Baidu shadow stick always stay connected.

Although Baidu shadow stick to the official propaganda based on the Android system, but in practice did not see the shadow of Android can not be directly used to install the application or the Internet. Android should only exist as the underlying operating system, the upper has been completely customized to Baidu shadow stick proprietary services.

Resource articles & Play papers

Speaking of television, the content is the core of the problem. Xiao Bian is one that has at least five years is not how people watched television, the main reason is that the TV does not want to see the content.

Has been said before, Baidu shadow stick operation is fully relying on Baidu Video App, so Baidu shadow stick resource = Baidu Video App resources. And other various video sites each doing different, Baidu Video App is actually a video search engine, background, relying on the Baidu search, not only be able to search their own content source love Fantastic Art content on Youku potatoes, Sohu, music television, Tencent , CNTV able to search the contents of all of the.

Shadow stick on the connection Baidu, Baidu Video App will be more of a shadow on the rod channel, the contents of which are suitable for the TV screen high-definition video, and loading speed are good.

Directly from the Internet to search for other content source video quality by the content source’s own server speed and quality of good and bad. For example, the “Covered day family”, for example, small test network environment that Beijing Unicom 100M optical fiber. From the music, as the source of genuine watch this film, the picture quality is very low in the 42-inch 1080P TV is basically a full-screen mosaic, but there is a very serious Caton. But the same episode content, but also be able to find high quality and smooth playback of other sources.

Pictured on official sources, the next picture shows the wild source, this figure can click to enlarge

Overall, the various exclusive drama are required to have various members of the site to see the video HD, so genuine source of loading speed and picture quality is generally lost to piracy sources.

Miscellaneous

I do not know the reasons for the engineering prototype, shadow rod heat a little bit big, but fortunately not the phone is not held by the hand so nothing.

Local video playing time, if the phone and shadow stick farther away from the phone itself or WIFI communication module may have resulted in poor quality Caton, in the process of playing basic phone does not heat.

Before Propaganda as described in “offline download” function does not now appear in the Baidu Video App, Baidu Video App, the existing “offline download” function refers to video download to your phone rather than downloading to a shadow stick li. But this should only stage software also did not follow up, otherwise the built-in 4G ROM can not be used to.

Since the built-in 4G memory, shadow stick is Android system, might as well stick in the built-in movie chase drama feature. Mobile client wants to chase drama set to update automatically download the user home directly see the effect is not better?

Overall, Baidu shadow stick is still a very useful extension does not toss the fourth screen hardware, and found the chip artifact Baidu Video App combined with the depth it can have plenty of video resources without having to worry about looking for the user with a data cable, transmitted to the memory card, above. For Xiaobian want to download this lazy film on the big screen otaku is very appropriate. In addition, if the family elders are already using smart phones, but do not want to teach them to use the same smart appliances, then Baidu shadow stick is also very appropriate. If you can not toss a basis, and then add some user-friendly features (such as offline chase drama) would be more perfect.

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