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Lee Duna to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV

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Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV

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Lee Duna to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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Almost every smart TV platform is, at this point, a billboard for ads with your apps sprinkled in, but where...
  • @skozzii@lemmy.ca
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    131•2 years ago

    “Wow, I can’t believe these fire sticks are so cheap”

    • @BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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      28•2 years ago

      Bought an early one. Used it for less than a year.

      I still have it. Can they be flashed with Lineage or something?

      • @pHr34kY@lemmy.world
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        It looks like it

      • @Raiderkev@lemmy.world
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        3•2 years ago

        That one guy hacked a company with a fire stick lol

        • @BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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          What? That’s crazy, I’ve never heard this story. Got anything I should search on?

          • @Vqhm@lemmy.world
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            https://hackaday.com/2023/08/26/gta-6-hacker-found-to-be-teen-with-amazon-fire-stick-in-small-town-hotel-room/

      • @GiovaMC@lemmy.world
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        Only old firmwares

        • @BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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          Meh, could be fun to play with. Keep it on a DMZ lab segment.

    • @purplemonkeymad@programming.dev
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      4•2 years ago

      I’m surprised it wasn’t showing ads before. The fire tablets are discounted if they show ads on the lock screen.

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