Amazon launches ‘up to 30% faster’ Fire TV Stick with Alexa remote, still $40

Amazon is overhauling its Fire TV Stick with two noteworthy changes: It’s “up to 30 percent faster,” according to Amazon, and its now comes bundled with the Alexa voice remote. You can preorder it today for $40, but it won’t ship until October 20.

The Fire TV Stick — a name I only hear in Gary Busey’s voice after this commercial — was already a pretty capable streaming device before the update. With new internals, including a Quad-core processor and faster Wi-Fi capabilities, the Stick will probably feel speedier, but for now it runs the same software as the old Stick.

The original Stick also supported Amazon’s Alexa voice remote, but for a price: an extra $10. Now the remote is free, and it’s “the cheapest way to get Alexa,” as the Wall Street Journal points out.

The OS that powers Amazon’s Fire TVs is due for an update, too. Amazon says ” a new on-screen experience” is coming before 2017 and will be offered as a free update.