Engadget Daily: Fire TV Stick review, rewriteable glass 'paper,' and more!

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UpdatedThu, December 4, 2014 at 11:59 PM UTC

Amazon's $39 Fire TV Stick isn't just a stark improvement over the Fire TV; it's also cheaper. But what's to keep you from buying a Chromecast instead? Really, it's all about the ecosystem. Read on for Engadget's news highlights from the last 24 hours, including rewriteable paper, Audi's touchscreen-infused concept car and Google's plan for Fiber.

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Amazon's Fire TV Stick may not have the Chromecast's mobile chops or the Roku's vast library of content, but at $39, it's still a solid media-streaming option -- especially if you're already invested in Amazon's ecosystem.

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Amazon's new program called Elements gives Prime subscribers a new way to buy "everyday essentials," and it's starting with diapers.

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Google Fiber is all about generating business, but it's also about slowly advancing the web. Read on as Sean Buckley chats with Fiber's head of project management Adam Smith about the company's latest installment in Austin, TX.

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Scientists from Bristol University have figured out how to create a 3D shape out of air that you can see *and* feel. *That*, ladies and gentlemen, is the magic of science.

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Will body cameras actually help keep cops safe and accountable? Well, the NYPD is equipping 54 of its brass with the matchbook-sized cameras this weekend to find out.

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You're looking at the Prologue, Audi's latest tech-infused concept car. This sleek machine has 605HP, a virtual butler and its own simulated 3D cockpit.

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To the dismay of erasers everywhere, rewriteable paper is now a thing. Only it's made of glass, not paper.

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