In April 2007, the Chicago Tribune wrote of Barack Obama's first campaign for public office: The day after New Year's 1996, operatives for Barack Obama filed into a barren hearing room of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners.
Just about six months after Amazon unveiled its first set-top box, the company is announcing a new TV streaming dongle, or hardware attachment, meant to compete with Google's Chromecast and the Roku Stick. Amazon's new Fire TV Stick is available for preorder as of Monday, and it costs $39. That's a tiny bit more expensive than the Chromecast ($35), but it's still cheaper than Roku's dongle ($50). If you're a Prime member, you can preorder the streaming stick for $19 for the next two days. The Fire TV Stick will ship on Nov. 19.
The Firebolt was first developed by Randolph Spudmore around 1993, at a time when brooms made by the Nimbus Racing Broom Company dominated the market. Twelve months after its release, the Firebolt was the highest-selling racing broom of that time, beating out the Nimbus 2000 and 2001.