Nvidia's 7-year-old Shield TV just got a $100 price hike as AI squeezes memory supply
Wired AI · rss · 2026-10-04
Wired reports that Nvidia's Shield TV, a streaming device released 7 years ago, just received a $100 price hike.
The cause: AI demand is driving memory prices sky-high, and anything with memory chips is affected — even aging streaming boxes. The case illustrates how AI's appetite for memory is spilling over into consumer electronics pricing.
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