Matchstick TV

Matchstick TV was a project started on Kickstarter in September 2014 with the tag line "The Streaming Stick Built on Firefox OS".[http://www.cnet.com/news/meet-matchstick-mozillas-25-chromecast-alternative/ Meet matchstick, Mozilla's $25 Chromecast alternative] Cnet September 2014. It was described as an "Open hardware and software platform" device built on Firefox OS and OpenFlint.[https://thenextweb.com/dd/2014/09/30/matchstick-mozilla-take-chromecast-firefox-os-dongle-launch-kickstarter-drive-25-price/ Matchstick to take on Chromecast with a Firefox OS dongle launched on Kickstarter] The Next Web September 2014 The Matchstick was to work similar to the Chromecast, so the user can "fling" content from a smartphone to a Wi-Fi connected Matchstick to show the content on a TV.

The project's original completion date was February 2015{{cite web |title = Matchstick Project |url = https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matchstick/matchstick-the-streaming-stick-built-on-firefox-os/description |publisher = Matchstick |accessdate = October 28, 2014}} but Matchstick's controversial 2015 decision to add digital rights management (DRM) delayed and ultimately killed the product.{{Cite web|url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/crowdfunded-dongle-matchstick-sparks-backlash-with-drm-plans/#!|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150209120329/http://www.zdnet.com/article/crowdfunded-dongle-matchstick-sparks-backlash-with-drm-plans/#!|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2015|title = Crowdfunded dongle Matchstick sparks backlash with DRM plans|website = ZDNet}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/drm-issues-kill-off-matchstick-firefox-os-dongle-as-pledges-refunded/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804022910/http://www.zdnet.com/article/drm-issues-kill-off-matchstick-firefox-os-dongle-as-pledges-refunded/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 4, 2015|title = DRM issues kill off Matchstick Firefox OS dongle as pledges refunded|website = ZDNet}} On February 6, 2015 Matchstick announced the devices would not ship that month and would be delayed until August 2015,{{cite web| title = Matchstick Delay Announcement | url = https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matchstick/matchstick-the-streaming-stick-built-on-firefox-os/posts/1128155 |publisher = Matchstick | date = February 6, 2015}} citing the addition of DRM as the reason for the delay. On August 3, 2015, the project officially ended due to issues implementing DRM into Firefox OS, and the Matchstick team offered refunds to the backers.[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matchstick/matchstick-the-streaming-stick-built-on-firefox-os/posts/1266549 A painful decision - we will refund your money] Retrieved 3 August 2015. Boing Boing called the decision "suicide-by-DRM," citing backers who wanted the product as originally specified without DRM.{{cite web|url=https://boingboing.net/2015/08/04/open-chromecast-killer-com.html|title=Open "Chromecast killer" committed suicide-by-DRM|website=Boing Boing|date=4 August 2015}} The commercial company behind the product seems to be Purplecomm, Inc. according to payment and refund information of the Amazon payment system.{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matchstick/matchstick-the-streaming-stick-built-on-firefox-os/comments?cursor=10881364#comment-10881363|title=Comment on Kickstarter project|access-date=2018-06-18|date=2017-08-19}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matchstick/matchstick-the-streaming-stick-built-on-firefox-os/comments?cursor=10846852#comment-10846851|title=Comment on Kickstarter project|access-date=2018-06-18|date=2017-08-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Chromecast/comments/3j5ka2/just_a_heads_up_matchstick_refunds_have_begun/|title=Just a heads up: Matchstick refunds have begun rolling out|date=2015-09-01|access-date=2018-06-18}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matchstick/matchstick-the-streaming-stick-built-on-firefox-os/posts/1128155?cursor=9292812#comment-9292811|title=Comment on Kickstarter project update|access-date=2018-06-18|date=2015-03-13}}