Amazon has launched the long-awaited and long-rumored media streaming device, the Amazon Fire TV. By this launch Amazon has delved even further into the hardware space. It said that Amazon has watched these media streaming devices sell on its platform for a long time now, so it knows what is and isn't working for customers.
So its decision to bring this in a better way than anyone else out there. The company said "Our approach was to try to make “complexity disappear,” hence the Amazon Fire TV, a sleek, tiny black box for your home theater." The specs of the console are very descent, it has a quad-core processor, which Amazon calls best-in-class for the category.
It has 2GB of RAM, which is between twice and four times that of others on the market, and it has dual-band Wi-Fi for speedy networking. Amazon has developed a special OS for the device which it claims to be the best in its class. It an Android based device that runs on HTML platform, which makes it easy for devs to port their apps over from both the web and Google’s mobile OS.
Amazon says "it will boost the Fire TV with original content from Amazon Studios, too." Media streaming is a fast growing, important space and not only Amazon but other companies are also getting into this such as Netflix and Hulu. Netflix is a partner for Amazon at launch, as well as HBO GO, SHO Anytime, Pandora, Hulu, ESPN and many others to come.
Speaking of music, Amazon has a bunch of partners already, including Pandora, iHeartRadio, TuneIn and Amazon’s own music services.
Regarding the price, The Fire TV is available to buy in the U.S., with a price tag of $99, and a purchase also nets you a 30-day free trial of Netflix and Amazon Prime.
So its decision to bring this in a better way than anyone else out there. The company said "Our approach was to try to make “complexity disappear,” hence the Amazon Fire TV, a sleek, tiny black box for your home theater." The specs of the console are very descent, it has a quad-core processor, which Amazon calls best-in-class for the category.
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It has 2GB of RAM, which is between twice and four times that of others on the market, and it has dual-band Wi-Fi for speedy networking. Amazon has developed a special OS for the device which it claims to be the best in its class. It an Android based device that runs on HTML platform, which makes it easy for devs to port their apps over from both the web and Google’s mobile OS.
Amazon says "it will boost the Fire TV with original content from Amazon Studios, too." Media streaming is a fast growing, important space and not only Amazon but other companies are also getting into this such as Netflix and Hulu. Netflix is a partner for Amazon at launch, as well as HBO GO, SHO Anytime, Pandora, Hulu, ESPN and many others to come.
Speaking of music, Amazon has a bunch of partners already, including Pandora, iHeartRadio, TuneIn and Amazon’s own music services.
Regarding the price, The Fire TV is available to buy in the U.S., with a price tag of $99, and a purchase also nets you a 30-day free trial of Netflix and Amazon Prime.
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