Amazon reveals and releases Amazon Fire TV

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Today, the Amazon Fire TV. The device features 2GB of RAM and a dedicated GPU akin to what you would find in a smart phone. The Fire TV is based on Android and HTML meaning app development for the platform should be remarkably easy for ports and unique projects. The base product comes bundles with a TV remote-esque controller that has a microphone built in for use with the system's voice search functions, a dual-stick gamepad can be purchased for $40 standalone for games.

Massive selection—Over 200,000 TV episodes and movies, millions of songs, and over a hundred games

Perfect with Prime—Unlimited access to thousands of popular movies and TV shows including exclusive titles like Downton Abbey and Under the Dome. Get a free 30-day trial

Voice search that actually works—Simply say the name of what you want to watch and start enjoying in seconds. Show me

Tiny box, huge specs—Fast quad-core processor, 2 GB of memory, dedicated GPU, plus 1080p HD video and Dolby Digital Plus surround sound

Easy to set up and use—Pre-registered to your Amazon account so you can enjoy favorite titles and personalized recommendations

Instant streaming—Exclusive new feature ASAP predicts what movies and TV episodes you’ll want to watch and buffers them for playback before you hit play

Perfect for parents—Amazon FreeTime lets you easily limit screen time and create personalized profiles just for kids (coming soon)

Great for gaming, too—Play blockbuster titles like Minecraft-Pocket Edition, The Walking Dead, and Monsters University, plus free games and Amazon exclusives. Paid games start from just 99 centsAmazon


The Amazon Fire TV can be purchased here for $99.

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EventPosted:

Looks nice. I hope they go on sale for the first week or so. I wouldn't mind trying this out.

TSNYCPosted:

These seem quite good to be fair hopefully they do some deals on them.

YopPosted:

Samsung Smart TV's are a lot better than this.

AR15Posted:

I feel like this is Amazon's competition with the Apple TV. I can't see this doing well, but I did like their Gary Busey commercial!

ZipsPosted:

-Tupac It's pointless for them to do this. Amazon is such a good website, they don't need to do this.


A bit more money in their pockets is all they're thinking about, although i dont think this will sell much.

ZipsPosted:

Oh god, this is such a pointless piece of technology

21Posted:

"Great for gaming, too" I doubt that. Just get a console or PC if you plan on gaming. This doesn't appeal to me very much in all honesty, waste of money IMO. Would rather spend the money on a PS4/XB1 game or PC components.

Evo8Posted:

There is already Apple TV, wonder how they will compete.

UnbindPosted:

In all reality I dont think I will get it because to me I already have a TV good enough. It if isnt broken then dont fix it kind of situation for me.

LagwagonPosted:

I hope that the Amazon Fire TV is worth the $100. It looks like a great thing to try out!