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Amazon Launches Android-Powered 'Fire TV' For Streaming and Gaming

Posted by Soulskill on from the bookstores-sure-sell-a-lot-of-stuff-these-days dept.

Today Amazon launched 'Fire TV,' a new video streaming box designed to compete with devices like the Roku and Apple TV. The Fire TV runs Android on a quad-core Qualcomm 1.7 GHz processor with 8GB of internal storage and 2GB of RAM. It supports 1080p video output at 60fps and measures 4.5" x 4.5" x 0.7". The Fire TV is also explicitly designed to support gaming, and Amazon has concurrently launched their own game controller. The Fire TV's remote control includes a microphone and a button that lets you search TV show and movies by voice.

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  1. Re:International? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Please mod parent up. Unless Amazon starts offering comparable streaming services outside the US, this product is going to have a very limited market. It might still be successful within Amazon's plans for its ecosystem but, as a global contender against Apple TV and Roku (*), this won't even vaguely compete without international streaming support.

    *No, Chromecast is not a competitor. That's not a comment against Chromecast as a product - it's simply a recognition that Apple TV and Roku are one type of product and Chromecast is a very similar yet different type of product. The Amazon Fire TV competes with Apple TV and Roku.