As with Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets, the software is partly based on Android, but it also uses HTML to support easy porting of apps from other television platforms. Apps for Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, WatchESPN, MLB.tv, NBA, Crackle, Bloomberg TV Amazon announced Amazon Fire TV today, a device that streams games and movies over the … Read more
Amazon today unveiled the FireTV, a $99 set-top box in the tradition of Roku and Apple TV that aims to tackle three main problems Amazon sees in competitors: performance, search and closed ecosystems. The box itself looks a lot like an Apple TV, as Amazon just unveiled its TV set-top box—and it's called Amazon Fire … Read more
The ecommerce giant Amazon has delved even further into the hardware space with the launch of a long-rumored streaming media device called the Amazon Fire TV. It said that it has watched these devices sell on its So I ordered one of these Amazon Fire TV boxes, because they're available now, with overnight shipping (mine'll … Read more
The newly-announced Amazon Fire TV wants to take over your living room with its tiny, flat media box, but with lots of other existing devices on the market, you'll want to consider all streaming options first before making a purchase. Fire TV — a set We've been waiting for it for quite some time, but … Read more