Here is the Amazon Fire TV
Amazon Fire TV is official. It is the Mini PC from Amazon, a Quad Core ARM with 2 GB of RAM and expansion ports to connect to a TV to display video, audio, streaming, games, photos and other content. It is mated to a 7-button remote with microphone and center ring, and is already on sale in the U.S. for $99. There are no information on the European distribution, but we have many things to say.
Amazon Fire TV uses Android but offers a custom user interface (SDK libraries are already available) and complete integration with the Kindle Fire tablet. For example, you can take advantage of the service WhisperSync even on video, interrupting the vision of Fire tablet to take it on TV, and vice versa. Just as it is guaranteed mirroring between tablet and TV games and content.
The UI works at 1080p @ 60 fps and transmits Dolby Digital audio via HDMI. Among the services pre-installed at launch, there are Netflix, Hulu Plus, iHeartRadio, YouTube, Vimeo, NBA, MLN, Watch ESPN, Showtime and WWE with others that will follow in the coming months.
Amazon Fire is about a TV 3 times more powerful than Chromecast, Apple TV and Roku (not so much to serve: these set-top boxes have hardware designed for media playback only) and uses much of the presentation to show the capabilities of the gaming machine.
Amazon Fire TV considers a real console, Android and offers a dedicated gamepad (just what unveiled days ago) for $39 in a package that also includes 1000 Amazon Coins to buy games. At the event were shown many titles, including some made in-house (Amazon Game Studios) with the promise of 1.89 dollars to maintain their average cost and collaboration with EA, 2K, Ubisoft, Gameloft, Sega and … Minecraft.
Amazon Fire TV has everything to be the definitive Android Mini PC, but as usual, it will take time to make it complete and mature. The data sheet is based on Snapdragon SoC 600 (8064) Quad Core Krait core with Adreno 300 GPU and 320. It has 8 GB of internal space, Dual Band WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, Ethernet, USB and S / PDIF on a frame 115 x 115 x 17.5 mm with a weight of 281 grams.
- Fire TV supports 4K Ultra HD for true-to-life picture quality. Watch high-definition...
- Enjoy over 15,000 apps, games, and Alexa skills including access to over 300,000 TV...
- Launch and control content with the included Alexa Voice Remote. Simply say, “Play...
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