Amazon Fire TV

[Cosimo]

A rival to Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku....

Amazon are now showing off their new video streaming hardware, the Amazon Fire TV box. This may make the new Prime subscription palatable if it’s free or cheap.

Details:

http://www.androidcentral.com/amazon-announces-fire-tv-yet-another-streaming-box


Live Event:

http://live.theverge.com/live-amazon-tv-video-event/

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/a...-video-device/


Controller for games:

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/amazon-fire-tv-game-controller/


Content providers:

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/hbo-go-sho-anytime-amazon-fire-tv/

 

[Cosimo]

Price: $99 and shipping today in US.

One can guess at we will be paying and who long we'll be waiting.

 

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Roku and Apple TV? awesome! since I have Prime.

It will be a rival.

 

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It arrives in the UK on the 23rd. Pre-orders are up, the box for £79 and a Fire Game Controller for £34.99.

 

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I pre ordered it for £49

When was that?

 

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Google are coming out with something very similar:

http://www.google.com/nexus/player/

 

[Cosimo]

Amazon had just emailed me my dispatch note so it'll be here tomorrow. Shame I've got an AC race tomorrow eve, will have to wait until Friday before I can play.

mine is due tomorrow. still not entirely sure why i've ordered :S

We've got one on the way as well.

 

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Mine has arrived:

 

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What FW does it ship with?

Went straight to an update and is on 51.1.4.0.

The US one is on 51.1.3.0 and connects to your UK prime account and has all all the UK apps as well.

 

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The controller paired with my Note 4 and works on Goat Simulator.

 

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XDA have a very useful section for Fire TV:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv

 

[Cosimo]

Harmony Smart Control works with it because it supports Bluetooth. Also Download the Limelight APK here (I used non root version) https://github.com/limelight-stream/limelight-android/releases

How to sideload here: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-sideload-apps-to-your-amazon-fire-tv-using-a-windows-pc/

Thanks for this.

 

[Cosimo]

Amazon Fire Stick coming:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1981713

Hope we get to see this offer.

 

[Cosimo]

If you have a US version then you will now be running on the same software as the UK:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?tag=androidpolice-20&ie=UTF8&nodeId=201497590

 

[Cosimo]

bingo, ordered thanks for the heads up

 

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Update email today:

OS 1.5 Update:

Expandable USB storage for apps and games on Amazon Fire TV — Use a connected USB mass storage device to expand your Amazon Fire TV storage for downloaded apps and games - this enables you to download more games for easy access.
Browse removable storage for your Amazon Fire TV

Connect to your hotel or student hall Wi-Fi with captive portal support — Take your favourite movies, TV shows, games and more with you when you are away from home. Amazon Fire TV lets you connect to Wi-Fi that requires web authentication - this includes Wi-Fi at hotels, as well as some universities.

New X-Ray on Amazon Fire TV — You can now use X-Ray on Amazon Fire TV to explore your favourite movies and TV shows on Amazon Instant Video directly on your TV screen. Powered by IMDb, you can identify actors and songs in the current scene, explore actor bios and more by simply clicking the "Up" button on your Amazon Fire TV remote.
Learn more

Private listening on Amazon Fire TV — Support for wireless Bluetooth headphones lets you listen to your favourite movie, TV show or music without bothering others in your household.

 

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Fire TV Sticks being dispatched today.

 

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The new 4k spec:



Available on Oct 5th.

 

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The new 4K Fire TV now has Alexa voice control:

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201859020