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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Amazon launches the Fire TV box



Amazon's Fire Tv box, which is available from wednesday April 02,2014 for $99  can download films, TV shows, Music and Apps and runs a special version of Google's Android software.


The small box fits under a TV, and comes with a remote with a built in microphone for voice recognition

To play games, users can use a remote, or buy a separate game controller for $40.Games available at launch will include Minecraft, driving game Asphalt 8 and first person shooter Sev Zero, created by the games studio double Helix Microsoft bought recently.

  • Box called Fire TV runs Google's Android software
  • Games available include Minecraft and several from Amazon's own Game Studio
  • Plugs into TV and allows users to watch TV and download apps
  • Users can search by voice using microphone on remote
  • Supports Amazon's video service and Hulu Plus
 Peter Larsen, vice president of Amazon.com with the Amazon FireTV during a news conference in New York,USA


 Features of Fire TV Box


Quad-Core Processor and Graphics Engine
2GB of memory, 4x the memory of Apple TV
Streams in High Definition 1080p with Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound
Box is 0.7” thinFire TV’s remote uses bluetooth
Voice search using microphone on remote
Average price of paid games is $1.85

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