Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Amazon: Kindle incoming TV box - AV Magazine (press release)

Gian Luca Di Felice, published February 25, 2014, at 12:07 in the channel AV Sources

“According to rumors more and more insistent, Amazon is expected to present in March its first set-top box / media-player” TV Edition “based on Android and comprehensive VOD services such as Amazon Instant Video. A solution ready to challenge the various Apple TV, Roku and Chromebox, which could bring a dowry even video games “

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Amazon Kindle could soon see an expansion into the segment of home entertainment. According to rumors, after the Kindle “e-reader” and “tablet”, should now come the time of the Kindle TV, a set-top box / media player to connect to TVs and projectors with built-in streaming VOD, and multimedia playback ( videos, photos, music). The new Kindle TV will be based on a customized version of Android (just like for the tablet Kindle Fire OS with OS 3.0, based on Android), and allow access to the VOD service Amazon Instant Video, as well as third party platforms (such as Netflix , YouTube, Hulu, etc …).

The media player also allow access to the Amazon store to download applications and games. About Gaming, one of the surprises of Kindle TV could relate to the integration of a platform developed specifically for gaming. In short, the new Kindle TV could also incorporate typical features of a game console (probably in cloud-gaming? Ed.) Amazon should present the “TV Edition” in March.

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