Amazon fireTV Announced and Released ($99 box, $40 controller, game capable STB)

[satam55]

Update:


fireTV: amazon.com/dp/B00CX5P8FC
fireTV Controller: amazon.com/dp/B00DU0ZI8Q

Info:
-$99 system
-$40 controller (comes with $10 in Amazon credit to spend on games and a free copy of Sev Zero)
-Runs Amazon's version of Android
-It's like a Roku or Apple TV but it also plays games, so think the Ouya as a basic concept here
-Publishers like EA, 2K, Ubisoft, Gameloft, Disney, Double Fine, and Telltale are on board (with their mobile games presumably)
-Minecraft and Asphalt were demoed
-Thousands of apps/games available soon

Hardware:
-SOC Platform: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 8064
-Processor: Qualcomm Krait 300, quad-core to 1.7 Ghz
-GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 320
-Storage: 8 GB internal
-RAM: 2 GB LPDDR2 @ 533 MHZ

Livestream podcast discussion CNET:


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

Liveblog Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/amazon-liveblog-video-device/

 

[satam55]

Shots Fired!:

 

[Hood Critic]

I just can't do another box unless it's going to do something innovative. We already got multiple Rokus, a Google TV set top and Chromecast in the house.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Shots Fired!:

Cotdamn. But I forgot Sony and Amazon are homies too.

That shyt NEVER made any sense though, even most Xbots can agree with that.

 

[satam55]

Amazon fireTV:

 

[Lord Scion]

Cotdamn. But I forgot Sony and Amazon are homies too.

That shyt NEVER made any sense though, even most Xbots can agree with that.

It adds VALUE to Xbox Live tho....

 

[VladTheImpaler]

 

[head shots101]

Shots Fired!:

 

[satam55]

How the fukk does this device get to launch with more apps than the Next-gen consoles?

 

[FlyRy]

Cotdamn. But I forgot Sony and Amazon are homies too.

That shyt NEVER made any sense though, even most Xbots can agree with that.

same with hbogo.. i'm already paying $15 a month for it..i gotta pay for xbox live just to use it? thats all i used the 360 for the last few years to catch episodes early..as soon as it came out on ps3 a month ago i dropped xbox live after 10 years.

 

[satam55]

 

[Why-Fi]

I'm seriously thinking about a qello subscription. anybody familiar?

 

[Monoblock]

Shots Fired!:

 

[King Sun]

Shots Fired!:

 

[Hood Critic]

As for how you actually organize and watch content, you can add stuff to a watchlist or just start playing it instantly. "There's no shouting across the room at your TV, which is irritating," Larsen said. That was one of many insults he directed at the competition.

sh*tting on them hard.