Amazon Fire TV’s voice search is one of its best features, but at launch it only played nice with Am

Amazon Fire TV ‘s voice search is one of its best features, but at launch it only played nice with Amazon stuff. That’s about to change—last week it got support for Hulu Plus, Crackle, and Showtime, and later this year Fire TV is going to work with Netflix, says CEO Reed Hastings.

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Netflix voice search for Amazon Fire TV “later this year”

Netflix will enable voice search on Amazon’s Fire TV later this year if all goes to plan, the company has quietly confirmed today. Revealed as part of the firm’s financial … Continue reading

AllCast Receiver App for Amazon Fire TV is now available

Koushik Dutta has added Amazon Fire TV support to his AllCast, a popular app that lets you mirror your Android screen or streams content from Android devices to your TV. … Continue reading

Amazon Fire TV’s Voice Search Expands Partners Roll

Amazon Fire TV’s Voice Search Expands Partners RollIt seems that Amazon Fire TV’s Voice Search will be on the receiving end of an expansion when it comes to their partners’ roll, where from this summer onward, the likes of Hulu Plus, Crackle, and SHOWTIME ANYTIME will be part of a unified voice search effort. These would join up with VEVO when it comes to integrating their full catalogs into Fire TV’s unified voice search.

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    Amazon Fire TV adding Hulu Plus, Crackle and Showtime voice search

    Amazon has announced an update for Fire TV, with voice search support incoming for Hulu Plus, Crackle, and Showtime Anytime, as well as a fresh batch of games, Amazon MP3 … Continue reading

    Fire TV Sells Out Due To High Demand, Unit Sales Figures Not Disclosed

    Fire TV Sells Out Due To High Demand, Unit Sales Figures Not Disclosed

    It has been just over a week since Amazon unveiled and released the Fire TV, its set-top box and undeniably an Apple TV rival. The Fire TV can do so much more than Apple’s set-top box, which might compel customers waiting on the fences for a new set-top box to pick one up. At $99 a pop, its not exactly that expensive. As it stands, Amazon’s online store is now sold out of Fire TV units, the company says its due to unprecedented high demand, and not because of bottlenecks in the supply chain.

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    2014 Apple TV May Rely On Motion Control Technology

    2014 Apple TV May Rely On Motion Control Technology

    There has already been a lot of speculation about the 2014 Apple TV set-top box. The expectation now is that Amazon’s Fire TV is likely to compel Apple to retaliate, and finally release a much needed revamped set-top box. We have already read a great deal about the features it may offer. A research note from one well known Apple analyst claims that the next set-top box will rely heavily on motion control technology, eliminating the need for the user to interact with the set-top box through a remote.

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    Amazon reveals new Instant Video pilots for 2014

    After the launch of the Fire TV, Amazon is ramping up on its content drive with two new pilots, including a dramatic comedy The Cosmopolitans, and a drama called Hand … Continue reading

    I bought the Amazon Fire TV, and I love it

    I’m a weak person. I know it. Every time a new gadget comes out, I find a way to justify buying it and I do just that – without even … Continue reading

    Amazon Fire TV Replaces Chromecast Atop Amazon’s Best Sellers List

    Gadgets_FireTV_STILLS_01 Don’t be surprised. The Amazon Fire TV now occupies the top spot on Amazon’s Best Sellers electronics list. Google’s Chromecast streaming stick previously held the spot after displacing the Kindle shortly after its launch. Read More