Amazon launches fireTV – a media streaming and gaming device

Apr02

by Sindy Cator on April 2, 2014 at 3:14 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

Amazon today unveiled its first media streaming and gaming device, the Amazon fireTV, confirming rumors of a proprietary media set-top box. The black square box is equipped with a quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and of course, runs on Android. The fireTV launches with a number of video apps, such as Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Vimeo, and Internet-streaming service Frequency. The usual social app suspects are also available, including Facebook and Twitter, and music apps like Pandora and iHeartRadio. The included remote control comes with a microphone for voice search, eliminating the lengthy process of typing sans-keyboard. The fireTV also comes with…