Amazon Refreshes Alexa Line as FireTV Follows 4K Streaming Player
Amazon held a “surprise” news-media event in Seattle on new Echo and Fire TV products for the holidays and Alexa integration with BMW. Reports earlier in the day said Google yanked YouTube from Amazon’s Echo Show video device. Another new…
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Echo product is the Spot, a small, rounded device with second-generation far-field mic technology and a small display for viewing the weather, video news briefings, alarm clock functions or to “check on your kids,” said Amazon. The new Fire TV with 4K ($69) follows Apple’s announcement of its 4K streaming media player by a couple of weeks. Fire TV has high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos audio, said Amazon. Bundles are part of the announcements, like a two-month pass to Hulu and one-month Showtime trial.