25 September 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire TV Recast DVR Announced

Amazon today announced Fire TV Recast, a new companion DVR that lets you easily watch, record, and replay free over-the-air TV programming on Fire TV, Echo Show, and on compatible Fire tablet, iOS, and Android devices. Connect Fire TV Recast to a HDTV antenna (sold separately) for instant access to free over-the-air TV content available in your area, such as live shows, local news, sports, and more from channels like ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, PBS, and The CW – all with no monthly fees. “We are focused on making Fire TV an easy way to watch all the entertainment you love, whether it’s through streaming video services, cable and satellite providers, or even local broadcast stations,” said Marc Whitten, Vice […]

6 September 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire HD 8 with Alexa Hands-Free Introduced

Introducing always-ready, hands-free access with Alexa on your Fire HD 8 tablet—simply ask Alexa to play a movie, make a video call, set a timer, dim the lights, find a recipe, or show your smart home security camera—using just your voice Amazon today announced the next generation Fire HD 8—now with always-ready, hands-free access to Alexa. With up to 10 hours of mixed use battery life, the all-new Fire HD 8 offers a stunning 8” HD display with over 1 million pixels, a quad-core processor, 16 GB of internal storage with support for up to 400 GB more, plus hands-free access to Alexa—only $79.99. The all-new Fire HD 8 is available for pre-order today at www.amazon.com/firehd8. “Fire HD 10 customers […]

12 October 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

New Amazon Kindle Oasis eReader Revealed

Our largest, highest-resolution Paperwhite display with crisp, laser-quality text that reads like paper with no glare—even in bright sunlight Thin and light design with an aluminum back and a unique ergonomic shape, so you can read comfortably for hours The first waterproof Kindle so you can take your favorite stories even more places With Audible built in, access the world’s largest library of audiobooks and easily switch between reading and listening to your book on your Bluetooth-enabled speakers or headphones Read books your way—more options than ever before to personalize your ideal reading settings with font sizes, additional boldness levels, and new accessibility features Today, Amazon announced its most advanced Kindle e-reader ever—the all-new Kindle Oasis, featuring our largest, highest-resolution […]

17 May 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 Tablets Announced

Fire 7, the next generation of Amazon’s best-selling tablet, is now thinner and lighter with an improved 7″ IPS display, longer battery life, and improved Wi-Fi connectivity–still only $49.99 Fire HD 8, the next generation of Amazon’s highest customer-rated tablet, offers a stunning 8″ HD display with over 1 million pixels, up to 12 hours of battery life, and 16 GB of storage–now only $79.99 Millions of Fire Tablet customers have asked Alexa to play music and videos, read audiobooks, set timers, get the news and weather, and more (NASDAQ: AMZN)–Amazon today announced two new additions to its Fire Tablet lineup–the all-new Fire 7 and all-new Fire HD 8. Amazon’s best-selling tablet is now even better–Fire 7 features a thinner […]

22 February 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire TV Stick Multimedia Device Updated

Amazon has announced that the latest generation Amazon Fire TV Stick is now available for customers in the UK, Germany, and Japan. Read the press release announcing Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote in the UK: www.amazon.co.uk/pr, Germany: www.amazon-presse.de, and the Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote in Japan: www.amazon.co.jp/press. Latest Generation Amazon Fire TV Stick now available in the UK, Germany, and Japan (Photo: Business Wire) “Our customers love Fire TV, and we’re thrilled to introduce the latest generation Fire TV Stick in the UK, Germany, and Japan,” said Marc Whitten, Vice President, Amazon Fire TV. “Since its recent launch in the US, the all-new Fire TV Stick has quickly become a best-seller on Amazon.com and received more […]

3 October 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire TV Media Stick with Alexa Voice Remote Introduced

The only streaming media stick with a voice remote, the all-new Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote enables universal search across more than 90 apps and channels using just your voice Amazon today announced the all-new Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, the most powerful streaming media stick available. Up to 30 percent faster than the original best-selling version, the next generation Fire TV Stick is more powerful, offers access to over 300,000 movies and TV episodes, and includes the Alexa Voice Remote – for only $39.99. The only streaming media stick with a voice remote, the new Fire TV Stick is available for pre-order starting today from www.amazon.com/fire-tv-stick and will begin shipping to U.S. customers on […]

8 September 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire HD 8 Tablet Released

All-new Fire HD 8 offers up to 12 hours of battery life, 50% more RAM for faster performance, and 2x the storage with support for up to 200 GB more via microSD card so you can enjoy even more books, songs, games, movies and TV shows–for all-day entertainment Amazon today announced the all-new Fire HD 8, the next-generation Fire HD tablet designed from the ground up for all-day entertainment. With an 8″ widescreen HD display and quad-core processor, Fire HD 8 now offers an incredible 12 hours of battery life, 50% more RAM for faster performance, and 2x the on-device storage, plus support for up to 200 GB of additional storage via a microSD card–all for only $89.99. […]

22 June 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Kindle eReader Launched

First Kindle with built-in Bluetooth audio support for better accessibility—visually impaired users can now use the VoiceView screen reader to read a book without an adaptor Amazon today introduced the all-new Kindle, making its most affordable reader thinner, lighter, and with twice the memory as the previous generation for the same price, just $79.99. Kindle is offered in your choice of black or white and is available at www.amazon.com/kindle. “Tens of millions of readers around the world have Kindle e-readers and today, we’re excited to make our most affordable Kindle even better, while keeping the same breakthrough price point,” said Arthur van Rest, General Manager, Kindle. “With a thinner and lighter design, twice the memory, and all the features customers […]

22 April 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire Tablet Updated

Fire and Fire Kids Edition now available with 16 GB of internal storage to store even more videos, books, music, and games Amazon today announced that Fire, Amazon’s fastest-selling tablet ever, is getting even better with new colors and more storage options. Fire will be available in three new colors: magenta, blue, and tangerine, and with either 8 GB of internal storage for $49.99 or with 16 GB for $69.99 so that customers can take even more movies, TV shows, songs, books, apps, and games with them on-the-go. The new Fire colors and storage options are available starting today at: www.amazon.com/fire. Fire Kids Edition will also be available with 16 GB of internal storage for just $119.99 starting today at […]

13 April 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Kindle Oasis E-reader Introduced

Designed to feel weightless–incredibly thin with an ergonomic grip that shifts the center of gravity to the palm of your hand, creating the perfect balance so you can read comfortably for hours with one hand Eight years ago, Amazon introduced Kindle, making it possible for the first time to think of any book and start reading it in seconds. Since then,Amazon has introduced new Kindle e-readers that are smaller, lighter, and faster–all on a mission to make the device disappear so you can lose yourself in an author’s story. Today, Amazon took another step toward this mission: introducing Kindle Oasis–the eighth generation of Kindle–crafted from the ground up for readers, with an all-new, incredibly thin and light design, plus an […]

7 December 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition Tablet Introduced

With Blue Shade, an exclusive Fire OS “Bellini” feature that limits sleep-suppressing blue wavelength light to provide comfortable nighttime reading on a tablet before bed Amazon today introduced the Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition, which combines the all-new Fire HD 8, a year of Kindle Unlimited with access to over 1 million books, and a limited edition leather cover for only $249.99. Reader’s Edition also includes Blue Shade, an innovative new feature that adjusts and optimizes the display on your Fire HD 8 tablet to reduce blue light exposure before bedtime. Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition is available for pre-order starting today at: www.amazon.com/FireHD8ReadersEdition. “Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition simply delivers the best reading experience on any tablet,” said […]

17 September 201517 September 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire TV Gaming Edition Introduced

Fire TV Gaming Edition combines the new Amazon Fire TV, new game controller, a 32 GB microSD card, and two included games: Shovel Knight and Disney’s Ducktales–all for $139.99 Gaming on Fire TV is now better than ever. Today, Amazon introduced a new version of Fire TV designed for affordable, high-quality gaming. Amazon Fire TV Gaming Edition includes the all-new Fire TV, the new Fire TV Game Controller, a 32 GB microSD card, and two popular games: Shovel Knight and Disney’s Ducktales–all for just $139.99 (regularly$187.95). Learn more: www.amazon.com/fire-tv-gaming-edition. “Since we launched Amazon Fire TV last year, gaming has been a customer-favorite. Today, we’re excited to expand gaming on Fire TV by providing a new option–Fire TV Gaming Edition–for customers […]

17 September 201518 September 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD and Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote Launched

The new Amazon Fire TV is 75% more powerful, with best-in-class Wi-Fi, support for Alexa, and 4K Ultra HD–and is still less than $100 Last year, Amazon introduced the first Amazon Fire TV, combining voice search that actually works, fast and powerful performance, and an open ecosystem to deliver the easiest way to watch Netflix, Amazon Video, HBO NOW, Hulu, WatchESPN, and more on your big-screen TV. Since launch, Fire TV has become the #1 best-selling Amazon device category, with Fire TV Stick quickly becoming Amazon’s fastest-selling product ever. Today, Amazon is making those best-selling products even better. Introducing the next generation of Fire TV–the new Amazon Fire TV with support for 4K Ultra HD, and the new Fire TV […]

17 September 201517 September 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire HD Tablets Introduced

Incredibly thin and light design, stunning HD display with over 1 million pixels, fast quad-core processor, stereo speakers with Dolby Audio, front- and rear-facing cameras, expandable memory via microSD, and almost 2x more durable than the latest generation iPad Air–all of this for just $149.99 for 8″ and $229.99 for 10.1″ Amazon today introduced all-new Fire HD tablets, designed from the ground up for entertainment with a stunning 8″ or 10.1″ widescreen HD display, an incredibly thin and light design, quad-core processor, stereo speakers with Dolby Audio, front- and rear-facing cameras, and microSD card support providing up to 128GB of expandable storage. Fire HD also introduces Fire OS 5 “Bellini,” which brings the best entertainment experience on any tablet, with […]

23 June 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Echo Voice Activated Computing Device Released

Echo is a new category of device designed around your voice–it’s always on, hands-free, and fast–just ask for information, music, news, weather, and more from across the room and get answers instantly Seven months ago, Amazon introduced Echo, a new category of device designed around your voice. Echo was available on an invitation basis to customers who wanted to help shape the device as it evolved. Today, Amazon is excited to announce that Echo is now available for all customers. Order now for $179.99 atwww.amazon.com/echo. Echo will start shipping July 14. “The customer response to Amazon Echo has been incredibly positive, and we’ve been working hard to build more as quickly as possible. We are grateful to our […]

17 June 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite eReader Updated

New 300 ppi display–unsurpassed resolution with twice the pixels for laser-quality text and images Amazon today introduced the all-new Kindle Paperwhite, updating its most popular and best-selling Kindle with the highest resolution Paperwhite display, the exclusive Kindle font Bookerly, and a new typesetting engine for more beautiful pages. Meet the new Kindle Paperwhite at www.amazon.com/paperwhite. “We love inventing for readers,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO. “The new Kindle Paperwhite obsesses over the details that matter most to readers–we’ve added our highest-resolution display so the words are crisp and clear on the page, a new font that is crafted exclusively for reading Kindle books, and a new typesetting engine that makes pages beautiful. Together, these details help you […]

28 October 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire TV Stick Streaming Media Stick Introduced

Powerful hardware–dual-core processor, 2x the memory of Chromecast, dual-band, dual-antenna (MIMO) Wi-Fi, and exclusive features like ASAP for instant streaming (NASDAQ: AMZN)–Less than seven months ago, Amazon introduced Amazon Fire TV, and it quickly became the best-selling streaming media box on Amazon. Today,Amazon is bringing the same experience customers love about Amazon Fire TV–ease of use, great performance, and vast selection–to a smaller and even more affordable device. Introducing Fire TV Stick, a small stick that connects to the HDMI port on your HDTV for instant access to movies, TV shows, music, photos, apps, and games. Fire TV Stick is just $39 and is available for pre-order starting today atwww.amazon.com/fire-tv-stick and will ship November 19. As a thank you to […]

21 October 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Kindle Voyage eReader Shipped

New Kindle Voyage is the thinnest, most advanced Kindle ever, with our brightest, highest resolution, and highest contrast display, plus reimagined page turns Amazon today announced that the new Kindle Voyage–the most advanced Kindle ever–starts shipping today. Kindle Voyage features an all-new design, with our brightest, highest resolution, and highest contrast display, and reimagined page turns. Order now for $199 at www.amazon.com/kindle-voyage. “Kindle Voyage is designed to disappear so you can lose yourself in a story,” said Dave Limp, Senior Vice President, Amazon Devices. “This is the most advanced Kindle we’ve ever built. Customer response has been overwhelmingly positive, and we’re working to build more as fast as we can. We can’t wait to get Kindle Voyage into the hands […]

18 September 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire HDX Tablet Released

Fast and fluid—Fire HDX 8.9 is powered by the latest generation quad-core 2.5 GHz processor and a 70% faster graphics engine Perfect color, 339 ppi HDX display features Dynamic Light Control which automatically adjusts the color of the display to make the pages of a book more closely resemble a piece of paper in any light First tablet with Dolby Atmos, plus loud and immersive audio that is twice as loud as the iPad Air Fire OS 4 “Sangria” adds hundreds of new features and platform enhancements, including Firefly, ASAP, Smart Suspend, and other Amazon-exclusive features Family Library lets family members easily share apps, games, audiobooks, books, and Prime Instant Video content, even if they use different Amazon accounts Free, […]

18 September 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire HD Tablet Introduced

Available in 6” or 7” and in five fun color choices, the new Fire HD is powerful and portable—vivid HD display with over 1 million pixels, fast quad-core processor, incredibly reliable design, front and rear-facing cameras, Dolby Digital Audio, and more Includes Fire OS 4 “Sangria” which adds hundreds of new features and platform enhancements, including Family Library, Profiles, and ASAP—plus access to over 33 million movies, TV shows, songs, books, and Android apps and games Family Library lets family members easily share apps, games, audiobooks, books, and Prime Instant Video content, even if they use different Amazon accounts Unlimited cloud storage for all photos taken with Fire HD’s front and rear-facing cameras—free Amazon today introduced the new Fire HD, […]

18 September 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire HD Kids Edition Tablet Introduced

The Tablet That Has it All, Including the First-Ever 2-Year Worry-Free Guarantee Unprecedented 2-year worry-free guarantee—if anything happens, we’ll replace it for free—no questions asked A real tablet, not a toy—a quad core processor for great performance, a vivid HD display, front- and rear-facing cameras, Dolby Digital Audio, and access to Amazon’s unmatched content ecosystem Don’t worry about the bill—comes with the content kids love at no additional charge—over 5,000 books, movies, TV shows, educational apps, and games in Amazon FreeTime Unlimited Amazon today introduced Fire HD Kids Edition, the first tablet built from the ground up for kids (and their parents). Fire HD Kids Edition is built around three ideas: 1. Despite best intentions, kids break things—Fire HD Kids […]

26 July 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire Smartphone Released

Get Fire with Zero Down; Now Available for Purchase Online at att.com, Amazon.com and at AT&T Retail Locations AT&T1 and Amazon today announced the arrival of Fire, Amazon’s first smartphone. Available exclusively on the nation’s most reliable 4G LTE network2, Fire is the only smartphone with new breakthrough technologies – Dynamic Perspective and Firefly – access to Amazon’s vast digital ecosystem of over 33 million songs, apps, games, movies, TV shows, books, audiobooks, and magazines, and features such as Mayday, Second Screen and X-Ray. Fire is available for purchase today at AT&T locations nationwide or online at www.att.com/firephone or www.amazon.com/firephone. You can also take advantage of myAT&T3 online or via the device app4 to buy online, pick up in store, […]

19 June 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Fire Smartphone Unveiled

(NASDAQ: AMZN)–Amazon today unveiled Fire, the first smartphone designed by Amazon. Fire is the only smartphone with Dynamic Perspective and Firefly, two new breakthrough technologies that allow you to see and interact with the world through a whole new lens. Dynamic Perspective uses a new sensor system to respond to the way you hold, view, and move Fire, enabling experiences not possible on other smartphones. Firefly quickly recognizes things in the real world–web and email addresses, phone numbers, QR and bar codes, movies, music, and millions of products, and lets you take action in seconds–all with the simple press of the Firefly button. See what people are already saying about Fire at www.amazon.com/Fire-Phone-Customers. “Fire Phone puts everything you love about […]

8 November 2013Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Tablet Released

Fire HDX 8.9″ is startlingly light–at 13.2 ounces, it is the lightest large-screen tablet (NASDAQ: AMZN)–Amazon.com today announced that the new 8.9″ Kindle Fire HDX–the lightest large-screen tablet–is now shipping. Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ combines groundbreaking hardware, Fire OS 3.0 “Mojito,” and exclusive new features like X-Ray for Music, Prime Instant Video downloads and the revolutionary new Mayday button–and is available for just $379. Order now at www.amazon.com/hdx. “The 8.9″ Fire HDX is startlingly light–at just 13.2 ounces, it’s the lightest large-screen tablet. This is combined with a 339 ppi, perfect-color HDX display, 3x the processing power, 2x the memory, 4x the graphics performance, and backed by Fire OS 3.0, with exclusive features like the revolutionary new Mayday button–and all […]

21 October 201316 April 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Tablet Shipped

(NASDAQ: AMZN)–Amazon.com today announced that the new 7″ Kindle Fire HDX is now shipping. Fire HDX combines groundbreaking hardware, the latest version of Fire OS 3.0 “Mojito,” and exclusive new features and services like X-Ray for Music, Prime Instant Video downloads, and the revolutionary new Mayday button. Order now at www.amazon.com/firehdx. “With a beautiful 323 ppi perfect-color HDX display, 3x the processing power, 2x the memory, 4x the graphics performance, and Fire OS 3.0, we think customers are going to love the new Kindle Fire HDX,” said Peter Larsen, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. “We can’t wait to get this tablet into our customers’ hands.” The reviews are in: “As it is, the Kindle Fire HDX is a lightweight, sharp-screened, superfast […]