Amazon (AMZN) is making e-readers and tablets and will
likely soon introduce a smartphone.
As it works to build all types of connected devices, that leaves a
natural next step: a
television set-top box. The e-commerce giant is
planning to introduce a device this fall dedicated to streaming video
over the Internet and into its customers’ living rooms, according to
three people familiar with the project who aren’t authorized to discuss
it.
They say the box will plug into TVs and give users access to
Amazon’s expanding video offerings. Those include its à la carte Video
on Demand store, which features newer films and TV shows, and its
Instant Video service, which is free for subscribers to the Amazon Prime
two-day shipping package. The Amazon set-top box will compete with
similar products, such as the Roku, Apple TV, and the Boxee Cloud DVR,
along with more versatile devices such as the Playstation 3 and the
Xbox. An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment.
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OK, so Apple has Apple TV for iTunes. Netflix has Roku. Amazon will have Amazon TV (or whatever it'll be called). How about a Google TV box for youtube? Well there's already
Google TV (like the
Netgear NeoTV) which hasn't really taken off yet (as far as I can tell).
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