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The United States Amazon announced the TV device “Fire TV Cube” which fused 4K Ultra HD streaming player and voice assistant “Alexa” on the 7th (local time). It will go on sale in the US from June 21st and will be priced at $ 119.00. Shipping from Amazon to Japan is "impossible".
The media player Fire TV is equipped with Alexa's voice assistant and voice control functions. You can control HDMI-connected TVs, soundbars, AV amplifiers, etc. with the HDMI CEC function. For example, you can turn on / off the power of the TV, operate the volume, switch the input, change to the cable channel, etc. by voice.
For example, if you talk to the Fire TV Cube with "Alexa, play Billions on SHOW TIME", turn on the TV from the Fire TV Cube and play the show.
Compatible with apps and video distribution services as well as Fire TV. You can also play thousands of 4K and HDR works. In the US, in addition to Prime Video, it supports Netflix, Hulu, ESPN, FOX NOW, SHOWTIME, STARZ, PlayStation Vue, CBS All Access, NBC, etc. For voice service launches and program searches such as "Alexa, launch Netflix" (launch Alexa, Netflix), "Alexa, tune to CBS" (according to CBS), "Alexa, find dramas" (search for drama) handle.
The CPU is quad-core 1.5GHz, the memory is 2GB, and the storage memory is 16GB. Video supports up to 4K / 60p, and HDR signals support HDR10. Audio also supports Dolby Atmos. Wireless LAN is IEEE 802.11a / b / g / n / a.
The Fire TV Cube has eight built-in voice recognition microphones and beamforming technology, and can recognize operation voices even when the surrounding sounds are noisy, such as TV voices. It comes with an IR extender and can be linked with CATV / satellite broadcasting STBs such as Comcast, DISH, and DIRECTV. The external dimensions are 86.1 x 86.1 x 76.9 mm, and the weight is 465 g.
