Amazon unveils new Fire TV with 4K support, Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote

Amazon, apart for launching four new tablets- the $50 Amazon Fire, Amazon Fire HD 8 & 10 and Amazon Fire Kids addition also introduced updated version of Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. The company also introduced Amazon TV Gaming Edition.

The Amazon Fire TV has been granted support for 4K streaming and now lets users aaccess the 4K UHD streams of Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video and Netflix. It has a 2GHz quad-core MediaTek SoC with Power VR GX6250, 2GB RAM and 8GB storage, expandable via microSD card up to 128GB. It includes DC Jack, HDMI out, 10/100 Ethernet and USB 2.0 ports.

The new Fire TV is equipped with Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi (MIMO) for faster streaming and fewer dropped connections than standard Wi-Fi, supporting 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth 4.1. It also includes support for Alexa voice assistant features that made its debut with the Echo speakers.

Amazon Fire TV also supports High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) that delivers 1080p streams from Amazon Video, which is two times more efficient at encoding video than the current industry standard and to stream high quality videos uses less bandwith.

Amazon Fire TV Gaming Edition is a gaming-focused bundle that contains the new Amazon Fire TV, a game controller, 32GB microSD card and two free camera namely Shovel Knight and Disney's Ducktales. The gaming controller includes a microphone and headset jack.

Amazon's Fire TV stick comes with a Voice remote which supports voice action. With Voice Remote you can find all your favorite TV shows, movies by just speaking into the remote which comes with built-in mic. It also supports Alexa Voice assistant. The Fire TV Stick is equipped with Dual-core processor and packs 1GB RAM and 8GB storage. There is support for Dual-Band, Dual-Antenna,802.11a/b/g/n (MIMO).

The Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Gaming edition are priced at $99 and $140 respectively, the Fire Stick with Voice Remote costs $49.99. They are now available for pre-order and shipping for Fire TV (and Gaming Edition) starts from October 5, while the Fire TV Stick will ship starting October 22.