• Amazon announces the Fire TV, its like the Apple TV only it says "amazon" on the box
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[IMG]http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/2e5475a56fc56cc90a980dec8361d040/amazontv.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE] Amazon is finally ready to make its play for the living room. Fire TV is not a barebones device like the Chromecast, it's a powerful Android-driven platform with ties to the broader Amazon ecosystem. Inside the slim black plastic box is a quad-core CPU with a full 2GB of RAM -- that makes it more akin to a high-end smartphone than your typical streaming device. And its incredibly slim, shorter than a dime[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/MylJSch.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/da00795946bd597e23b67058d51b7c6/AmazonFireGameController-Front.jpg[/IMG] you can even play candy crush and other pleb games that clog up the android app store on this device [URL]http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/amazon-announces-android-powered-streaming-stick/[/URL] [URL]http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/amazon-fire-tv-game-controller/[/URL]
So... It's an OUYA with TV streaming capabilities? Fantastic! Just what we needed.
Are they getting rid of Amazon Prime Instant then?
can I play OpenTTD on it?
[QUOTE=matt.ant;44430161]Are they getting rid of Amazon Prime Instant then?[/QUOTE] Doubt it. Instant Video is one of the reasons they sell so many subscriptions over so many platforms. Restricting that to their own proprietary box would kill their numbers.
[QUOTE=woolio1;44430153]So... It's an OUYA with TV streaming capabilities? Fantastic! Just what we needed.[/QUOTE] I still believe that if the Ouya was a streaming device first and a game device second, it would have done alright.
[QUOTE=Giacomand;44430172]can I play OpenTTD on it?[/QUOTE] [url]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.openttd.sdl[/url]
[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;44430933]It doesn't have Play Store nor touch[/QUOTE] Well, shit then :v:
[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;44430933]It doesn't have Play Store nor touch[/QUOTE] APK install? If so I might get one for Plex
[QUOTE=meppers;44430141][IMG]http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/da00795946bd597e23b67058d51b7c6/AmazonFireGameController-Front.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Something about this controller is just fucking adorable. Like, it's trying [I]so hard[/I], yet it still looks unmistakably like complete shit. It's like the Fred Fredburger of controllers.
[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;44431260]Something about this controller is just fucking adorable. Like, it's trying [I]so hard[/I], yet it still looks unmistakably like complete shit. It's like the Fred Fredburger of controllers.[/QUOTE] It looks like somebody ripped out the middle of a steering wheel and tacked on a few extra buttons to it.
Time to throw my Ouya in the bin. I didn't even use it :v:
You know what I've always wanted to do on my TV? Read books.
Nothing will beat Chromecast, sorry everyone else.
[QUOTE=DrTaxi;44432468]You know what I've always wanted to do on my TV? Read books.[/QUOTE] Is that a thing? I'm not seeing that on the list behind the guy in the picture at the top of the page.
[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;44431260]Something about this controller is just fucking adorable. Like, it's trying [I]so hard[/I], yet it still looks unmistakably like complete shit. It's like the Fred Fredburger of controllers.[/QUOTE] It's like "hey, I bet that thing could be alright to use if I wasn't positive that it would be smaller than the Dualshock 3 and even less comfortable!" I guess, if anything, the build quality doesn't give the initial impression of being total cheap garbage like the Ouya's controller? Based entirely on one heavily photoshopped image?
[QUOTE=ZyreHD;44431396]Time to throw my Ouya in the bin. I didn't even use it :v:[/QUOTE] send it to me I could sell that shit for like 5, 6 dollars tops.
[QUOTE=ZyreHD;44431396]Time to throw my Ouya in the bin. I didn't even use it :v:[/QUOTE] Don't just toss it out, the copper in it might be worth something. :v:
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