Amazon Unveils Fire TV

(RTTNews) - Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) on Wednesday unveiled Fire TV, a tiny box that plugs into one's HDTV for easy and instant access to Netflix, Prime Instant Video, Hulu Plus, WatchESPN, SHOWTIME, low-cost video rentals, and much more.

Fire TV also brings photos, music, and games to the living room, the company said.

Amazon Fire TV features include "voice search that actually works—simply speak the name of a movie, TV show, actor, director, or genre into the remote, and you're done. No more hunting and pecking in an alphabet grid."

Fire TV features a world-class quad-core processor with 3x the processing power of Apple TV, Chromecast, or Roku 3, and a dedicated Adreno 320 graphics engine that processes 57 billion floating point instructions per second, for lightning-fast graphics and excellent fluidity. Fire TV comes with 2GB of memory, 4x the memory of Apple TV, Chromecast, or Roku 3, so content loads faster and games run smoother.

With dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi, Fire TV streams in up to full-HD 1080p and supports HDMI and optical audio-out, enabling up to 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus surround sound.

Fire TV is available starting Wednesday for just $99.