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05-17-2016, 10:54 PM
Amazon's Fire TV adds more Alexa-powered video and search features
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Amazon has an**unced plans to roll out an update to its Fire TV (http://mashable.com/category/amazon-fire-tv/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) media player in the coming weeks that will include enhanced Alexa (http://mashable.com/category/alexa/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) functionality
SEE ALSO: Google's Amazon Echo killer could be called 'Chirp' and launch this year (http://mashable.com/2016/05/12/google-amazon-echo-killer/)
Among the new features is the ability to directly interact with some of the device's biggest name content apps, including HBO Go (http://mashable.com/category/hbo-go/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Hulu, Showtime and Starz
For example, you'll **w be able to simply say "launch Hulu" to get the Hulu (http://mashable.com/category/hulu/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) app to start. Those commands extend to being able to verbally order film and television content from the aforementioned content channels and browse YouTube 4K Ultra HD content Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/17/fire-tv-alexa/)
More about Amazon Echo (http://mashable.com/category/amazon-echo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Alexa (http://mashable.com/category/alexa/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Fire Tv (http://mashable.com/category/fire-tv/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/rJvMYK8NpRI
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Amazon has an**unced plans to roll out an update to its Fire TV (http://mashable.com/category/amazon-fire-tv/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) media player in the coming weeks that will include enhanced Alexa (http://mashable.com/category/alexa/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) functionality
SEE ALSO: Google's Amazon Echo killer could be called 'Chirp' and launch this year (http://mashable.com/2016/05/12/google-amazon-echo-killer/)
Among the new features is the ability to directly interact with some of the device's biggest name content apps, including HBO Go (http://mashable.com/category/hbo-go/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Hulu, Showtime and Starz
For example, you'll **w be able to simply say "launch Hulu" to get the Hulu (http://mashable.com/category/hulu/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) app to start. Those commands extend to being able to verbally order film and television content from the aforementioned content channels and browse YouTube 4K Ultra HD content Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/17/fire-tv-alexa/)
More about Amazon Echo (http://mashable.com/category/amazon-echo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Alexa (http://mashable.com/category/alexa/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Fire Tv (http://mashable.com/category/fire-tv/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/rJvMYK8NpRI