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03-18-2014, 07:41 AM
Amazon's Set-Top Box Might Look Like Chromecast
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Amazon's long-rumored set-top box/game console (http://mashable.com/2013/08/09/amazon-android-console-rumor/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) might look less like an Apple TV (http://mashable.com/category/apple-tv/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) and more like Google's Chromecast (http://mashable.com/category/chromecast/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss).
The living-room device, which will reportedly debut as early as this month, won't be a box, but instead an HDMI dongle, according to TechCrunch (http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/17/amazon-set-top-box-game-streaming/).
See also: Is This Amazon's Game Controller? (http://mashable.com/2014/03/14/amazon-game-controller-photos/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
The dongle form factor is quickly gaining traction. In addition to the Chromecast, other companies using HDMI dongles include the GameStick and the upcoming Roku Streaming Stick (http://mashable.com/2014/03/04/roku-streaming-stick-2/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
TechCrunch **ted that there are conflicting reports of what the box will actually do. In addition to the ability to access Amazon Prime video content, it will supposedly act as a game console. Those rumors were bolstered when pictures of an Amazon-branded Bluetooth game controller (http://mashable.com/2014/03/14/amazon-game-controller-photos/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) leaked online last week Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/17/amazon-set-top-box-chromecast/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Amazon's long-rumored set-top box/game console (http://mashable.com/2013/08/09/amazon-android-console-rumor/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) might look less like an Apple TV (http://mashable.com/category/apple-tv/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) and more like Google's Chromecast (http://mashable.com/category/chromecast/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss).
The living-room device, which will reportedly debut as early as this month, won't be a box, but instead an HDMI dongle, according to TechCrunch (http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/17/amazon-set-top-box-game-streaming/).
See also: Is This Amazon's Game Controller? (http://mashable.com/2014/03/14/amazon-game-controller-photos/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
The dongle form factor is quickly gaining traction. In addition to the Chromecast, other companies using HDMI dongles include the GameStick and the upcoming Roku Streaming Stick (http://mashable.com/2014/03/04/roku-streaming-stick-2/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
TechCrunch **ted that there are conflicting reports of what the box will actually do. In addition to the ability to access Amazon Prime video content, it will supposedly act as a game console. Those rumors were bolstered when pictures of an Amazon-branded Bluetooth game controller (http://mashable.com/2014/03/14/amazon-game-controller-photos/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) leaked online last week Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/17/amazon-set-top-box-chromecast/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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