Amazon's new Fire TV is equipped with Alexa for speech recognition and supports 4K · 60fps

Two new Amazon Fire TVs will be newly released in 2017, AFTVnews reports.

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Both of the new Fire TVs scheduled to be released by Amazon are models compatible with 4 K · 60 fps. One of the two is a compact model with the body sticking to the tip of the HDMI cable just like Google's Chromecast,Fire TV StickIt will be positioned somewhere between the newly appearing top model.


And the other is a cube-type set-top box that is a new Fire TV flagship model, with a microphone, built-in speaker, LED light bar, hands-free and Amazon's speech recognition function "AlexaYou will be able to use it. To operate with hands-free voice control,Echo DotIt has the same function as the above, it can control not only as a device for streaming but also TV and AV equipment.


Leaked in early 2017benchmark"Amazon AFTN" is seen as an intermediate model Fire TV. Also, for those who do not need support for 4K or HDR video, low price Fire TV Sticks are considered to remain intact. As with the Fire TV Stick, only the HDMI terminal and the MicroUSB port for power supply exist in the newly appearing middle layer Fire TV.


From the benchmark results, we can see that the intermediate model FireTV has 1.5GHz quad-core CPU and Mali-450 MP GPU. In addition, it has 2 GB of memory (RAM), and there is the possibility of having 8 GB of built-in storage as with Fire TV so far, AFTVnews. These specifications are slightly more powerful than the second generation Fire TV Stick currently on sale, but the second generationFire TVIt is not particularly powerful compared to.

On the other hand, Fire TV, which is a new type of flagship model, does not have leaks such as benchmark results at the moment, technical specifications are unknown. However, it has three functions of Fire TV, Echo Dot, IoT and smart home appliance hub. The flagship model FireTV has a built-in microphone that can pick up sound even if you talk to it far away, so you can use Alexa without using a voice remote control. There is also the same button as the Echo Dot on the top of the main unit, you can control the built-in speaker with one pair of volume buttons, disable the microphone with the mute button, and activate Alexa manually with action buttons. The flagship model FireTV has the possibility to have ports and functions not included in the intermediate model, such as Ethernet port and expandable storage.

As with existing Fire TV, new Fire TV can also control new TV supporting HDMI-CEC standard. However, it seems that most TVs do not adopt this standard. Therefore, in order to control TV and AV equipment, the new type of flagship model is equipped with IR emitters in Fire TV. This IR emitter makes it possible to control TV and AV equipment with hands-free sound control.

These new Fire TVs will be announced in September 2017 and intermediate models will be released in October. Although the exact price is unknown, it seems that the price will be set between the existing two models. Therefore, the intermediate model is expected to be about 60 to 80 dollars (about 6600 to 8800 yen). On the other hand, Fire TV, which is a flagship model, is expected to be released in 2017, but there is a possibility that it will be delayed until 2018. Considering that Echo Dot is $ 50 (about 5500 yen), the flagship model is expected to be about 100 dollars (about 11,000 yen).