Amazon announces 'Matter Casting', an open protocol that allows video streaming based on the IoT standard Matter

Amazon will introduce Matter Casting , a standard for displaying content from smartphone apps on Amazon's Fire TV and smart displays, at the Consumer Electronics Show, which will be held in Las Vegas from January 9th to 12th, 2024. Announced at CES 2024 .

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Matter Casting is built based on the standard ``Matter'' for IoT (Internet of Things) . The following article explains what Matter is.

A new standard for IoT ``Matter 1.0'' has been launched, making it possible to use it even when the internet connection is down, and Google immediately announces new products including Matter support - GIGAZINE

Matter was developed by an IoT standards organization that includes Google, Apple, Amazon, and others. Amazon has been announcing its own products compatible with Matter since November 2022.

Amazon Echo finally supports smart home standard 'Matter' - GIGAZINE

Matter Casting is a feature that allows you to cast content directly from streaming apps supported on iOS and Android to smart displays like Fire TV and Echo Show 15. Streaming with Google's Chromecast or Apple's AirPlay is limited to specific hardware and OS, but Matter Casting is an open protocol so it can be implemented with apps and hardware other than Amazon. If Matter Casting is enabled in the app on your personal device and the app you're casting to, you can easily stream content from your smartphone to a smart TV or other device.

At the time of article creation, the only example of Matter Casting is ``Casting Amazon Prime Video content to Echo Show 15''. However, in the future, it will also support smart TVs with built-in Fire TV and other Fire TV devices. In addition to Amazon Prime Video, Amazon plans to work with apps such as Plex, Pluto TV, Sling TV, STARZ, and ZDF to add support for Matter Casting in the second half of 2024.

In addition, Amazon announced a partnership with Panasonic and revealed that Panasonic smart TVs will have Fire TV built-in. Panasonic's flagship model organic EL smart TVs Z95A and Z93A will be able to use Amazon Alexa to launch apps, play music, and search for titles.

Amazon is also making various announcements regarding AI at CES 2024.

Amazon announced it is introducing new tools that make it easier and faster for developers to build conversations with Alexa using generative AI. It also announced that it will strengthen its partnership with electronics manufacturer Siemens and introduce generative AI into the app development tools provided by Siemens.

In addition, Amazon announced plans to partner with car manufacturer BMW to incorporate an assistant using large-scale language models (LLM) into BMW cars. This assistant feature allows your assistant to explain your car's systems and new features.

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In addition, a new model of the self-driving car ' Zoox ' developed by Amazon was exhibited at the venue. It is said that a waiting list is being accepted at the CES 2024 venue to get early access to Zoox.