Here's what came in our bundle. It includes a box for the Fire TV and Bluetooth remote, an HDMI cable, and a box for Amazon's gaming controller.
This is what Amazon Fire TV looks like up close. It's got a smooth finish and feels pretty lightweight.
Here's what it looks like from the side. The edges are glossy, unlike the matte black finish on the front and back.
Here's another shot of Fire TV from the front.
Amazon's Fire TV is about as thick as a standard notebook.
This is the Bluetooth remote for Fire TV. It includes a microphone that makes it easy to search for TV shows, movies and games.
This is the power adapter that comes included in the box.
From what we could tell, the remote worked smoothly with Fire TV. In addition to directional buttons, there's a home key and a recent apps button, just like you'd find on Android smartphones or tablets.
Amazon will sell this remote to use with its Fire TV for $40. Other than the standard directional pad, action buttons and joysticks, there are also dedicated media playback buttons.
Amazon's set-top box is built to handle demanding apps and multitask. It runs on a quad-core processor, which essentially means it can undergo more processes at once. Apple TV runs on a single-core chip.
Here's some photos from today's media event that shows what it looks like in operation.
Here's the voice based search.
And here is a look at the interface.
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