Amazon's Fire TV gets YouTube 4K streams, better voice integration


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  • Thursday, 19 May 2016

The new Amazon Fire TV is displayed during a media event introducing new Amazon products in San Francisco, California September 16, 2015. Amazon on Thursday rolled out a line of tablets and revamped Fire TV gadgets. The $99.99 Fire TV set-top box integrates its cloud-based virtual assistant Alexa, allowing viewers to check the weather, look up sports scores and play music. Photo taken September 16, 2015. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach

LOS ANGELES: Amazon announced an update for its Fire TV streaming devices that adds better integration of its Alexa voice assistant as well as better-looking YouTube videos, thanks to the addition of YouTube 4K content. 

The update, which will come to Fire TV streaming boxes and Fire TV sticks in the next few weeks, adds a number of additional voice control features tailored for TV viewing. 

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