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Will Amazon release a set-top box this year? All the pieces seem to in place certainly, between the retailer's robust online video offerings both premium and Prime (http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/06/amazon-prime-new-monthly-price/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) (not to mention a slew of original material (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/19/amazon-pilots/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)), as well as some experience in the hardware department through various Kindle devices. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, the company will be doing just that this fall -- that information, incidentally, comes from three anonymous sources. The device is said to let users stream web content to a set, not unlike Apple's own offering (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/11/apple-tv-smaller-a5-processor/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) in the space. The site even went so far as suggesting "Kindle TV" as a name, though that seems to be Businessweek's own wishful thinking.
Update: We reached out to Amazon and received, not surprisingly, the customary no comment.
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Source: Businessweek (http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-24/here-comes-amazons-kindle-tv-set-top-box)
Via: Engadget