Amazon partners with Best Buy on smart TVs, a "win-win"

Amazon and Best Buy team up to release a new TV

Amazon and Best Buy team up to release a new TV

Amazon's partnership with Best Buy brings the new Fire TV Edition smart TVs to consumers in the US and Canada.

The special edition TVs will be built on Amazon's Fire TV OS.

Amazon and Best Buy Canada are working together on a new television deal that will bring Amazon's Fire TV to Insignia and Toshiba televisions.

So far Amazon has focused on selling its Fire TV streaming sticks as cheap accessories to make existing TVs smart. According to Best Buy, more than 10 such Fire TV Edition smart TVs will hit the market starting this summer.

Humboldt Broncos tribute concert scheduled for April 27 in Saskatoon
A GoFundMe page dedicated to the hockey team has raised more than $13 million in the 10 days since it launched. Joseph, Hunter, Wack and Tobin were all from the Edmonton-area: Joseph, Hunter, and Wack were from St.

Television tower collapses in Missouri, killing one worker and injuring three others
National Weather Service in Springfield, Missouri, said the NOAA weather radio at Fordland is off the air until further notice. At least one person is dead and several injured after a TV tower collapsed in Forland, Mo., April 19, 2018. .

Glenn S. Boehnlein Sells 750 Shares of Stryker Co. (SYK) Stock
The medical technology company reported $1.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.95 by $0.01. The stock of Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) has "Underperform" rating given on Monday, December 14 by BMO Capital Markets.

In addition to its own stores (an Amazon Go cashier-less convince store opened its doors earlier this year), Amazon is creating partnerships with traditional retailers in a sector that is threatened by its dominance.

The TVs will be available in Best Buy's stores in the United States and Canada and online from Best Buy's site and its portal on Amazon. "With true-to-life 4K UHD picture quality and access to all the movies and TV shows you love, Fire TV Edition delivers a superior TV experience that gets smarter every day with Alexa". These models will be available exclusively through Amazon, as well as Best Buy's online and physical stores.

The Fire TV Edition TVs will have full Alexa voice controls - via a Voice Remote or a paired Echo smart speaker - so you'll be able to say things like "Alexa, watch ABC" and "Alexa, watch Westworld".

Fire TV also supports usual slate of streaming apps, like YouTube, Netflix and CraveTV, along with the vast amount of apps available from the Amazon Store. Additionally, as part of the deal, Insignia will no longer make TVs that are powered by Roku's operating system.

Recommended News

We are pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what's in the news.
Some of the comments may be reprinted elsewhere in the site or in the newspaper.
Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.