While the two new 4K-capable Fire TV Sticks announced at Amazon’s annual new devices event this year were expected, the other new Fire TV hardware from Amazon, a soundbar, was a surprise. The new Amazon Fire TV Soundbar is not the first soundbar to carry the Fire TV name but it’s the first to be made by Amazon. With that distinction comes a lot of possibilities and expectations that this new Fire TV audio companion dismisses for the sake of simplicity and ease of use, which leaves it with little to nothing that differentiates it from competing soundbars that have no ties to Fire TV or Amazon. Read more ›