Amazon will begin shipping its own video-streaming device in early April, through its website as well as retailers including Best Buy and Staples, people familiar with the company's plans told the Wall Street Journal. The Amazon device will carry a variety of apps available on other set-top boxes, such as Netflix, and run a version of Google's Android software, like Amazon's tablet computers, these people said. Pricing remains unclear, though the people familiar with the company's plans said the device likely would come with incentives available to members of Amazon's Prime streaming video and shipping program. The device is expected to carry Amazon's own video streaming service and the Fire brand name used for its tablets. An Amazon spokesman declined to comment. A TechCrunch report said the device will resemble the Google Chromecast dongle, which plugs into a TV.
