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Amazon Claims to Launch a 3D Handset with a "hologram Display" In June

Holophone: Amazon claims it will launch a 3D phone with a "hologram display" in June



Rumored to show images that appear to float on the screen like Holograms' on the phone



The iPhone 6 will go on sale in September. Apple is also expected to announce the iPhone 6 at this time.



By Mark Prigg



Published at 17:40 EDT on April 11 Updated at 01:04 EDT on April 12, 2014



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Amazon is working on a phone which will have a 3D glass-free screen. It is expected to launch in June.



According to reports in the Wall Street Journal, the device will make use of retina-tracking technology to make images on the display of the smartphone appear to float over the screen like a hologram and appear three-dimensional from all angles.'



According to the report, the phone will be revealed in June and launched in September.



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Following Amazon's foray into the tablet market with the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD which are being showcased here by CEO Jeff Bezo - the company is said to now be developing a smartphone with an interactive 3D screen



AMAZON'S FIRE TV SPRINTS



Amazon's most reent launch was the Fire TV box. It has:



Quad-Core Processor and Graphics Engine



2GB of memory, 4x the memory of Apple TV



Streams in High Definition 1080p With Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound



Box is 0.7" thin



Fire TV remote uses bluetooth



Voice search using the microphone on remote



The average cost of paid games is $1.85



This would put it directly in competition with Apple's iPhone 6, which is also expected to be available in September.



KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also believes that the company will launch a mobile.



He recently wrote that he believes Amazon (US) will launch its own brand smartphone within 3-6 months using the same strategy for hardware for its tablet and e-reader.



"The supply chain will begin stocking materials in Q2 2014 to be used for production."



This comes just a few weeks after Fire TV is the set-top box which can also double as a gaming console, was launched by the company.



The box allows users the possibility of downloading movies and TV shows as well as apps.



You can use a remote to play games, or buy an additional controller for $40.



Mike Frazzini from Amazon Games said that each game will be priced like a phone app, costing around $2.



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The games that will be available at launch include Minecraft Driving game Asphalt 8 and first person shooter Sev Zero, created by the games studio double Helix Microsoft purchased recently.



Peter Larsen from Amazon said the firm wanted to "invent and simplify" the box.



'It's incredibly powerful, and it's also amazingly simple,' he claimed.
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Amazon could be in direct competition with Apple and Google in this move. Apple is expected to announce its new iPhone in September.



Jeff Bezos (Amazon.com CEO and Amazon.com's Founder and CEO) said that Fire TV is a tiny box that has huge specs, tons of content and a price that is a steal.



The service uses Amazon's existing Prime TV and film on demand service, in addition to Hulu Plus.



The $99 price tag is targeted at Roku and Amazon's products, and Google's Chromecast.



According to the firm it is planning to expand its services in the near future.



Amazon already provides movies and TV shows on-demand free to customers who are members of Amazon's premium shipping service Prime, in both the UK and the US.



The speculation about Amazon smartphones began in 2011.


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