History of video games/Platforms/Fire Phone

History thumb|Unboxing of a 32GB Fire Phone. Development The Fire Phone was developed at Amazon's Lab126.Amazon is no longer selling the Fire Phone https://www.androidauthority.com/amazon-stops-selling-the-fire-phone-641064/ 15 September 2022 Android Authority 9 September 2015 en The phone was said to have been designed to compete with premium phones, such as the Apple iPhone.Wohlsen Marcus The Amazon Fire Phone Was Always Going to Fail https://www.wired.com/2015/01/amazon-fire-phone-always-going-fail/ 15 September 2022 Wired 6 January, 2015 Launch The Fire Phone launched in 2014.Dignan Larry Amazon's Fire phone launch: Hits, misses, and takeaways https://www.zdnet.com/article/amazons-fire-phone-launch-hits-misses-and-takeaways/ 15 September 2022 ZD Net 19 June, 2014 At launch the phone cost $199 US Dollars.Burns Matt Amazon Announces The $199 Fire Phone, The First Smartphone With Head-Tracking Technology https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/18/amazon-announces-the-fire-phone/ 15 September 2022 TechCrunch 18 June 2014 Around the launch of the device Time magazine noted that, while by no means a dedicated gaming device, the Fire Phone's 3D display nonetheless had unexplored gaming applications which were not being explored by the gaming demonstration used by the company. The publication Gamezebo held a similar sentiment, questioning if the capability would be used beyond as a gimmick.Oxford Nadia The Amazon Fire Phone: Will It Matter to Gamers? https://www.gamezebo.com/news/the-amazon-fire-phone-will-it-matter-to-gamers/ 15 September 2022 Gamezebo 18 June 2014 Legacy By September 8, 2015 the Fire Phone was no longer available to purchase directly from Amazon.Duryee Tricia Amazon finally stops selling the Fire Phone, as company adjusts its hardware strategy https://www.geekwire.com/2015/amazon-finally-stops-selling-the-fire-phone/ 15 September 2022 GeekWire 8 September 2015 After the device was discontinued, some former exclusive game titles for the Fire Phone were allowed to be ported to iOS.Sarkar Samit Amazon bringing Fire Phone-exclusive games to iOS https://www.polygon.com/2015/3/26/8291495/amazon-fire-phone-games-ios-lost-within-til-mornings-light-to-fu-fury 15 September 2022 Polygon 26 March 2015 Because the Fire Phone failed to catch on in the market, and because over 170 million US dollars of inventory were written off shortly after launch, the Fire Phone is commonly considered to be a commercial failure.Smith Dale The One Failure That Changed Amazon Forever https://www.slashgear.com/855550/the-one-failure-that-changed-amazon-forever/ 15 September 2022 SlashGear.com 6 May 2022 Technology Compute Hardware A camera system was used to simulate a 3D effect on the phone screen.Rubin Ben Fox Fire Phone one year later: Why Amazon's smartphone flamed out - CNET https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/fire-phone-one-year-later-why-amazons-smartphone-flamed-out/ 15 September 2022 www.cnet.com en Software The smartphone ran Fire OS version 3.5, a derivative of Android.Encina Kyle Why The Amazon Fire Phone Was A Complete Flop https://www.slashgear.com/825535/why-the-amazon-fire-phone-was-a-complete-flop/ 15 September 2022 SlashGear.com 11 April 2022Pierce David The Amazon smartphone is here: meet the Fire Phone https://www.theverge.com/2014/6/18/5819516/meet-the-fire-phone 15 September 2022 The Verge 18 June 2014 Games Tofu Fury A platformer that used the head tracking technology of the smartphone to allow for perspective shifts.Peckham Matt With Its Fire Phone Demo, Amazon Revealed It Still Doesn't Understand Gaming https://time.com/2899859/amazon-fire-phone-gaming/ 15 September 2022 Time 19 June 2014 en The third of a series of games released for Android and iOS smartphones. References 2 25% __NOTOC__