Amazon and Anker are partnering to put a Fire TV into a soundbar for the first time. The new product is picking up Anker’s Nebula branding, which means that the proper way to refer to this new device is “The Nebula Soundbar — Fire TV Edition.” It’s a $229.99 soundbar that is able to stream 4K Ultra HD video and provides the Fire TV software without the need for another box.
Packing a streaming box into a soundbar seems like an obvious idea, but it’s not one that’s been tried all that often. JBL did it (after many delays) with Android TV, but beyond that there hasn’t been much until today. Now, in addition to JBL, Roku has launched a soundbar and Amazon is also joining the fray. It is theoretically more convenient than stringing together…