Along with Tweeting, Facebooking, and texting, looking up an actor to see what they have been in before is one of the most frequent second screen activities (source: personal experience).
Now, Amazon has developed a first-screen solution for the ‘What’s that guy been in again?’ question.
Amazon’s X-Ray is now available (via a free, over-the-air update) directly on TVs via the Amazon Fire TV and Amazon Fire TV Stick and is exclusive to Amazon Instant Video; the service is powered by the Amazon-owned IMDB.
Via the release, Fire owners can now:
– Quickly answer “What else is that actor in?” Binging on the Amazon Original Series, Bosch, and know you recognize the lead actor—Titus Welliver—but can’t quite figure out where you’ve seen him before? Click “up” on your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick remote and find out that he was in Lost, White Collar, The Good Wife and Sons of Anarchy.
– Dive deeper into your movie and TV-watching experience: Ever wonder about the backstory behind your favorite lead character in a TV show? View background information about the show or lead characters through a simple click of the remote.
– Find fun-facts from your favorite movies or TV shows: Did you know that Jurassic Park has the most IMDb trivia and goofs captured? With a quick click on your Fire TV remote, you can view movie and TV show trivia and goofs as well as the background music playing in the scene.
