Gadgetory

Amazon and Best Buy are teaming up to sell Amazon fire TVs wait a second two mortal enemies of the retail world joining forces and working together well don't be so surprised Best Buy already sells Amazon devices in its stores such as the fire tablets and echo smart speakers this new layer of the partnership will have Best Buy as the exclusive seller for more than ten different fire TV models made by Toshiba and now Best Buy's insignia brand this is all starting in the summer Amazon fire TVs have the fire streaming software built into the TV with Alexa voice commands now Amazon is partnering with Best Buy to better compete against Roku TVs for people who still want to go into a store and see it before they make a purchase Amazon may be blame for the downfall of traditional physical stores but Amazon has partnerships with other retailers too for instance you can return Amazon products at Kohl's stores of course Kohl's did that to get more people in the door and in Reverse Sears started selling its Kenmore appliances on Amazon's website it's like they say if it can't beat them join them so do you still travel to stores to get a feel for a gadget before you buy it share your shopping strategies in the comments I'm Bridget Carey and you can keep up with the latest tech news at cnet.com