The $120 Fire TV Cube might be the smartest Echo device Amazon has ever made — here's what it can do (AMZN)

Amazon's latest Alexa-enabled device has arrived — and it might just be the most useful one yet.

The Amazon Fire TV Cube is essentially a Fire TV and an Amazon Echo rolled into one.

It can power your home entertainment system on and off, switch inputs on your TV, play or pause the show you're watching, and, of course, handle basic Alexa questions like, "What's the weather going to be like tomorrow?" 

In fact, Amazon expects the Fire TV Cube to be so powerful and capable, you'll rarely have to touch your TV remote. 

The Fire TV Cube is priced at $120 and is available for preorder starting Thursday.

Here's everything it can do:

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The Fire TV Cube is just that — a cube. It comes in a shiny black finish and has the same light-up strip along the outer edge as an Amazon Echo.

Amazon said it chose the cube shape because the device is intended to blend into the rest of your home entertainment system — most TVs have squared-off edges and a shiny black finish, so the Fire TV Cube does, too. 

But the design has a practical purpose, too. The device doesn't need to be round like other Amazon Echo devices because it's unlikely to be in a 360-degree setting — most people have their TVs up against a wall. 

In fact, the Fire TV Cube looks just like an Amazon Echo from the top.

The Fire TV Cube has multiple inputs in the back, including HDMI and USB.

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