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(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Now it’s getting even easier to enjoy music in your car—starting today, Amazon Cloud Player is available in Ford SYNC Applink-equipped vehicles. Ford owners can now wirelessly connect the Amazon MP3 app on their Android smartphone to the SYNC connectivity system to access and enjoy their entire Cloud Player music library in their car using simple voice commands or the audio controls. Ford Applink-equipped vehicles include the 2013 Ford Fiesta, Mustang, Focus, E-Series, C-MAX Hybrid, Expedition, Fusion, F-150 and Super Duty models. For more information, customers can visit Amazon.com/cloudplayerinford.
Customers will love the integration of Amazon Cloud Player and SYNC Applink because they will be able to:
- Access their music playlists with the convenience of using voice recognition or dashboard controls
- Play music stored in Cloud Player or play back music stored on their mobile phone
- Enjoy eligible music in high-quality 256kbps audio
- Get rid of CDs, wires, and other ways they used to connect and listen to their music in the car
- Free up local storage space on their phones by storing and accessing music in the cloud
“We want customers to be able enjoy their entire music library wherever they want, from whatever device they choose. And we know that cars and music go hand-in-hand. That’s why we’re excited to bring Cloud Player to the car,” said Steve Boom, Vice President of Digital Music for Amazon.
There are already millions of customers using Amazon Cloud Player to download, manage and stream their music in the cloud and on Kindle Fire, Android devices, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac, PC, Sonos, Roku and Samsung TVs. Now with the availability in Ford SYNC Applink-equipped cars, Amazon Cloud Player continues to offer the broadest selection of playback solutions of any major cloud music service.
The integration of Amazon Cloud Player and Ford vehicles is the latest in a series of new digital music features that Amazon has launched in recent months. Earlier this year, Amazon announced AutoRip, giving customers free MP3 versions of eligible CDs they purchase from Amazon, including past purchases dating back to 1998 — automatically added to their Cloud Player libraries. In December of last year, Amazon launched Cloud Player for Roku and Samsung, following the August launch of Cloud Player on Sonos home entertainment systems, and June launches of Cloud Player for iPhone and iPod touch. In July of last year, Amazon added new scan and match technology that enables customers to import music into Amazon Cloud Player by scanning their iTunes and Windows Media Player libraries and matching eligible songs on their computers to Amazon’s music catalog. The Amazon MP3 Store also recently expanded its catalog to offer more than 22 million songs and everyday low prices on best-selling albums, many starting at $5.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune
500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995
and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be
Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and
discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer
its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers
offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories
such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics &
Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes &
Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto &
Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon’s developer customers
with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s
own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable
virtually any type of business. Kindle Paperwhite is the most-advanced
e-reader ever constructed with 62% more pixels and 25% increased
contrast, a patented built-in front light for reading in all lighting
conditions, extra-long battery life, and a thin and light design. The
new latest generation Kindle, the lightest and smallest Kindle, now
features new, improved fonts and faster page turns. Kindle Fire HD
features a stunning custom high-definition display, exclusive Dolby
audio with dual stereo speakers, high-end, laptop-grade Wi-Fi with
dual-band support, dual-antennas and MIMO for faster streaming and
downloads, enough storage for HD content, and the latest generation
processor and graphics engine—and it is available in two display
sizes—7” and 8.9”. The large-screen Kindle Fire HD is also available
with 4G wireless, and comes with a groundbreaking $49.99 introductory 4G
LTE data package. The all-new Kindle Fire features a 20% faster
processor, 40% faster performance, twice the memory, and longer battery
life.
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Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's
expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition,
management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential
fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of
legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment and data center optimization,
seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic
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