Amazon plans own set-top box for fall, report claims  After
conquering the low end of the tablet market with the Kindle
Fire, Amazon may be getting ready to invade the living room with
a television set-top box.  Citing three unnamed sources,
Bloomberg Businessweek reports that Amazon is planning to launch
the set-top box this fall. However, the report doesn’t say how
much the box will cost or how it will stand out from other
devices like Apple TV and Roku.  Roku 3  It’s obvious why Amazon
would want to launch its own TV box. Existing set-top boxes and
game consoles don’t put Amazon’s services front and center, or
they don’t offer Amazon video at all.  With its own product,
Amazon can steer people toward its Prime Instant Video service
and its a la carte video offerings.  Bloomberg claims that
Amazon will likely allow competing video services such as
Netflix and Hulu on the device, just as it does on the Kindle
Fire. Still, Amazon’s own services will get more prominent
billing.  Why another set-top box?  But d