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Amazon unveils video-streaming tool to rival AirPlay and Cast

Matter Casting, is part of a big push by the tech giant to create interoperable services that make it easier for phones to send video to Amazon devices

The new system — unveiled Tuesday at the CES conference in Las Vegas — will initially just send content from Amazon’s Prime Video app to Echo Show devices.

Amazon has introduced a new feature that mimics Apple’ AirPlay while working across different platforms, setting the stage for iPhone and Android users to wirelessly stream video to its TV hardware.

The feature, called Matter Casting, is part of a push by Amazon to create interoperable services — an alternative to the propriety technology developed by Apple and Google. It will make it easier for iOS and Android phones to send video to Amazon devices, ...