Two Chinese TV makers will offer sets with built-in Roku streaming.
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It’s a Christmas MIIIRACLE! Roku Finally Gets a YouTube Channel
At around 12:31pm ET today, Hell reported colder than normal temperatures, which happens to be about the same time that Roku published a post on its blog announcing the rollout of a YouTube channel.
Roku’s Cheaper Streaming Boxes Get a Refresh
Just a few new features and aesthetic tweaks to make Roku’s $50-and-up streaming boxes that much more attractive.
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Roku’s New Box: New Interface, Still Simple
The streaming box introduces a new version with an interface designed for the 750-channel-world.
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Roku Dips Below $50, Adds HBO GO
Roku, which pretty much invented the cheap, easy-to-use Internet TV streaming box, is the sort of scrappy startup which you might have assumed would get steamrolled by mammoth competitors early on.
Instead, it’s continued to do well even as Apple and Google have muscled in on its territory—in part because it’s a fine product, in …
Rovio and Roku Partner to Bring ‘Angry Birds’ to Your TV Set
Interesting. See that thing up there? That’s Roku. It’s a nice, inexpensive, internet-connected box that you hook up to your TV. Once it’s set up, you can use it to stream movies and TV shows from the likes of Hulu Plus, Netflix, and Amazon, plus music and photos from Pandora and Flickr, respectively.
But the company has just …
Roku Signs First Cable Channel
Introducing the unexpected major new player in the ongoing television/VoD struggle: WealthTV. Why is this minor cable channel suddenly so important? Because WealthTV has become the first cable channel to become available through Roku, for just $2.99 per month.
This won’t be the first bold move from the channel; Wealth – which will …
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A Requiem for ReplayTV
For this week’s Technologizer column over at TIME.com, I wrote about how the current version of TiVo stacks up against Google TV, Apple TV, and other Internet-only newcomers. (Short version: It retains some cool advantages, but I’m rooting for TiVo to release some all-new boxes that take on the personal-TV whippersnappers more …
Roku XDS Review: Choice Is Never a Bad Thing
As we mentioned in our Apple TV review, there’s no better time to be in the market for a set-top box. While we wait for Boxee to release the Box in November, we’ll take a look at Roku’s recently announced XDS.
It’s the cream of the crop and has the specs to back it up. It ships with an HDMI cable but also works with any TV, …
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Internet TV’s Killer App is the Entire History of TV
For this week’s Technologizer column for TIME.com, I wrote about the new generation of Internet TV boxes, including Roku, Apple TV, Google TV, and the Boxee Box. As I say in the story, I love the idea of canceling my cable-TV service and depending on one of these gizmos to do my consuming of episodic entertainment. But here’s a shocking …
Roku to Get Hulu Plus Access [UPDATED]
The Roku streaming media set-top box appears to be close to offering Hulu Plus support, which would mean unlimited streaming TV shows from ABC, NBC, and FOX for $10 per month.
One person claims to have confirmed “with two of Hulu’s content partners that Roku owners will soon be able to get Hulu content,” while NewTeeVee claims to …
Roku Updates Lineup With 3 New Models
Roku, makers of the streaming set-top box with the same name, have updated their lineup today with lower prices, better features and a slimmed down design.
The Roku HD retails for $60, streams content at 720p and includes built-in Wi-Fi and an Ethernet port. It’s a mere inch tall and 5 inches across. A composite cable is …