By Sean P. Aune |
The folks over at Roku have a good reason to celebrate: Over 5 million Roku boxes have been sold in the U.S. It has taken just under five years, but Roku has now sold its 5 millionth player recently. It’s definitely a reason to celebrate,…
By Sean P. Aune |
Customers of Time Warner Cable got a huge reason to go out and pick up a Roku this week as the little black box will now act as a cable receiver for any TV. Roku announced on Tuesday that customers of Time Warner Cable can…
By Sean P. Aune |
Fans of streaming media devices from Roku get ready, an all new experience has arrived in the form of Roku 3. Roku took to its company blog tonight to announce that the Roku 3 is ready to hit the market. The latest iteration of the…
By Adriana Lee |
Show of hands — how many of you streaming video hounds subscribe to Netflix? 1, 2, 3… okay, well, it’s a lot. In fact, you could say if there was one ultimate streaming video content provider to beat, it’s Netflix. CEO Reed Hastings sure would…
By Adriana Lee |
Want to see Roku fans go nuts? Then drop this piece of news on them: The streaming device is getting one of today’s most popular music services. That’s right, Roku’s getting all Spotified for the holidays. Premium subscribers will get the new Spotify channel and…
By Brandon Russell |
Google’s Nexus Q never quite lived up to its potential despite an interesting orb design, leading to a gloriously short-lived existence. It wasn’t particularly bad but, for the price, it didn’t have the kind of feature set consumers demand. Now that it’s gone completely, we’ve…
By Mark Hearn |
Roku announced on its official blog, on Friday, that it would be rolling out software version 4.8 to its Roku 2, Roku LT and Roku HD players. The software update will be automatically pushed to the aforementioned players within the next 48 hours, with the…
By Brandon Russell |
Summer means bad tan lines. It means road trips, (temporary) freedom if you’re a student, and a whole lot of barbecuing. Late June’s also the perfect opportunity to get a part-time job flipping burgers or valeting at that beach-side hotel. Why? Those shiny new gadgets…
By Sean P. Aune |
The Roku 2 XD and XS are available as of today in Canada. Having already expanded into the U.K., the Roku company promised more international expansion was coming, and it has arrived in the form of going up for sale in Canada. The two top…
By Sean P. Aune |
Are you a Roku user that has been blocked out of using HBO Go on your set top box? It seems it isn’t HBO’s fault, but instead the onus falls to your cable provider. During an earnings call on Wednesday, Time Warner Inc. CEO Jeff Bewkes…
By Sean P. Aune |
We’ve seen the news break about Roku coming out with a new class of device that transforms the “streaming box” into a wee little HDMI dongle — one that doesn’t require a separate remote control (it can use the TV’s remote), but delivers all the…
By Sean P. Aune |
Tired of having more cables sticking out of your television? Want to clear the clutter from around the base of your TV set? Then the Roku Streaming Stick may be just what you’ve been looking for. Roku has announced that it is aiming for a…
By Adriana Lee |
Another day, another email from Logitech. If you’re among the Logitech Revue users losing hope of ever seeing Android grace our set top boxes (like I am), then note that the company has sent a second email telling us to hold on — the Google…
By Adriana Lee |
[UPDATE: The sale has ended.] Ever wondered what all the Roku fuss is about? There’s no better time to find out, Roku’s weekend holiday special — for 20% off a Roku 2 HD (regularly $59.99) — is presumably ending within mere hours. That amounts to…
By Sean P. Aune |
While those of us in the United States have been enjoying how easy the Roku line of products make it to stream content to our TVs for a few years now, folks in other countries haven’t gotten in on the fun yet. Luckily that will…
By Adriana Lee |
It won’t be long before the holidays are here. Lucky me, I already got many of the items I wanted this year. Of course, that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few I’d love to add to the old collection. Some are practical, others are not…
By Sean P. Aune |
As I thought about the upcoming holidays, and the inevitable wishlist of items I will share with family, my ideas seemed to fluctuate between useful, nostalgic and “I really just want that because it’s awesome!” In the old days, a “useful” gift would be…
By Adriana Lee |
Right now, it’s like there’s a war brewing to see which mystical combination of hardware, software and services will captivate the TV-loving masses. Given the recent news of the Logitech Revue Google TV getting a price drop to $99, you’ve got to wonder how well…
By Sean P. Aune |
After several leaks via the FCC and even an ad on MySpace, the Roku 2 has finally gotten official. The company released an all new lineup of the media streaming boxes today, with the biggest changes coming to the remote, especially on the high-end Roku…
By Sean P. Aune |
It’s not exactly a big secret that the folks at Roku are prepping the Roku 2. We already saw it pass through the FCC, so it’s only a matter of time until the device is officially announced. The problem is that it seems that someone…
By Adriana Lee |
Roku fans are die-hard about their little boxes of IPTV joy, and now there are some new ones on the horizon. It seems a trio of Roku 2 boxes have just passed through the FCC. Dubbed with model numbers 3000X, 3050X, and 3100X, the numbers…
By Sean P. Aune |
The Roku line of media streamers has built quite a name for itself despite the fact that the various models have only been sold via the company website. Without any support at the retail level, which would make it easier for your average consumer to…
By Sean P. Aune |
Hulu announced this morning that Hulu Plus, the paid subscription version of the service, is now open to anyone who wishes to subscribe to it. Not only is it now open, but it’s also cheaper than expected. Back in June Hulu opened up an invitation…
By Sean P. Aune |
The argument for “cutting the (cable) cord” is getting a bit of a boost now with the announcement that Hulu Plus is coming to both TiVo and the Roku line of streaming media boxes. As we reported yesterday, there was a rumor going around that…
