Tag archive: Roku

Much ado has been made about the fabled Apple iTV. Last spring we heard that the company was planning a cloud-based TV service, and that rumor received new legs when Walter Isaacson’s posthumous Steve Jobs autobiography was released. In the book, Jobs discussed that the television – and the living room – was the next domain Apple would conquer. “I’d like to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use,” he told Isaacson.… Read More

With more and more streaming options being added to our online lives all the time, it's becoming more and more tempting for some people to cut the cable cord altogether. If you've got a Roku box or gaming console along with Netflix and/or Hulu Plus accounts, paying somewhere around $80-$100 for full cable service might seem like a bit much. To many, though, cutting out regular TV altogether is too extreme, but now we have something… Read More

Roku has brought streaming to the masses with its handheld, affordable box-top devices. With a variety of models and options—including the recently launched $50 Roku LT with HBO GO support—the product is something of a god-send for those without gaming consoles or the ability to sign their lives away to cable companies. Now Roku has introduced the Roku Streaming Stick, making the whole thing that much easier, and very nearly eliminating setup.… Read More

Announced on Friday night on a blog post by Time Warner spokesman Jeff Simmermon, Time Warner Cable has finally struck a deal with HBO in regards to bringing the HBO Go streaming application as well as the Max Go app to subscribers. The cable company will run a short trial to test out the streaming app on the Time Warner Cable network and roll out the app to all 12 million subscribers during January 2012. Just like implementations on other… Read More

They may not be the biggest or the baddest gifts of the holiday season, but stocking stuffers are often the first fun things to get unwrapped on Christmas morning. No matter how old we get, we still like breaking into our stockings before moving on to the bigger-ticket items. We've rounded up some of our favorite stocking stuffers that are appropriate for techies of all types.  Gorillapod, $20+ If you're shopping for someone who… Read More

We know that the holidays can be stressful. Nobody likes dealing with the long lines or the sudden void of awesome gift ideas, especially if you’re on a tight budget. While techie gifts make it easy to burrow yourself deep into January debt with just one purchase, we’ve rounded up some of our favorites from the other side of the price spectrum with our guide to the best tech gifts under $200. PlugBug, $35 Looking for a nifty charging… Read More

According to a recent study from Strategy Analytics, gaming consoles have become the preferred method within U.S. households for watching online movies, television and Web video on televisions. Approximately 12 percent of U.S. households (15 million) use a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 to consume online media. This percentage of people is much higher than consumers hooking up a PC to a television or third-party, set-top box solutions like the media… Read More

Earlier this week, Roku rolled out an update that offered access to the HBO GO application. Assuming that a Roku owner is currently subscribed to an approved provider, users can download the application and watch the latest in HBO original programming. However, HBO doesn't provide any method to subscribe directly to the service due to existing relationships with cable and satellite companies. A Roku owner must be subscribed to HBO through… Read More

When the Roku set top box first came out, it offered users only the chance to watch Netflix streaming on their TVs instead of computers. Three years later and Roku now has several different devices offering over 300 media channels for streaming. The latest model to join the family is the Roku LT, which will debut this November for a budget-friendly price of only $50. The Roku LT has built-in wireless, which means quick and easy set up for… Read More

Centered out of Saratoga, California, Roku is announcing the release of the fourth generation of Roku players on July 20. Dubbed the Roku 2, this revision of the hardware brings a smaller form factor to the media streamer as well as a plethora of new content including gaming. Similar to the last round of players, Roku launches with three versions of the Roku 2; the Roku 2 HD ($59.99), the Roku 2 XD ($79.99), and the Roku 2 XS ($99.99). In… Read More

Android gaming is already coming to your television sets thanks to the EVO 2 console from Envizions, but that's not going to be your only option for flinging Angry Birds across a larger screen. The line of streaming content players from Roku will soon be offering casual gaming to the TV-watching masses as well. Angry Birds is actually it for now, as today's press release announcement from Roku details a partnership with the… Read More

Roku's streaming video set-top boxes have been on the market for a while now, but the company just landed a major traditional retail partner: as of today, the Roku XD is now available for sale via leading electronics retailer Best Buy. The move marks the first time Roku has brought a product to retailers directly, although last year Netgear-branded Roku units went on sale at a variety of consumer electronics outlets. “Having sold… Read More

While Google TV and Boxee have both stumbled in their initial set-top boxes, LG will pounce upon their weakness with its own flavor of connected television, dubbed Smart TV. LG announced the new technology, which will find its way into many of the company’s latest televisions and a standalone set-top box, at CES on Wednesday. Like its prime competitors, LG Smart TV will offer access to a broad array of both streaming and networked content… Read More

Apple has announced that it expects its compact second-generation AppleTV to sell its one-millionth unit this week—given that Apple never announced any sales figures for its original Apple TV, it might be safe to assume the company believes the sales milestone represents some progress. Apple has been selling Apple TVs for years, and while some customers were enthusiastic fans the devices never gained the consumer traction of the iPod,… Read More