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- Exciting Times for Netflix, Roku & the Microsoft Xbox 360
- Dan Rayburn submits: ...While some have speculated that the current Roku box can't do HD streaming, and is the reason why Netflix NFLX does not offer HD video quality, this is not the case. Roku confirmed for me yesterday that the current version of its Roku box is currently capable...
- External links 2008-10-30
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- Roku Channel Store Opens, Hulu Is a No-Show [Roku]
- When Roku released their new HD-XR box, they mentioned that big new features would be launched in the coming weeks via software update. Now the Roku Channel Store is finally here, but it's awfully short on excitement. The Roku Channel Store is an open platform for delivering content to Roku...
- News items 2009-11-22
- Hands on with new Roku Channel Store; is cable TV still worth the cost?
- I've been testing out the Roku HD-XR and just this last weekend was sent some beta bits for their newly announced Roku Channel Store. The Roku Channel Store is available via a software update on all three Roku players, the Roku SD, Roku HD original, and Roku HD-XR. After the...
- News items 2009-11-23
- Roku Debuts Two Instant Streaming Players
- Roku expands its line of streaming video players with the launch of the $79.99 Roku SD and the $129.99 Roku HD-XR, the first Netflix streaming device to employ 802.11n connectivity. The makers of the Roku digital video player, Roku Inc., announced the release of two models, the Roku SD player,...
- News items 2009-10-28
- Roku adds 2 new players, including the HD-XR with 802.11n support
- I have been a Netflix user for some time, but a few months ago I discovered the Roku player that lets me stream "Watch Instantly" Netflix content to my TV and jumped on the $99 device. There is no additional cost to you to stream this content to your TV...
- News items 2009-10-27
- MLB beefs up Roku's rotation
- (Credit: Roku)In its bid to put together a roster of compelling content, Roku has just acquired an ace.Starting Tuesday, the set-top box--known to many as "the Netflix box"--will begin streaming Major League Baseball games. As with the current Netflix arrangement, you have to be a subscriber to the service, in...
- News items 2009-08-11
- Roku's Channel Store Launches, Positioning Player as Open Platform
- Roku is launching its Channel Store today with 10 free channels, bidding to become the must-have broadband-to-the-TV video player in an increasingly crowded space. With the Channel Store Roku is releasing a free software developer kit SDK that further content partners can use to create...
- News items 2009-11-23
- Roku Plugs 'Channel Store' Into Internet Set-Top
- Roku is cracking open access to its Internet set-top device to third-party content providers -- adding 10 partners to its "Channel Store" this week -- as the company takes a page from Apple's iPhone App Store. The Roku player, launched in May 2008, initially provided access only to Netflix's streaming-video...
- News items 2009-11-23
- Roku Launches 10 New Content Channels -- But No Hulu
- Roku quietly launched 10 new free content channels over the weekend that will be rolled out to owners of all models of the open source-based Internet TV streaming device in the next couple of weeks. Kristen extolled the virtues of her Roku...
- News items 2009-11-23
- Roku Selling Upgraded Set-Top Boxes With HD Built-In
- Netflix-backed Roku is selling new versions of its set-top box. Earlier this year, the company offered a software upgrade that gave its standard definition player the ability to play HD content, as part of its deal to stream video from Amazon VOD; now users can get HD quality from...
- External links 2009-10-27
- Roku Adds HD Streaming and SD Upscaling, But Drives Netflix's Costs Up
- Dan Rayburn submits: As expected, yesterday morning Roku announced that the Roku player is now capable of playing hundreds of HD quality movies from Netflix NFLX. While my Roku player got the software update over the weekend, Roku says all players will be updated over the next few weeks....
- External links 2008-12-22
- Roku launches Channel Store, bringing web content to your TV
- Filed under: Video , Hardware , Web services If you've ever considered buying a Roku , the set-top streaming video box for your TV, you've got at least 10 new reasons today. Roku just launched its Channel Store , featuring 10 free...
- News items 2009-11-23
- Tatung to Manufacture and Sell Roku Wi-Fi Media Modules to Consumer Electronics Companies Around World; Roku's Wi-Fi Media Modules Allows OEMs to Quickly Add Streaming Music, Internet Radio, Photos, or Video to Products
- TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Roku and Tatung Co. today announced that Tatung is going to manufacture and sell Roku Wi-Fi Media Modules. Tatung is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacturing of a vast array of digital consumer products. Based on Roku's market proven SoundBridge and PhotoBridge technology, Roku Wi-Fi...
- Research articles 2005-06-01
- Roku Adds Channel Store with Facebook, Flickr, Pandora, and More
- Internet-enabled set-top box makers Roku (who we wrote about in our top 10 gadgets for social media addicts feature recently) have some welcome announcements today about 10 new, free content partners being added to the platform in an also new Roku Channel Store section. ...
- News items 2009-11-22
- Roku XR adds 802.11n, USB port and a longing for something more
- Hard though it may be to believe, the Roku has been rockin' the lives of Netflix fanatics for nearly 1.5 years , and if you were thinking an updated version was in order, you'd be on the right train of thought. Images delivered to us...
- News items 2009-10-19
- Roku Plugs Content Store Into Its Set top Box
- Roku is cracking open access to its Internet set-top device to third-party content providers—adding 10 partners to its “Channel Store” this week—as the company takes a page from Apple’s iPhone App Store. The Roku player, launched in May 2008, initially provided access only to Netflix’s streaming-video service. Since then...
- External links 2009-11-23
- Roku Announces New Content Partner, Amazon Video On Demand Store
- Dan Rayburn submits: Amazon AMZN just announced that in "early 2009" it will enable more than 40,000 commercial-free movies and television shows to be viewed with the Roku player. This marks the first new content partner for the Roku device which to date, was only capable of playing content...
- External links 2009-01-05
- Roku Forms Strategic Business Partnership with Tatung; Companies to Build New Consumer Electronics Products Together; Tatung Acquires SoundBridge License to Distribute Music Players in Asia
- TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Roku is making its first appearance in Taiwan at the Computex Taipei 2005 show. Roku's popular SoundBridge network music player product line is on exhibition in Tatung's booth # T101D. On this day, Roku also announced a strategic business partnership with Tatung Co., a worldwide leader in...
- Research articles 2005-06-01
- Roku Adds $8.4 Million In Funding From Menlo Ventures
- Set-top box-maker Roku has raised nearly $8.4 million in funding from Menlo Ventures as part of a fourth round. Contentinople first reported the raise, citing a regulatory filing. This follows a third round raise from Menlo late last year (with another filing that shows it was worth $10 million)....
- External links 2009-08-10
- Set-Top Maker Roku Joins MLB.TV Roster
- Pretty soon, it will be easier to write about which devices and services aren't carrying MLB.TV. The latest to go major league is Roku, the $99 HD set-top box. Over the next few days, Roku users who also subscribe to MLB.TV Premium will be able to use the device...
- External links 2009-08-11
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