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Roku Launched All New Boxes
Roku revamped their entire line of streaming boxes. They have the Roku HD, Roku XD, and the Roku XD|S. You can find a comparison chart of the 3 models here. The starting price is $60 and offers HD. I didn’t think it was smart to launch a SD box last time they redid their lineup. [...]
Hulu Plus Coming to Roku
Looks like the Roku box will be the first set-top to get Hulu Plus streaming. NewTeeVee found information on the Roku website that stated that it was coming. That information has been pulled now but NewTeeVee has the excerpts. While I have doubted Roku and how they can compete with all the new players, I’m [...]
Stream iTunes Music to the Roku Box
You can now stream your iTunes music to your Roku box with MP3tunes. If you don’t have a Roku box you can get $30 off one and a free premium account with MP3tunes on their website. There is a video demo below. Press Release: MP3tunes and Roku Partner To Bring Personal iTunes Music Collection To [...]
Roku Rolling Out Netflix Update
Roku has started rolling out the Netflix UI update. You can manually do the update by going to setting, player info and check for update. The new interface was much needed as blu-ray players, xbox 360 and even the Wii had a better looking UI. The new interface allows you to browse by category, search [...]
Roku Updating Netflix Interface Soon
Roku posted a video of a updated Netflix interface that all users will get for free soon. I have embedded it below. The new interface will allow you to search all instant streaming titles and have the ability to add them to your queue. Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and Blu-ray players have had those features [...]
Roku Expects 100 Channels by Years End
According to Bloomberg, Roku expects to have 100 channels in the roku store by the end of the year. That makes that little $100 box that much more valuable. While I don’t use my Roku boxes as much as I used to, because of my blu-ray player, adding that many more channels will surely add [...]
