Gadgets

Roku Is Now A Stick

The tiny Roku box is just about as tiny as it can get — so Roku thinks it’s time to ditch boxes altogether. This year, the next crop of streamers will plug right into your TV like a USB drive.


December 16, 2011
Software

Check Out Roku’s Remote App For IOS

Roku owners: Get psyched! You can now control your media streamers with a new, official iOS app with what looks like a sweet interface and gesture controls.


September 15, 2011
News

Apple Spats, Micrahoaol Ads, And Other Stories We Didn’t Post

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case.


July 20, 2011
Entertainment

The Roku 2: At Least It Plays Angry Birds, I Guess

The Roku—in all flavors—is a great little streaming box. Sticking it into your TV has been enough for many people to kick the cable habit. Transformative! The sequel? Wellllll….


July 1, 2011
Entertainment

So Here’s The Next Roku

The FCC’s ruined the surprise for the Roku 2, and now beta tester photos are landing. Super! The Roku 2 looks a lot like every other Roku – and isn’t much of a change inside. But it’ll play Angry Birds!


June 1, 2011
Gaming

Soon You Can Play Games On Your Roku Box

Roku is branching outside its video-streaming roots and bringing casual games to its set-top boxes this winter.


February 25, 2011
Software

Rdio Now On Roku Boxes

Rdio, our most adored music subscription service, is now available as a channel on Roku devices. Subscribers can search for tunes, listen to playlist, and access a queue of songs built on the web or Rdio apps. They both have four letters and start with “r”, so it was kinda inevitable. [Rdio]


January 31, 2011
Entertainment

"Experiment In Cord Cutting" Shows Good Enough Is Perfect For Most

“I feel really good about Comcast” is not something Roku, Boxee or Google execs would want said by people who’ve tried out their connected TV products. Nevertheless this past Friday there were five Boston-based families doing just that.


September 29, 2010
Entertainment

Hulu Plus Storms Roku And Tivo Premiere

Looks like we’re going to have to edit our streaming video box breakdown: Hulu Plus is coming to both TiVo Premiere and Roku. They join Boxee and PS3 the only boxes to offer the service for now.


Entertainment

Video Box Battle Royale: Who Should Be Your TV’s Best Friend?

With new offerings from Roku and Apple, and the grand impending entrance of Google TV, the crowd of little plastic boxes that all want to stream your video is getting packed. And confusing. But we’re here to help you compare.