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Google’s 3rd Gen Chromecast Adds Multi-Room Audio Support
Minor Upgrade for 3rd Gen Chromecast Google‘s New York event featured a plethora of announcements, including the humble Chromecast device. Now in its 3rd generation, the smartphone-controlled streaming unit only gets a minor upgrade. This comes in the form of a slight cosmetic change, including new glossy ‘chalk’ or ‘charcoal’…
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Roku Unveils Premiere 4K HDR Streaming Devices for $39 USD
New Low Cost 4K HDR Streaming Device Roku has unveiled their Premiere streaming device for fall 2018. The unit is initially available in US and Canada, promising 4K and HDR support starting at just $39 USD. That low price is not something even Amazon can compete against. So this certainly…
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Roku Announces 2017 Streaming Player Lineup
Roku has unveiled their fall-streaming hardware lineup after its successful IPO. As expected, they are going for smaller sizes and moving away from the streaming box model. Starting with the budget-focus offering Roku Express and Express Plus, for $29.99 and $39.99 respectively. These affordable devices feature a new chip, supposedly…
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Roku Announce 4K Smart TVs And HDR @ CES 2016
CES 2016: Streaming various forms of video content has revolutionized our viewing habits and provided a more convenient, legitimate alternative to traditional TV broadcasts. Roku’s ability to offer over 100 video channels has made their devices a popular choice for consumers wanting a flexible and no compromise viewing experience. During CES…
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QNAP Qmedia App Now Available on the Roku Platform
One of the best things in owning a NAS is the ability to stream the content to all your available devices from a centralized storage, but everyone who has a smart TV that is just a few years old also knows the issues with having the proper codecs to view…
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Amazon to Boost Prime Video by Banning Apple and Google Streaming Devices
In a controversial move, Amazon will no longer be carrying competing video streaming devices that cannot serve Prime Video. Set to start October 29th, Amazon and its third-party marketplace sellers will no longer carry competing products like Google Chromecast and Apple TV. This effort is being done in an attempt to…
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Next Gen Apple TV Much Improved
According to sources close with BuzzFeed, the next-gen Apple TV will be a much-improved version. Apple plans on announcing the new Apple TV at the World Wide Developers Conference they hold in June. During the conference, they also plan on introducing the SDK dedicated to the Apple TV, and its own…
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The Ray Super Remote is the Ultimate Home Remote Control
There have been numerous attempts over the last few decades to create a single, universal remote control with the capacity to interact with every one of your home entertainment devices, with varying results, but the Ray Super Remote may now have cracked it. The Super Remote, developed by Ray Enterprises,…
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Google Chromecast Now More Popular Than Apple TV
Google’s Chromecast TV streaming dongle outsold Apple TV over the first three quarters of 2014, according to Parks Associates, a market researcher. Google has been given the boost over their rival during a 10% upswing in the number of households now using home media players. Roku, the market leader for…
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Tetris Comes to Roku
On the 30th Anniversary of arguably the most addictive game ever made, Tetris is now available to play on Roku’s media streaming platforms, the Roku 3 and Roku Streaming Stick with HDMI. The marathon version is free to download, with the premium version, featuring different game modes, costing $4.99. The…
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Roku Hopes to Cater to New TV Viewers Streaming Content Into The Living Room
The TV and Internet video markets continue to shift at a rapid pace, and streaming maker Roku hopes to see the industry continue to embrace streaming. Despite Google, Apple, Amazon, and other companies jumping into the video-streaming device market, Roku still is best known for carving out a niche market…
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