All Articles Tagged Roku

Julie Jacobson | 05/06 05:58 AM, 6 Comments

Mother’s Day is a silly “holiday” to begin with, but it’s made even sillier by the rash of press releases touting the perfect gift for that special woman in your life. So I ask you: Is an iPad mount really a “Great Mother’s Day Gift Idea?” Maybe for someone’s mom, but not mine. My mom is one of those people who won’t let anyone touch her remote controls, now that she finally has all three of them working with her TV, cable box and VCR. It helps that she has… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/18 06:01 AM, 10 Comments

What happens when a TV station can’t get enough cable and satellite providers to carry its content? It goes to Roku. That’s what WealthTV is doing with its lineup of travel, shopping, culinary and etiquette shows. As shows such as “Palatial Passport,” “Divine Life,” “Healthy Gourmet” and “Window to the Louvre” air live through a handful of small cable outlets, Roku users can stream the video over-the-top to their TVs. WealthTV is charging $2.99 per month for the service. Roku says it “marks the first deployment of a broadcast quality,… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 11/22 08:41 AM, 5 Comments

Following a presentation on "Streaming Media" earlier this month during CE Pro Live, integrators gathered in a virtual chat room to discuss the topic. One overriding theme emerged: Streaming content is confusing and integrators aren't quite sure how to present it to their clients and how to profit from it. Talk turned to Hulu, Google TV, Apple TV, Vudu, Roku, Boxee, digital rights management and the problems of bandwidth limitation. In other chats during CE Pro Live, integrators expressed frustration about Internet providers throttling bandwidth, charging more for usage and… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 08/23 10:32 AM, 26 Comments

If you like the streaming capabilities of Sony Blu-ray players, you’ll love the new SMP-N100 Network Media Player. CE Pro enjoyed a sneak preview of the player at Sony headquarters in San Diego last week. This SMP-N100 Netbox has everything the Sony BDP-S570 has, minus the Blu-ray drive and plus the support of additional video formats including DivX and MKV. And the suggested retail price is only $129, meaning the street price may eventually come in around the $100 mark. That puts the product into contention with other standalone media… View this story