Tag: Roku
-
Roku Clearance Alert!
It looks like the sell-off of Roku models has started. According to several readers Walmart and other stores today started to put out clearance stickers on all current Roku models. Even Amazon has dropped the price of their current Roku models: Roku Express now $24.99 (down from $29.99). Roku Ultra now $98.99 (down from $129.99).…
-
How to Turn Off Autoplay on Hulu’s New Roku Channel
This week Hulu updated their Roku Channel to their new look and added live TV support to Roku. One of the biggest questions I have heard from our readers is how to turn off autoplay. So why would you want to turn off autoplay? Well if you have a data cap turning off autoplay is…
-
Roku & Hisense Launch a New Line of 4K HDR Roku TVs
This week Roku and its partner, Hisense, announced a new line of Roku-powered 4K smart TVs. This line is called the R6 and is the first 4K Roku TV from Hisense. Roku has been seeing solid growth in its smart TV market and in 2016 a Roku-powered TV made up 13% of all smart TV…
-
Why Did Roku Ban XTV & Will It Come Back? We Answer Your Questions
This week Roku struck its biggest blow to pirate services on its service by banning XTV. According to the image that shows up when you now open XTV, a third-party has claimed that XTV infringed on its content. So what happened? Why is Roku just now going after pirate services on Roku devices? Let’s take…
-
Roku’s New Remote Will Also Control Your TV
It looks like Roku is about to update several of their streaming players to include a new remote. According to a report from ZatzNotFunny.com, a website with a history of accurately predicting what is coming, Roku will release a new remote soon. This new remote will include the ability to turn on and off your…
-
Roku Plans to Raise $252 Million with Their New IPO
It looks like Roku has big plans for the future and wants a lot of money to make it happen. To raise these funds, Roku has announced that it will go public and sell stocks on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ROKU. When this was first reported it was said that Roku panned to…
-
First Look: Hulu’s New Roku Channel & Live TV Service
Hulu today announced that their new live TV service will be available on Roku Streaming Players. Hulu viewers who watch on these devices will be upgraded to the newly revamped user interface and will now also have the option to subscribe to the Hulu with Live TV (beta) plan. Roku streaming players join Fire TV, Fire Stick,…
-
hoopla The Free Streaming Service Plans to Release Apps on Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV
Do you like free movies, TV shows, music, audio books, ebooks, and more? hoopla has all of that and more for free, and it’s all part of your free library membership. hoopla digital teams up with local libraries to offer free streaming for members of more than 1,600 public library systems across North America. Public libraries…
-
Roku Just Banned XTV – One of The Most Popular Pirate Roku Channels
Back in early August Roku made it clear that it intended to remove any service that pirates content from its devices. Now it looks like Roku has banned XTV and with your next update, it will be removed from Roku players. Tonight many readers have messaged us telling us that with the most recent update…
-
Report: Roku is Considering Building a Smart Speaker to Take on Amazon’s Echo
Well, it looks like Roku is considering expanding back into music speakers. Back in 2002 when Roku first launched one of their earliest products was a SoundBridge Radio a network music player with built-in speakers and subwoofer along with an AM-FM radio. Now it looks like they may be about to jump back into speakers.…