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When the rumor went around that Apple would be releasing a new iPhone-OS based Apple TV, there was a lot of excitement. I didn’t really buy into the new Apple TV hype. Now, we know it’s not coming, or if it is, it’s not going to amount to much. We know this because Steve Jobs [...] Barbara Krasnoff finds a lot to like about the new firmware for the Roku video player . From what I can see, I agree with her completely. The bottom line is that Roku has made it much easier to search and pick videos right from the set-top interface than ever before. For more details, read [...] CNET is reporting that Roku will be introducing two new media extenders. These are “The step-up Roku HD XR Player ($130) adds faster 802.11n. Wi-Fi and a USB port “for future use.” The step-down model–the Roku SD Player–loses the HD outputs of its siblings; it’ll retail for $80. For more on these new set-top boxes read: [...] The low-priced Roku Player is adding more content partners. Now, in addition to Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand and MLB.TV, you’ll be able to watch Revision3, an Internet work from the same people who brought you TechTV. More Web TV series, such as those from Blip.tv are on their way to the Roku box. Want to [...] I find myself agreeing with Thomas Umstead of Multichannel News that Roku, by adding Major League Baseball, is “quickly becoming a key player in the home entertainment industry and a formidable competitor to cable, satellite and telco companies..” Why? Read on. More > I’ve never been that crazy about the Roku Video Player, but I’m going to have to re-think it now that you can get Major League Baseball games on it. Rob Pegoraro at The Washington Post, explains: “Baseball fans have a new way to watch out-of-town games without padding out their cable or satellite TV bill: [...] |
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