The Roku set-top box has officially begun shipping for those in the UK market. And nicely done, they will arrive with the BBC iPlayer channel. More specifically, the Roku players will arrive with more than 40 streaming channels including a few that are region specific. Some of the others that will join the BBC iPlayer more »

Roku is taking its streaming platform one step further by introducing what it’s calling the Streaming Stick. The Streaming Stick is Roku’s solution to the traditional Smart TV. Roku argues that Smart TVs have an update cycle that requires customers to purchase a brand new set far more often than they would like. With the more »

Amazon has just made some nice changes to the look and feel of its Instant Video channel on Roku. If you’re a current Roku user you’ll notice that the Amazon Instant Video channel’s home screen has been divided into two areas with viewing choices on the left and artworks that shows a new release located more »

Roku isn’t letting its early adopters out in the cold, instead the their players are now receiving and update that teh Roku 2 and Roku LT received last week. Earlier Roku players are now able to upgrade to version 3.1 which brings a few new features and improvements. With the upgrade to version 3.1 early more »

Roku recently announced a software update for the Roku 2 and Roku LT set-top boxes. And well, it looks like they have returned with another announcement — an iPhone remote control app. Yup, Roku has offered up a remote app for the iPhone — and better yet, it comes as a free offering. The Roku more »

Roku has announced their latest software update, which is coming as version 4.2 build 1006 for the Roku 2 and Roku LT players. According to the details coming from the folks at Roku, the update is going to be rolled-out automatically over the next 48 hours. In other words, you can sit back with some more »

Netflix isn’t the only company that is having their service branded on remote controls. Pandora, the online streaming radio station, has joined up with Roku to expand its brand awareness. Starting this month, the Roku 2 XD and Roku LT will ship with remotes that include a button dedicated to launching the Pandora application.

Disney fans who are using Roku connected media players will be delighted to know that Disney.com and Roku has just forged an alliance adding Disney to the Roku Channel Store. This means that Roku customers will start enjoying hundreds of short-form video clips from Disney’s collection including music videos, movie trailers, behind the scenes, and more »

Roku officially announced the updated Roku 2 streaming box back towards the end of July and at that time it was confirmed to be coming with support for games. More specifically, it was announced with Angry Birds. Of course, we also knew that Roku was planning to release more games in time, and as of more »

We have seen a few bits on the Roku 2 lately, namely the FCC filing for the set-top boxes themselves, but also for the remote control. And well, it looks like the new players have since been officially announced by Roku over on their company blog. The new players are coming just about as we more »