Roku

Roku to Launch Cordless Streaming Stick for TVs

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 4 at 6:59 am PT

Roku, maker of set-top boxes that stream media like Netflix and Angry Birds to TVs, is hoping its new Streaming Stick will offer all the bells and whistles of “smart” TV sets.

Boxee to Release Last Software Update for PCs

Lauren Goode in Commerce on December 26, 2011 at 4:32 pm PT

Boxee, maker of that irregular-shaped video-streaming device with the nifty Qwerty remote, is turning its focus toward TV boxes and tablets, and away from its PC software.

Year of the Talking Phone and a Cloud That Got Hot

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on December 21, 2011 at 6:04 pm PT

Important new products and services—including Ultrabooks, cloud computing and Android devices—raised questions and anticipation for the year ahead.

A Mac on Windows?

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 7, 2011 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on whether a Mac operating system can run on a Windows PC, and more.

High-Definition Streaming

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on August 31, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on set-top boxes streaming movies in high definition.

Ways to Make Web Watching More Like TV, Less Like a PC

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on August 24, 2011 at 6:04 pm PT

Walt reviews three set-top boxes that make it easy to bring Internet content to your TV, minus the wires, mice and keyboards.

Angry Birds Coming to TV, Via Roku

Peter Kafka in Mobile on May 31, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

Yes, there are still places you can’t see Angry Birds yet. Roku wants to fix that.

Maybe It's Not Cord-Cutting, But Cord-Nevers: TV Ownership Drops

Peter Kafka in Media on May 3, 2011 at 6:10 am PT

It’s not unprecedented–this also happened back in 1992–but it’s certainly going to set off alarm bells.

News Byte

Roku Gets a Boost From Best Buy

Peter Kafka in Media on March 30, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Roku, the company whose boxes make it easier to get Web video onto your TV, may find it easier to get into your house: The device-maker is going to start selling through Best Buy–its first deal with a national retail chain. Roku has previously sold its gadgets, which are designed to work with video from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu Plus, etc., direct to consumers. It said it passed the million unit sold benchmark late in 2010.

Huffington Post Co-Founder Ken Lerer Wants You to Watch His Next Company

Peter Kafka in Media on March 28, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

What do you do once you sell your digital media business for $315 million? Start another digital media business! Ken Lerer, Brian Bedol, Patrick Keane and Jim Pallotta bet on video with Bedrock Properties.