Netflix, Redbox and More: What You Need to Know

I stream, you stream, we all stream online video. If you’re going to commit to a subscription streaming service, here are some things to consider.
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Roku Adds More TV Partners, Looks Beyond the Set-Top Box

First the box became a stick. Now Roku is eyeing direct integration into “smart TVs.”
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Roku Adds Handy Search Tool to TV Set-Top Devices

Searching for movies and music on your Roku box just got a little less painful: The California-based maker of set-top boxes that stream Web content to TVs just added a search tool to its platform. Roku users can now search for movies, shows, actors and directors on apps for Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, Crackle, VUDU and HBO GO. The new search tool works with Roku 2, Roku LT, new Roku HD players and the Roku Streaming Stick, and works with compatible mobile apps, as well.

Roku’s New Streaming Stick for TVs Lets You Ditch the Set-Top Box

Roku’s newest device compresses all your favorite Web video apps into a tiny stick, but it comes with one major catch.
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Oops! New Slingboxes Show Up on Best Buy Shelves Ahead of Launch Date.

Two new Slingboxes — the 350 and the 500 — have appeared at a Best Buy in Virginia, about two weeks ahead of the products’ official launch. The devices, which a Sling Media representative said are still receiving firmware and software updates and are currently unusable, were first spotted by digital media Web site Zatz Not Funny. There were no prices listed for the new boxes, which will be the first new Slingbox hardware since the Slingbox Pro HD came to market in 2008.

Roku to Launch Streaming Stick in October — And Then Wait for Consumers to Catch Up to New TV Standard

Roku sets a launch date — or at least, a launch month — for its newest video-streaming device.
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Apple Shows Off Improved iPod Nano, Retina-Display iPod Touch With Siri

Siri comes to the iPod touch.
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TV Makers Sony, Vizio Give Google TV Another Go

Google TV: Coming soon (again) to a Sony or Vizio TV near you.
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Roku Plays Nice With Cable Guys

Get ready for an app explosion, Roku says — including ones from cable providers.
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Get Ready for Lots of Streaming Arianna With HuffPost Video Network

The latest entrant in the video-newspaper category comes from none other than Huffington Post, which unveiled plans to stream 16 hours of live video on its site daily.
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Roku to Launch Cordless Streaming Stick for TVs

Boxee to Release Last Software Update for PCs

SoundTracking for Android Adds Spotify, Rdio Streaming