Roku Giving More Channels And Social Media To Boost Online TV Experience

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The great little device that is Rokuu has added to its armoury a not insubstantial ten new content channels to its set-top box. The channels include podcasting, social networking and music.

Roku, who make the little device that packs a punch, wirelessly able to stream media content from the internet onto any TV screen, is expanding from the current paltry 3 channels to a rather splendid 13. Channels for Blip.tv, Facebook Photos, Flickr, FrameChannel, Mediafly, MobileTribe, Motionbox, Pandora, Revision3, and TWiT will join the current lineup of Netflix, Amazon Video On Demand, and the recent addition MLB.TV.





Roku will introduce these channels in the Roku store which is similar to other app stores springing up on every mobile device around. Roku users can choose which applications to show on the home screen. The content can be sorted by "new," "most popular," and "top-rated." But happily for all, these are free of charge. Access to the Channel Store and the new content will be rolled out automatically to existing Roku box owners over the next two weeks. New customers will need to sign up for a free Roku account to be able to download and manage their chosen channels.

Roku have said that 13 channels in the store is just a start and that there will be a steady stream of new channels showing up between now and the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Of course this still does little to compensate for losing Hulu channels. Although there is a promise that 'Hulu is coming soon'. Still, at a great price point starting from $80. Roku are also offering a free software developer kit for anyone that fancies developing a new channel for Roku.

This little beauty can only be a bargain with the new content and promised content coming soon.



Now that Internet streaming services are becoming more mainstream and prominent in the average persons daily life. The roaring success of catch up tv websites such as Hulu and iPlayer. The PC is starting to become more like an entertainment hub and less like a computer. On the flip side, game consoles, set-top boxes and even TV sets are becoming more and more computer like.





Many new television sets being released by big name manufacturers like Sony, Samsung, LG, Panasonic and Vizio are out of the box broadband ready and network connected, they even have USB ports now. These USB ports allow showing of pictures/music and even streaming movies onto the tv/pc?

There are many internet enabled TV sets coming to market. These let you run a series of applications (apps). Again letting you do things associated with computers, such as watch Youtube videos, check your Facebook page or get twittering. If theres nothing on TV just watch a stream online or even play games.

Computers are being released that have digital tv receivers installed. That can stream catch up tv from every network on the planet. Have computers moved from your study or office into your lounge or living room?

More and more people do, and soon a generation of people will not know that computers and tv sets were ever different items.