Win a Roku XD|S & Hulu Plus (on Twitter)

Roku’s giving away 25 of their higher end XD|S media streaming units along with a year of Hulu Plus service – a prize package worth $196/each. To enter the contest, you’re going to have to follow @RokuPlayer and @Hulu on Twitter and fire off this tweet: Win a Roku XD|S and 1yr of Hulu Plus! Retweet … Read more

Hulu Plus on the Roku

Hulu Plus landed on the Roku today with a newly discounted $7.99/month price tag for all subscribers. I don’t have a Hulu Plus account, but I was able to borrow Dave’s for a quick test drive on my home Roku. Initial impressions: Nice execution, but the content is still stinky. In fairness, some of the … Read more

Roku Box Update Now Available (2.8)

The Roku 2.8 software update, which we recently had a sneak peek at, is now available and includes: Seasonal home screen banner Ability to re-order channels on the home screen• New grid-style Channel Store New icons for Settings and Channel Store Home screen clock Time Settings added to settings Slowly but surely Roku is polishing … Read more

Roku Developer Contest Winners Announced

Roku has (finally) announced the winners of their Developer Contest. Although the panel of judges was a bit suspect. ;) Yours truly will be picking the winner of the Photo category. Some of my counterparts… ZNF patron saint and friend Harry McCracken (Technologizer) helms Screensavers, while LeVar Burton beams up Social Media. Each category winner receives a cool … Read more

You Should Buy The New Roku iPhone Remote App

We recognize that folks have widely divergent tastes, needs, and budgets. Which is why there are very few products we outright recommend. However, if you own a Roku and an iPhone or iPod Touch you should pick up the updated DVPRemote app. And, if I’m wrong, you’re only out 3 bucks. While the original DVPRemote was … Read more

No DLNA Support From Roku (In November)

Bummer… Roku hardware is clearly posed for an update next month, but the oft-requested and rumored DNLA playback isn’t in the cards. Not yet anyway. To address the rumors, there is no DLNA coming in November. We don’t comment on unannounced/unreleased featured, generally. We realized that there’s a set of users that wants DLNA functionality and perhaps … Read more

Roku Preps Firmware & UI Updates (v2.8)

Click to enlarge. I didn’t make it to NYC last night for the ShowStoppers press event. However, ZNF ally Brad Linder (Liliputing, Mobiputing) did. And I had him scout out the Roku table for signs of Hulu Plus. While all he thought he had uncovered was an app placeholder, he actually photographed a very significant … Read more

Hulu Plus on Roku all but Confirmed

There are rumors, and even confirmation to a certain degree, that suggest Roku will be getting Hulu Plus capabilities soon.  Depending on timing, this could be a coup for Roku (hardware starts at a $60) and one more online streaming capability they’d boast. GigaOM/NewTeeVee says the deal is done, confirmed via a Roku partner web page for … Read more