Comments on: Video: Roku Launches Channel Store with Facebook Photos, Pandora and More

By: Dyyno Launches TV Portal, Branded Channels on Roku

Dyyno Launches TV Portal, Branded Channels on Roku — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:32:42 +0000

[...] has been aggressively adding channels to its lineup of content ever since it opened its Channel Store last November. With an open SDK, third-party developers can build and submit channels to be displayed on user TV [...]

By: Roku Adds Channels, Third-Party Remote Apps

Roku Adds Channels, Third-Party Remote Apps — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:19:54 +0000

[...] growing list of content providers that have developed channels for the broadband set-top box. Roku launched its channel store in November, introducing new content from blip.tv, MediaFly, Facebook, and more. The player now has 17 official [...]

By: iPad: No Flash Video, No Problem — There’ll Be Apps for That

iPad: No Flash Video, No Problem — There’ll Be Apps for That — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:00:25 +0000

[...] for instance, has sold only 500,000 units so far, but there are hundreds of organizations developing apps (or “channels,” as Roku likes to call them) for its broadband set-top box. Same goes [...]

By: Roku: 500,000 Units Sold, Raising Capital, Eyeing IPO

Roku: 500,000 Units Sold, Raising Capital, Eyeing IPO — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:24:48 +0000

[...] but through sales of subscription and pay-per-view services through its channel store, which it launched late last year. According to director of corporate communications Brian Jaquet, the company will roll out a [...]

By: Why Buy a Standalone Box When Vudu Has Apps Already On the TV?

Why Buy a Standalone Box When Vudu Has Apps Already On the TV? — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:00:36 +0000

[...] Buy a Standalone Box When Vudu Has Apps Already On the TV? Take that, Boxee Box! Take that, Roku Player! Sure, those companies are adding lots of content to their broadband set-top boxes through channels [...]

By: EVTV

EVTV — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:31:58 +0000

The newest channel to be launched on the Roku is http://www.EroticVision.TV providing adult content.

Here’s a link to the press release

http://www.xbiznewswire.com/view.php?id=115832

By: Roku Slashes Price of HD-XR in Half for Black Friday

Roku Slashes Price of HD-XR in Half for Black Friday — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:08:06 +0000

[...] Demand store on their HDTV sets, as well as adding live baseball from MLB.com. Roku has since also launched a Channel Store that includes 10 new video content partners, including Blip.tv, Facebook Photos, Flickr and Pandora [...]

By: Roku Adds 10 Free Channels To Netflix Set-Top Box | Open TV Platform Means More To Follow « The Levisa Lazer

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:35:31 +0000

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By: Roku mete vídeo, foto y música sociales en la tele del salón | despuesdegoogle

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:57:54 +0000

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By: DZ

DZ — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:33:03 +0000

The SDK is available - Google could build a Picasa app. But with the way they've shut down their YouTube API, who knows if they feel like sharing at all?

By: vinay

vinay — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:19:06 +0000

The technology behind this is unclear. Does Roku implement custom applications for each service ..or do they get the service guys to deliver a web-page that is rendered by a browser sitting in the box?

Methinks it is the former. And methinks this is bad. A web browser is a piece of software that renders all web-pages - a one-stop shop for all services. If players like Roku go about building specific apps per service, and if the services guys play along the same lines, then we are witnessing the birth of a new cable mafia - not the world of internet as it was designed to be.

I can understand that services are not free, as long as they don't use proprietary software to deliver access to them. Use a browser and get your customers to pay - just like you do on the PC. This will enable faster innovation by allowing competition on the side of the boxes and services, benefiting both the industry and the consumers in the long run. A closed system is a lock-in, which by definition, will grow/innovate in a limited space, if at all.

Does Roku go for specific apps instead of a browser because boxes are resource-constrained and browsers are resource hungry? Even if this is true, it is not a sustainable argument. Heard of ChromeOS? Roku (and other such box biz guys) need to accept the world of open technologies, and build differentiators / business models on top. If not, they risk being left behind.

By: Rakesh Agrawal

Rakesh Agrawal — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:53:40 +0000

So sad to see no Picasa!