This is just a short little announcement of sorts. As you know (or should know if you've been reading these posts... which you should most certainly do for the sake of my gratification), I am posting a how-to on streaming media from my home network to a Roku box I recently purchased.
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Well, I was just minding my own business lazily pondering when I should start back on the guide when I came across an article about Roku. Apparently, they will soon offer the media box without wires or power input. They are manufacturing little Roku players that are the size of your typical flash drive. You presumably would plug it into an HDTV's HDMI slot and ... well, that's it. According to the statement, the TV's remote can be used to control Roku. Additionally, it is supposed to have all of the features that the current box has.
It's scheduled to come out at the end of this year (2012) and be priced essentially the same as the current boxes. Remember what I said in
the last post about making something that will let the consumer be more lazy than they already are? This certainly fits the bill.
No wires, completely portable, and using the TV remote. Now that's a sentence fragment I like.
Theoretically, you could take this little fella with you to some hotel or B&B, plug it into the TV in your room, access the complimentary wireless network, and watch exactly the same stuff you could at home. This would not apply to your personal media library unless, of course, you brought it with you (a USB drive and a laptop would work). Oh, the possibilities!
Business Wire: Roku Breaks the Smart TV Mold
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