Roku Beefs Up Free Live TV Channels, Movies
Pandemic sheltering consumers looking for something more to stream for free got some good news from Roku this week. The streaming media player resource, said it has added more than 30 live linear TV channels to its Live TV Channel Guide posted inside The Roku…
Blow Up The Coronavirus With July 4th TV Specials
The coronavirus might have put a damper on most of life in 2020, but during this Independence Day weekend it’s helped to present a few good opportunities to pick up a top-performing 4K Ultra HDTV or two for a song. Many of the leading TV…
Parks Study: COVID-19 Good For Smart TV Viewership
More than 6 million U.S. broadband households cut the cord on traditional pay-TV service between the first quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of Q1 2020, a study disclosed by Parks Associates revealed this week. The report said those who gave up their traditional…
Sony Augmented Reality App Helps Visualize TV Models In The Home
Sony launched Friday a new Envision TV AR (augmented reality) app developed to help consumers visualize how a Sony TV they might be interested in purchasing fits into their home. Using the app on an AR-enabled smartphone or mobile device, users will be able to…
Samsung Health Apps Come Early To 2018, 2019 Smart TVs
In a bit of convenient timing during the COVID-19 crisis, Samsung announced this morning that the new channels planned to be added to the Samsung Heath app on 2020 Samsung smart TVs this summer, are available now as individual fitness apps on 2018 and 2019…
Sony Releases Prices, Availability On Step-up, Premium 8K, 4K TV Lineup
Sony Electronics formally released pricing and availability details Monday on its 2020 4K and 8K LED-LCD TVs and 4K UHD OLED models first introduced at CES 2020 in January. Many of Sony’s premium TV series, which will be shipping soon at major retail outlets including…
Streamers To Receive `One World’ Telethon For COVID-19 Workers
Anti-poverty movement Global Citizen will present Saturday night a major live-streamed telethon for frontline workers in the COVID-19 battle through a number of apps and channels around the world. The historic special called “One World: Together At Home,” is billed as a global special that…
Roku OS v. 9.3 To Bring Voice AI, Soundbar Enhancements
Streaming video giant Roku said today that it will start rolling out a new system OS v. 9.3 to Roku devices in the coming weeks bringing more seamless integration with its soundbar and further integration with AI voice integration. The new version of the OS…
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