Roku, Walmart Announce Interactive TV-Commerce `Partnership’
Smart TV technology and streaming services resource Roku and giant discount store chain Walmart announced Thursday that they continue to build on their business relationship by forming a partnership on live, interactive TV-commerce shopping. Under the new arrangement, Walmart will become “the exclusive retailer” to…
Walmart Brings `onn.’ Brand Roku TVs To Canada
Roku and Walmart are expanding their footprint for Roku TVs marketed under Walmart’s private label “onn.” brand to Canada, the companies announced Wednesday. Starting this month, Walmart Canada is introducing onn. brand Roku TV models for first time, sold exclusively in-store and online at Walmart….
Comcast Officially Launches Retail Hisense XClass 4K UHD TVs
Confirming leaked reports, Comcast officially announced Tuesday the introduction of its private-label 4K UHD XClass TVs, manufactured by Hisense and sold through Walmart Stores and Walmart.com nationwide. The giant cable TV multi-system operator is integrating the XClass TVs with its X1 broadband/conditional access technology as…
Review: Update Adds New Dimensions To Roku Sound
We finally got a chance to try out Roku’s new 5.1-channel surround sound firmware enhancement to its family of home theater sound products, and after a good run-through, we love it. As we previously reported in our review of the Roku soundbar and subwoofer when…
Roku Adds 5.1 Surround To Its Audio Products Package
On the heels of the announcement of the recent Roku TV Ready program, smart TV platform developer Roku announced today a firmware update that will bring a full 5.1-channel surround experience to owners of Roku or onn-branded Roku soundbars, wireless speakers and wireless subwoofers. In…
Walmart Launches `onn.’ Roku TVs For Black Friday
Did you discover this week that your 5-year-old or older smart TV, Blu-ray player or media adapter isn’t so smart and won’t get the new Apple TV+, Disney+ or maybe even the updated Netflix app? Roku is offering a few affordable solutions that are seeing…
Roku, Walmart Unveil `onn’ Brand Soundbar, Subwoofer
Walmart and Roku officially announced Monday the first Roku Smart Soundbar and Roku Wireless Subwoofer to be sold under the discount chain’s new “onn” brand. Similar to the wireless Roku Smart Soundbar and Roku Subwoofer recently introduced by Roku for broad-based retail distribution, the new…
Roku Unveils 2019 Streaming Media Player Lineup
Roku introduced Thursday its 2019 U.S. market lineup of Roku streaming players, offering a mix of both broadly distributed and retail-chain exclusive derivative models for consumers looking to add the company’s popularly simple smart TV user experience and huge streaming app library. The new streaming…
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