New Roku Streaming Stick features quad-core processor, private listening feature

Roku Inc. announced the new Roku Streaming Stick designed for streamers who are looking for the ultimate in power and convenience in a sleek, pocket-sized form.

Priced at just CDN $59.99, the latest model of the popular device has been developed with a focus on performance and features a quad-core processor. The new Roku Streaming Stick has 8X more processing power than its predecessor to get consumers to their favorite entertainment fast with smooth and responsive navigation. It’s also the first Roku device to offer private listening through the Roku Mobile App. 

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RCA introduces new Roku-ready TVs

RCA is bringing a dozen new televisions that come with Roku streaming capability. The new models come with a pre-installed Roku Streaming Stick. The line ranges from 28- to 65-inches and are available at Best Buy, Walmart.com, Sears.com, BJ’s Wholesale Club, SamsClub.com, and select regional electronics retailers.

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Review: Roku Streaming Stick

Text and photos by Simon Cohen

 Tons of features, good performance and an unbeatable price make the Roku Streaming Stick by far the best value in the increasingly busy Smart-TV add-on category.

If you already own a Smart TV—a WiFi-connected, app-enabled HDTV—you really don’t need to read this. That’s because the Roku family of devices (to which the Roku Streaming Stick is the latest addition) is for all of us poor shmoes stuck with TVs that have no way of talking to the internet and thus no way to access content providers like Netflix, Crackle, CrunchyRoll or YouTube unless we stretch a very long and trip-hazard-creating HDMI cable from our PC/laptop to our TV sets. Don’t laugh. People do that. For real.

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Polaroid introduces 4K UHD TV at CES

Polaroid is looking at the bigger picture (quite literally) with a new product they are launching at CES. Polaroid will be offering a 50-inch Ultra HD television worth about US$999.99. Empire Electronics licensed Polaroid’s brand to develop and market the new 4K TV. It will feature three HDMI ports and the imaging company claims it will have the “highest quality picture resolution at the best price.” Polaroid will also introduce a 50-inch Smart TV equipped with Roku Streaming Stick for half the price at $599.99.

Source: Polaroid