CES 2013: Roku beefs up content deals, 700 channels now available in US

Roku has announced more content partnerships here at CES 2013 in Las Vegas. New channels for US-based Roku users include Blockbuster On Demand, Fox Now, PBS, Vevo, Syfy, and Dailymotion. Roku has also locked in Amazon's Cloud Player, Spotify and iHeartRadio which are unlikely to be offered in Canada. This now brings Roku's channel lineup to around 700 so even if Canadian customers get a franction of that number, it is still significant amount of streaming content. Roku can also run apps like the Time Warner Cable app (US-only) that effectively turns it into a cable box, pretty cool.

CTV's Olympics London app covers the games on the go

In this version of the CTV Olympics London 2012 app, keep up to date with the very latest video, highlights and news leading up to the start of the Olympic Games on July 27th.

As of July 27th, the app will also provide Canadians with live video coverage from London, including CTV, TSN and Sportsnet Olympic broadcasts, as well as up to 15 additional Olympic events from the World Feed all on their iOS devices. Hit jump for the full spread of features.

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Video: Sony Xperia Ion, Smart Tags and Sony SmartWatch

Here is a trifecta of Sony Xperia goodness. We see some of the multimedia smarts of the new 4G LTE Gingerbread-powered Xperia Ion smartphone. A cool NFC demo of the SmarTags as well as a peek at the SmartWatch. Sony isn't just building Android smartphones, it is focusing on accessories and functionalities that will enhance the user experience.

Microsoft to webcast future of Windows Phone Event

Microsoft will be offering a web cast of the Windows Phone event being held in San Francisco tomorrow (Wednesday, June 20^th at 9:00 a.m. PDT). Billed as a sneak peak at the future of Windows Phone, you can catch the presentation here - http://aka.ms/wpsummit and on demand following the event.