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Here at Geek News Central, we've always been fans of Roku and with the latest pair of devices, I don't see any reason to change my opinion. Roku continues to provide a convenient way to make older TVs smart and offer additional content that's otherwise unavailable. It's also a great solution if you are travelling and want to have access
PCs and Laptops As with mobile devices, unless you are in the Apple camp, there are plenty of manufacturers outside of the USA to choose from. Both Acer and Asus are Taiwanese firms and from Japan there's Sony and Fujitsu. Most countries seem to have specialist PC assemblers like FiercePC in UK who tend to cater to the gamers rather than office buyers. Support a local supplier if you can. When it comes to the desktop OS, there's limited choice as Microsoft Windows is dominant. However, there are Linux variants such as SUSE which is headquartered in Luxembourg. If you are feeling brave (or mad), there's Huawei's HarmonyOS for PCs or the FreeBSD-based Kylin from China. I'll pass, thanks.
It's been awhile coming but today Roku has announced updates to its streaming product line with the new Roku Streaming Stick and the Roku Streaming Stick Plus. These will be coming to the UK in early summer which is great news for Roku fans on this side of the pond. For those who don't know about Roku, the company offers
Months after launching in USA (and the subsequent Star Trek Discovery PR disaster), Paramount+ finally arrived in UK today. Priced at £6.99 per month, the crown jewels are undoubtedly the Star Trek catalogue, but with ComedyCentral, ShowTime and MTV, there's over 8000 hours of premium content including classics like Cheers! and Frasier. The new Halo live action series debuts on
Haul out the holly. Oh, wait. Are you also one of those people that decorates the house to music? Or just like to keep the holiday spirits up during the season? Well, if you use Amazon Music for that, then your home or office is a very quiet place this morning. A short time ago the software and retail giant
Roku's had a busy news week (or two) and much of it will be of interest to UK Roku fans. It's particularly serendipitous as we're stuck inside avoiding the Coronavirus lurgy, so let's get stuck in with the fun stuff. First up, the free Roku Channel is now available to UK residents. It's a free (ad supported) selection of movies and
Roku have announced Roku TV Ready at CES, a branding and co-operation programme to ensure that consumer electronics from different companies works seamlessly with Roku TVs. The first partners under the initiative are existing Roku TV implementer TCL North America and all-new Roku partner, Sound United, the parent company to Denon, Polk Audio, Marantz, Definitive Technology and Classé. Denon soundbars