Roku's New Streaming Sticks Are Perfect for Any TV, Dumb or Smart

Summary

• Earlier this week Roku announced a series of new products and software features.
• The two most notable hardware products were the new Roku Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus, which are due to be released on 6 May.
• The main difference between the two is that the Plus version offers 4K streaming, and they retail for $29.99and$39.99 respectively.
• Both devices are 35% smaller than competitors, and they can be powered directly from the TV’s HDMI port, doing away with a hanging power cord and preserving neighbouring HDMI ports.
• In terms of software, Roku announced a “Coming Soon to Theaters” row, which informs users about upcoming premieres and lets them save releases to get notifications when they become available to stream.
• There is also a personalised highlights row in the Sports Zone feature.

By Brent Dirks

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