http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/22/roku.launches.open.channel.store/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/rokuchannelstore.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Roku late Sunday gave its Internet media players a boost in the form of the Channel Store. Now considered an open platform, the avenue lets content producers of any scale implement their own video services. The service also brings major content providers such as Facebook's photo service, Flickr, Mediafly, Pandora, Revision3 and TWiT; relative newcomers like blip.tv, FrameChannel, Motionbox and M... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/22/roku.launches.open.channel.store/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/27/roku.hd.xr.adds.80211n/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/rokuhd-xr.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Roku this morning swelled its media hub ranks with two models aimed at the high and low ends. The previously leaked Roku HD-XR adds to the original network video streamer with 802.11n Wi-Fi on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, giving it much more bandwidth for streaming HD sources as well as a frequency pick less prone to interference from cordless home phones. It continues to also support Etherne... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/27/roku.hd.xr.adds.80211n/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/19/roku.xr.brings.with.it.wi.fi.usb.port/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/rokuxrintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Roku will soon update its multimedia box that can stream and download Netflix content with a new product, the Roku XR, according to a Monday Engadget report. The new model will replace the aging original, which debuted about 18 months ago. The Roku XR will look identical to the original, but add 802.11n Wi-Fi support, a USB socket for local media playback from thumb drives and a 2.5A power input, ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/19/roku.xr.brings.with.it.wi.fi.usb.port/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/11/roku.adds.mlb.streaming/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/rokuinternetplayer-mlb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Roku today became one of the few if not only network media hub creators to offer Major League Baseball streaming. The addition gives anyone who already has an MLB.TV premium subscription the option of watching a game live if it's out of their home market, including in HD. Users can also watch recent games from any market on demand and still have access to MLB content on computers and elsewhere.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/11/roku.adds.mlb.streaming/ Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/03/netflix.iphone.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/boxee-netflix.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Netflix may soon be opening the gates to its unlimited movie and TV streaming on the iPhone and iPod touch, a rumor indicates today. An executive for an unnamed company claims to MCN that Netflix will "soon" extend Watch Instantly to the Apple devices. The service would likely be limited to Wi-Fi for bandwidth concerns, though it's unclear whether this would be due solely to pressure from AT&T o... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/03/netflix.iphone.rumor/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/29/lg.tvs.to.get.vudu.service/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/lgsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Electronics producer LG today said it has teamed up with Vudu to integrate the latter's on-demand movie and TV services into its HDTVs. This will allow the Internet-connected TVs to browse and view a full library of content, including in HD. Currently, Vudu offers set-top boxes that need to plugged into a TV and network connection, which adds to the clutter and complexity of a living room, as well... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/29/lg.tvs.to.get.vudu.service/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/16/blu.ray.sales.climb.91pc/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/blu-raydisc.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Digital Entertainment Group today trumpeted a surge in newer video formats for the first half of the year. Although spending as a whole between January and June dropped 3.9 percent versus the early part of 2008, the industry agency says the amount of money spent buying Blu-ray movies jumped 91 percent to $407 million. Direct-download movies also helped offset problems with DVDs and climbed 2... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/16/blu.ray.sales.climb.91pc/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/13/vudu.ad.backed.media/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/vudu-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />VUDU today signaled a partial change in direction with word that it will start offering ad-supported music and video through its service. Once limited to renting as well as selling movies and TV shows, the company is tapping Brightcove to provide ads for a free Sony music video service. It also plans to expand this to include other services but hasn't set out its plans to date, including whether... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/13/vudu.ad.backed.media/ Wed, 13 May 2009 18:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/12/most.money.goes.to.bd.dvd/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/tivo-netflix.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Researchers NPD Group today said that 88% of the money consumers spend on home entertainment goes towards purchasing and renting movies on DVD and Blu-ray discs. Of the $25 each US consumer spends on average in a given month, 63 percent was found to be spent on DVD purchases, 7 percent on Blu-ray discs, and 18% went towards renting DVD and Blu-ray movies. The remaining 12 percent was split between... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/12/most.money.goes.to.bd.dvd/ Tue, 12 May 2009 20:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/21/roku.player.gets.hd.amazon/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/rokuhdsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Roku on Tuesday announced that its Roku player supports new HD content from Amazon's Video on Demand service. Customers initially will have a choice between 500 TV shows and movies from studios and networks such as Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, Paramount, Universal and Showtime. Top movie titles include "Frost/Nixon," "Twilight" and "Yes Man," along with TV shows such as "Californication," "The Tud... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/21/roku.player.gets.hd.amazon/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:25:00 GMT