Roku expands beyond Internet video-streaming boxes

Roku is thinking outside its set-top box in an attempt to bring more Internet video to flat-panel televisions.

Intel pays RealNetworks $120m for patents, video codecs

Intel and RealNetworks made a crucial deal for video technology on Thursday. The semiconductor firm has paid $120 million to get a "significant" 190 of RealNetworks' patents. In exchange, Intel has agreed to team with RealNetworks to co-develop the latter's signature video codecs and will take on seven codec developers from its partner in the process....

Roku expands beyond video-streaming boxes

Saratoga-based Internet video company unveils Streaming Stick, which will plug directly into a high-definition port available on a growing number of new-breed TVs.

Roku Streaming Stick Delivers Digital Content To TVs

Set-top boxes were the rage last year, but with the new year comes a new product. This time, the device comes by way of Roku, a company that was one of the leaders in the design and development of video boxes. (...)Read the rest of Roku Streaming Stick Delivers Digital Content To TVs © Coolest [...]

Roku Slims Down With New Internet-Streaming Device Design

SAN FRANCISCO (The Blaze/AP) — Roku is breaking out of the set-top box design with more advanced, smaller technology to better serve flat-panel televisions with its Internet streaming services.Roku Streaming Stick design.