Roku’s new streaming sticks are smaller, smarter, and nonetheless ridiculously low cost

Say goodbye to the Roku Categorical, the time for the Streaming Stick is right here.

Earlier at this time, Roku revealed its new Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus, that are brand-new fashions designed to exchange the Roku Categorical and Roku Categorical 4K. In response to the streaming big, these fashions are “sleeker, extra intuitive, and much more pleasant to make use of” and are additionally essentially the most compact in the marketplace, measuring 35 p.c smaller than different comparable gadgets. Each gadgets function customized suggestions, entry to 1000’s of

streaming channels
, a voice distant and the

Backdrops wallpaper
function, which might flip your TV into

a literal work of art
.

However after all, the value is a very powerful issue with Roku gadgets and these new Streaming Sticks are nonetheless fairly low cost, with the bottom mannequin coming in at $30 and the Plus mannequin (which incorporates 4k and HDR assist) costing $40. Each gadgets can be found at this time for pre-order and might be obtainable to ship on Could 6.

• Roku Streaming Stick Plus (2025)
  

  A slim plug and play streaming stick that features 4K/HDR assist and features a voice distant. 

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  Roku Streaming Stick
  

  The Roku Streaming Stick is a slim plug and play machine that enables customers to simply stream content material in HD. It features a Roku Voice Distant

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Roku OS will get extra content material discovery choices

Monitor upcoming movies and uncover scroll-able quick type content material

Marvel

Along with its new Streaming Sticks, Roku has introduced a number of upgrades coming to its OS. First up is a model new “Coming Quickly to Theaters” row that enables customers so as to add films that have not even been launched but to their Save Listing. As soon as the movie is in the stores, hire or stream, customers will then get a notification. So, as an illustration, though Marvel’s latest movie Thunderbolts* is not out but, customers might feasibly add it to their Save Listing now, after which obtain updates when it hits digital platforms in addition to Disney+.

Should you’re on the lookout for one thing a bit extra scroll-able, Roku has additionally added new short-form content material rows within the All Issues Meals and All Issues House sections that embody quick, curated clips, just like what you would possibly discover on YouTube Shorts or TikTok.

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Good Image Max rolling out to extra Roku TVs

Roku’s Plus collection is getting some critical upgrades

Roku

Roku’s Good Image Max function, which routinely enhances and optimizes image high quality on a scene-by-scene foundation, is formally coming to the Roku Plus Collection, making it extra inexpensive for these on the lookout for a mid-range TV. As well as, The Roku Plus Collection additionally will now function mini-LED backlighting, enhanced by QLED, which is able to give these units higher dynamic distinction, deeper blacks, and a wider coloration vary. You possibly can browse Roku’s presently obtainable Plus fashions here.

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