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 right this moment, Roku revealed its new Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus, that are brand-new fashions designed to interchange the Roku Categorical and Roku Categorical 4K. In accordance with the streaming large, these fashions are “sleeker, extra intuitive, and much more pleasant to make use of” and are additionally probably the most compact in the marketplace, measuring 35 p.c smaller than different comparable gadgets. Each gadgets characteristic customized suggestions, entry to hundreds of

streaming channels
, a voice distant and the

Backdrops wallpaper
characteristic, 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 help) costing $40. Each gadgets can be found right this moment for pre-order and shall be out there to ship on Could 6.

• Roku Streaming Stick Plus (2025)
  

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

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  Roku Streaming Stick
  

  The Roku Streaming Stick is a slim plug and play machine that permits 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

Observe upcoming movies and uncover scroll-able brief kind 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 permits customers so as to add motion pictures that have not even been launched but to their Save Checklist. As soon as the movie is that can be purchased, hire or stream, customers will then get a notification. So, as an example, despite the fact that Marvel’s latest movie Thunderbolts* is not out but, customers might feasibly add it to their Save Checklist now, after which obtain updates when it hits digital platforms in addition to Disney+.

When you’re in search of 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 Residence sections that embrace brief, curated clips, just like what you may 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 characteristic, which routinely enhances and optimizes image high quality on a scene-by-scene foundation, is formally coming to the Roku Plus Sequence, making it extra reasonably priced for these in search of a mid-range TV. As well as, The Roku Plus Sequence additionally will now characteristic mini-LED backlighting, enhanced by QLED, which is able to give these units higher dynamic distinction, deeper blacks, and a wider coloration vary. You may browse Roku’s presently out there Plus fashions here.

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