A series of
digital media player set top boxes being manufactured by Roku Inc is Roku or
Roku streaming player. In the form of channels Roku partners provide over the
top content. Through a wired or Wi-Fi connection to an internet router the roku
streaming device gets data which nothing but the video stream. The Roku TV application development
involves conte nt which are available through Amazon cloud player, Amazon video,
Amoeba TV, Crunchy roll, Google play movies & TV, Hasbro studios, HBO Go,
Hulu Plus, MLB TV, Netflix, Pandora radio, PBS, Play station Vue, Showtime
anytime, Tubi TV, Sling TV, The Blaze, Time Warner cable, Vudu, WWE Network,
You Tube, Southern Fiber net corp. and the ITV Hub.
Roku TV app development lead to Roku box which runs heavily modified versions of
Linux which is known as RokuOS. The first generation Roku players first came
with Roku OS 1.0. After that Roku has continued to update the software with bug
fixes, security updates, features additions and many new interface revisions. Roku
has 4 generations it announced the first Netflix Internet video streaming
receiver box the Roku DVP on May 20, 2008. This device runs Linux.
The
2nd generation Involves
launch of a TV branded Roku LT which is
an example of Roku TV application development which allow users to stream
now TV content to their television as
well as access content basically from BBC I player, Demand 5,
Spotify and sky
news. On July 26, 2013, BskyB launched
Roku LT. The 3rd
generation involves the release of their updated media
player, Roku 3 with a CPU that’s five times faster than the Roku 2 XS and a
Wi-Fi direct remote instead of Bluetooth. Roku TV application development
includes 4th generation of
Roku which was released on October
6, 2015 and hence Roku officially announced the release of the Roku 4.