Roku officially comes to Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone

We love checking out new apps for Windows Phone and Windows 8.ane. Especially when those apps are official and have long been requested by the community. Today Windows eight.one is getting a highly sought after app. It's fourth dimension to welcome Roku to the Windows family.

Head to the Windows Store and you'll find Roku http://(roku.comfor your tablet or touch-screen auto. We say that because mouse and keyboard input is not supported, you lot'll need touch on to go the job done.

Roku? It's a visitor that makes popular set-height boxes that offer streaming content from channels similar Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, HBO Go and others. This Windows eight.i app will allow yous to control the Roku device in your household.

Here are the features of Roku for Windows 8.1: - Automatically detect all Roku players on the local network - View installed Roku channels and launch the channel with a tap - Control your Roku player with an on-screen remote control

We don't take a Roku device to examination this out but yet, but we just ordered the Streaming Stick from Roku for $49.99 (Amazon to play effectually with the app later.

Take a Roku? Sound off below with your impressions of their product and this new app. We should notation that this is listed as Universal Windows app, which means we should hopefully see an official Windows Phone version shortly.

Update: Turns out we've got the Windows Phone version available also!

Download Roku for Windows 8.1
Download Roku for Windows Phone viii.ane

Via: WinBeta

Thanks for the tip diegolara and mtg1974

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