Apps for Apple TV May Be Coming Soon

Three apps you can use now on Apple TV

While Apple has not yet officially opened up their Apple TV for Apps and Games, the internet is a buzzing with news of a new software development kit that Apple may be releasing soon. This kit would allow third-party developers to write apps for Apple's $99 TV Media Streamer.

While this is not yet been set in stone, Apple may already have inadvertently leaked this in their Apple TV Movies menu which has had banners promoting holiday apps and games. Hopefully this was not just a gaff and is pointing to a significant changes in Apple's policy to open up their for now closed Apple TV platform.

With the latest Apple TV beta including a Bluetooth pairing menu for connecting wireless keyboards to 2nd and 3rd generation Apple TVs, it may be another sign that they are relenting and will open up the AppleTV to developers the way Roku did. Once they do this new Apps, Games and Channels for Apple TV will start rolling out in mass.

Apps Available Now for Apple TV

These apps work on a 2nd or 3rd generation Apple TV through AirPlay:

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The media streamer revolution has dramatically changed how we as consumers interact with our television sets. No longer are we simply content to just watch the programming large media companies provide. Consumers with the downturn of the economy are turning to media streamers like Roku or Apple TV for their television needs. Others have built their own media players or Home Theater Personal Computers (HTPC) using off the shelf PC hardware along with great media streaming software like Plex or XBMC. This has opened the door to an entire new way of watching television by streaming content over the internet.

Free TV Using a Roku Media Streamer

Roku has opened the floodgates and created a demand for free TV. Roku media streamers typically cost under $100 and can be found for as low as $49 depending on features. Since a large number of their 1000 plus channels are free and require no ongoing monthly subscription fees, Roku's popularity has continued to soar over the last couple years.

Sources of FREE TV Content for Roku:
Our list of popular private and public Roku Channels has grown much larger this year and now contains three categories:

Adult Roku Channels - Faith Based Roku Channels - Local and World News Roku Channels

The following Roku channels will make your Roku more versatile:

EPIX - This channel offers 15 thousand movies from major studios and may already be free to watch through your cable provider.
Netflix - One of the earliest movie rental service now offers instant streaming for watching content on Roku. Check out their top 100 most popular and New Instant Releases for the latest movies and television shows available on Netflix.
PlayOn Play Later - Collection of great channels. They charge a one-time lifetime fee that is reasonable. They also offer a long list of 3rd party add-ons.
Twonky Beam - Air Sharing for Roku
Plex - Play Your Media Content on Roku.

Free Content for HTPC Owners:
The main advantage of an HTPC is it's DVR ready to record HD TV from an antenna. Be sure to see our long list of Free Internet TV Channels that provide an unlimited amount of Free TV for your HTPC, iPad or smart phone.

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While Free TV has not yet taken the place of "Pay TV", the alternative choices are getting much better, so much so that many people are starting to cut ties to their Satellite or Cable TV providers in favor of lower monthly bills or no bills at all.

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VEVO Roku Channel

VEVO Roku Channel Now Available

VEVO - Music Videos, Concerts and Original Shows

With the latest release of the new VEVO Roku channel, Music Video lovers in the US, UK and Canada can now stream 50,000 high quality music videos from 11,000 artists from their Roku players right into their living rooms.

VEVO's large collection of Music Videos along with their own original shows, special premiers and concerts brings even more great content to Roku. VEVO was Ranked by comScore as the #1 Music platform on the web.

VEVO Channel Now Available On Roku

VEVO is available for the following Roku players:

All Roku 2 Players
Roku Streaming Stick
Roku LT
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How to subscribe:
VEVO Roku channel is free. Sign-up for VEVO by visiting vevo.com/roku.

Click the gray Sign Up button in the upper right hand corner of the page. After you log in, you'll be prompted to enter your Roku's activation code.

With the Roku VEVO channel you can search by, artists or titles
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Spotify Roku Channel Now Available

Award Winning Streaming Music Service now on Roku

With the latest release of the new Spotify Roku channel, Music lovers in the US, Great Britain and Ireland can now stream ad free, high quality tunes up to (320kps) right on their Roku players.

Spotify has a very large collection of music which even includes the entire Metallica catalog and is large enough to easily compete with iTunes.

Many users have been dumping Pandora in favor of Spotify due to better content and lack of commercials.

Spotify is available in 23 countries and Pandora is only available in three. While Pandora had more subscribers, recently they have been loosing many subscribers while Spotify has been gaining many more.

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Spotify is available for the following Roku players:

How to subscribe:
Spotify Roku channel is free although it requires a premium subscription for the service to listen ad free. Their free service still offers less ads than many other Roku radio channels.

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With the Roku Spotify channel you can search for tracks, artists and albums
Add tracks to your playlists and star your favorite tracks
Browse new album releases and top tracks for your region
Browse and play tracks from your Spotify playlists
Access content sent to you by friends in your Spotify Inbox
View album and artist track lists for now playing tracks

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Livestream Roku Channel

Watch Live Streaming News and Events on Roku

The Roku Livestream channel is home to many local news channels and other live streaming events you can watch on Roku. Or get apps for iDevices, Android or watch it on your Computer.

Livestream is home to many free and also premium paid live streaming events.

While Roku has many channels, very few offer live video streaming. Livestream has created a nice channel that is loaded with a long list of great content.

Livestream is home to many local news channels from all over the USA. If you can't receive your local channels by antenna, Livestream may be your only link to your local news.

Here is how to watch Livestream from your Roku or computer:

Livestream Roku Channel

There is no fee for the Livestream Roku channel and it's free to install on your Roku using the link provided below.

"Livestream one of the best channels for watching live streaming on Roku"

Add Livestream Roku Channel

View their site from your Computer: Visit Livestream

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Livestream for Android

Android users check out this great apk for Android that will let you watch Livestream on your Phones or Tablets.

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Livestream iOS App

You can also watch Livestream from your favorite iOS device with this Free App available from the Apple App Store.

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Amazon Music Player Roku Channel

Amazon Cloud Player Roku Channel

Play music from your Amazon Cloud on Roku

The new Amazon Music player channel will let you search or play your entire Cloud Player collection by artist, album, song, playlist or genre.

It will also allow you to mix and play a single album, or all songs by the same artist or genre or shuffle your entire song list.

With the ability to search for any song, artist or album from your entire collection of music. Your favorite songs are just a few clicks away.

Features:

Search for any album, artist or song in your account
Play your music in high-quality 256 Kbps audio
Song details and album art are available on a smooth scrolling screensaver

Continue playback while browsing and quickly access the “Now Playing” song through a shortcut

Amazon Music Player is available in the U.S. You can find it in the Music category of the Roku Channel Store or add it here.

To use the channel, you must sign up for an Amazon Music Player account. You can import 250 songs for free or 250,000 songs for $24.99 per year. Any Amazon MP3 purchases are stored automatically for free.

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Sonos PLAY:5 Internet Music Player

Sonos PLAY:5 Wireless Internet Player

WIRELESSLY STREAM ALL THE MUSIC ON EARTH

5 integrated speakers powered by 5 digital amps for room-filling sound
Unlimited music, Wirelessly play iTunes, free Internet radio, Pandora, Napster and more
Wireless control with free apps for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
Simple setup and wireless expandability to play different songs in different rooms
Requires high-speed Internet connection and wireless router

The original, bigger room, bigger sound all-in-one Sonos music player. With 5 integrated speakers powered by 5 digital amps, the PLAY:5 is a HiFi powerhouse of sound that will astound your ears. Wirelessly stream your entire iTunes library, favorite music services, and thousands of radio stations to any room. Set it up in minutes, and expand until every room in your home is packed with your favorite tunes. Control it all with free apps for your Android smartphone, iPhone, or iPad

Sonos PLAY:5 Features

WIRELESSLY STREAM ALL THE MUSIC ON EARTH. Enjoy a universe of music in every room- your iTunes library, your favorite music services, and more than 100,000 free Internet radio stations, podcasts and shows.
CONTROL YOUR WAY. Search, browse and play your music with the free Sonos Controller Apps for Android, iPad, iPhone, Mac or PC.
SONOS HIFI SOUND. A rock-solid wireless system that streams all music on earth and fills every room in your house with deep, richly textured HiFi audio.
EASY TO SET UP. No rewiring. No complex programming. Simply connect a Sonos component to your router and wirelessly link all your players with one touch.
START WITH ONE, EXPAND ANYWHERE. Add as many Sonos players as you want throughout your home, wirelessly. Play different songs in any room or the same song everywhere, in perfect sync.
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Install Plex Channel on Roku

Play your .mkv, .avi and .mp4 video files on Roku

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About Plex
Plex is a Media Server application that is designed to be run from a computer or NAS and serve media to a Plex Player.

This allows you to play common video content in the form of .avi, .mp4 and .mkv directly to a Plex Player enabled device.

For the purpose of this guide we show you how to get it up and running on a Roku. Plex has a long list of supported devices with Plex Player apps that interface with the Plex Media Server application.

List Of Supported Plex Player Devices

Android

AppleTV (Jailbroken Only Models)

DLNA Devices

GoogleTV

iOS Devices

LG Medialink

Plex Media Center (OSX, Windows, Linux)

Roku

Windows Phone 7

By installing Plex on your Roku it will allow you to play files that Roku would normally not play. Plex will automatically look for, download and install poster art for your television shows and movies.

Plex Roku Installation Instructions
Plex is no longer charging a one time $4.99 fee for their Roku Channel it is now Free for everyone.

If you would like to try a different version than the official Plex version. You can add the Plex Classic Channel below. This is the original Plex channel not the new updated one which is now in the Roku Channel Store.

Add Plex Classic

Download and install the Plex Media Server Software on your Mac, PC or Linux machine.

Click Here to Go to my.plexapp.com and create a free account.

Click Here to Add the Plex Channel to your Roku.

In order for your Roku to connect to the Plex Media Server, your computer needs to be turned on, not sleeping and Plex Media Server needs to be running on your computer.

Auto Discovery

When you launch the Plex Channel on your Roku it will automatically discover and attempt to connect to your Plex Media Server running on your home network.

If the connection is successful you will see the library sections you setup in Plex Media Manager as well as any Plex Channels you have added.

For this to work correctly, the computer or NAS that you installed Plex Media Server on needs to be running and Plex Media Server has to be running on that computer. Also, the computer and the Roku need to be connected to the same network.

You can check this by comparing the IP addresses of the computer and the Roku. Standard internal home IP addresses usually look something like 192.168.1.1. The third set of numbers, in this case the bold 1 - 192.168.1.1, is what determines the network the device is on.

So for instance, if your computer has an IP address of 192.168.1.3 and your iOS device has an IP address of 192.168.2.2 then you can see that they are on separate networks because the third set of number on each IP address do not match.

Manually Connect to the Plex Server

If auto discovery doesn't connect to your Roku to your Media Server, then you can try manually adding the IP address of the computer running Plex Media Server.

If you are going to manually add the IP address, then you want to make sure your computer has a static IP address. By default, when a computer is turned on it will use the first IP address that is available on the network.

When you set a static IP address you tell the computer to always use the same IP address. This is very important if you are going to manually add your Plex Media Server to the app.

Installing Plex Channels on Roku

Plex Channels allows access to video, audio and photo content from over 200 websites. Click here to see a list of some of the best Plex Channels

These Plex channels are independent from Roku channels that are installed on your Roku player and will be available when your Roku is connected to the Plex Media Server which must be running on your PC or Mac.

From the Plex Channel on your Roku, select the Channel Directory under the Miscellaneous section of the Plex Menu.

In the Channel Directory you will be able to browse through the list of all of the Plex Channels available to add them to your Plex Media Server and play them on your Roku.

Unfortunately there are some Plex Channels that are not available in the Plex Channel Directory. This is due to limitations and Restrictions put in place by Roku.

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Kaleidescape Cinema One Media Server

High end diskless Blue-ray and DVD media streaming by Kaleidescape

If you have ever wondered what money can buy when price is no option, prepare to be impressed. While most of us are content with our hundred dollar DVD player or media streamers, when it comes to high end media gear Kaleidescape makes one of the best in class, their Cinema One Media server.

"Cinema One is simply the best movie player on the market. It stores up to 600 DVD or 100 Blu-ray quality movies and goes from zero to opening scene faster than any Blu-ray player in the world—without warnings, previews, menus, or ads. Unlike streaming services, Cinema One lets you enjoy all of your movies in the highest audio and video quality available."

When Kaleidescape came out with their Cinema One media server last year, it was immediately met with resistance from the movie industry. With it's ability to copy and hold hundreds of movies and TV shows it did not please filmmakers.

Kaleidescape designed their Cinema One Media server for the really high end home theater crowd. Unlike cheap media streaming devices, this unit is built like a tank. By using only the highest quality electronic components, the Cinema One offers stunning high quality Blue-ray playback from the disk that is equivalent to the same exact quality as the most expensive Blue-ray DVD players.

Even though the Kaleidescape Cinema One has the ability to play Blue-ray DVDs, what makes it very unique is you can purchase a wide selection of Blue-ray movies, DVDs and Full TV Series directly from their cloud based store, download them and store them on the Cinema One internal storage and play them back in full Blue-ray quality.

The Kaleidescape Store is home to over 8,500 licensed movies and 1,600 TV seasons. Many have UltraViolet Rights, this means you can play and take your movies with you anywhere.

Once downloaded, Blue-ray movies will play back as accurately and in the same high quality from the hard drive as they would from a Blue-ray DVD disk.

One can even link two Kaleidescape Cinema One models together to double available disk space. That is if your collection is so large and you need to more than 100 Blue-ray movies or 1200 DVD Quality movies.

The Cinema One units don't even need to be physically located in the same room. This means you can start and pause a movie in your home theater, and a few days later resume it in your bedroom in the same exact place you left off.

The Kaleidescape Cinema One comes with a nice backlit remote, and you can get an optional Childs remote so they can control it to watch their movies. They also offer an app for iPad users to control the Kaleidescape Cinema One Media Server.

Kaleidescape Cinema One Media Server Features

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Here is all the Roku Customer Service contact information should you ever need help with your Roku.

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We have put together this short guide for the best way to quickly contact Roku if you have questions or need help processing a return.

Roku offers a no questions asked 30 day money back guarantee on all Roku players. You may be required to pay for the shipping costs.

If you are experiencing issues, it is best to contact Roku customer service quickly before your 30 days are up. This way you can return your Roku and get another and not need to pay for expensive repairs.

The good news is most electronics fail fairly quickly. If you make it past 30 days chances are your Roku should last for several trouble free years.

There are several ways you can Contact Roku Streaming Player Customer Service:

Roku Customer Service Telephone Number

1-888-600-7658 (ROKU)

Click here to send a Roku Customer Service request from a webpage form.

24/7 Extended Roku Care

Roku Care offers two plans for extended coverage.

1. Roku Care charges $9.99 per incident after the warranty has expired and is for phone support only.

2. Roku Care also offers a 2 year extended care warranty for $19.99 with unlimited incidents.

The better value is the extended warranty as it will give you free unlimited phone support. It also covers any hardware issues plus they include free shipping for a 2 full years after your purchase date should your Roku ever need to go back for repair.

Roku Care Telephone Number 1-855-766-2988

Should you or your Roku streamer ever need help, be sure to contact Roku customer service right away so they can quickly help get you back streaming again.

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