Your Roku TV is getting a big upgrade if you also have a Roku security camera

Date:
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:00:20 +0000

Description:
Roku's making its TV, streaming players, and smart home gadgets work even better together

FULL STORY ======================================================================Roku's upping its ecosystem integration with new smart home features Select TVs and streaming players will now offer a picture-in-picture mode Smart home notifications will also appear on the big screen, thanks to this update

Roku has been on a streak of adding additional features. After updating its iconic City screensaver , its unveiling a slew of smart home features that will arrive on its streaming players and TVs.

Suffice it to say that the leading feature has been coming for a long time
and will be a big win for anyone with single or multiple security cameras. Roku is bringing picture-in-picture to its smart TV interface, meaning that
if motion is detected, it wont take over your whole screen but instead will appear in the corner of the TV.

Furthermore, if its an area you want to keep an eye on, you can pin that live feed to a corner of your TV. This allows you to take in whatever content
youre watching while keeping an eye on the security feed. Super handy, especially if you have a baby monitor or a dog camera. This matches the
smart home picture-in-picture functionality weve seen on other smart TVs like Samsungs Tizen or Google TV. (Image credit: Roku)

As you might expect, the picture-in-picture functionality will be rolling out to select Roku TVs and streaming players , and it works with the brand's indoor and outdoor wired cameras.

While this picture-in-picture feature is the leading new attraction, Roku's update also introduces several other features, including a Camera Carousel,
an innovative fix for scrolling through cameras. This feature cycles through your Roku cameras and automatically switches to one if motion is detected.

We're also pleased to see smart home notifications for Roku devices finally appearing on Roku TVs. This way, youll get notified if motion is detected and you can easily jump into the live feed.

If you ever want to view your Roku cameras outside of the proprietary app or on the big screen, theyve also created a website cams.roku.com where you
can authenticate and access a live feed.

These latest updates for Roku TVs and streaming players like the new Ultra strengthen the brand's ecosystem and give you deeper integration between all the devices. Its a win if you already have a Roku TV and a camera, and it might make you invest further into Rokus product lineup. You might also like 'It's a lot of data, processed around 50 times per second' Sony's Beyond Sports on how 'The Simpsons' Funday Football came to be Your Roku device is getting a free, high-definition upgrade for the holidays ChatGPT brings its conversational search engine to everyone



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