Roku adds voice recognition and improves its search capabilities

If the rumors are true, then it won’t be long before Siri makes her debut appearance on Apple TV. But why wait for Apple to bring the voice-recognition goodness to your home streaming setup when Roku is willing to help out in that department right now?

US_ROKU3_NEW_REMOTE_FRONT_PNGToday the company is announcing several changes to its four-device lineup of media streamers, including the ability to conduct your searches just by speaking into the remote. It’s only available on the range-topping Roku 3 (which maintains its name despite the new features), but because the price has stayed put at $99.99, it’s now a much better deal.

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