Roku Returns to CES for Announcements, …

Roku Returns to CES for Announcements,




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Product Showcases, Last Gadget Standing
Competition and Speaking Engagements
Roku SoundBridge and Roku PhotoBridge HD1000 Product Lines Will Be
Shown at CES Innovations Showcase, Microsoft's and Analog Devices'
Booths
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 3, 2005 ­ Roku, the leader in digital media players for the




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home, returns to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. The
company is expected to make announcements regarding its SoundBridge and
PhotoBridge HD product lines at the show. Just last month, Roku announced that
its SoundBridge network music player was an honoree of a 2005 CES Innovations
Award in the High Performance Audio category.
Roku's SoundBridge product line will be showcased during an on-stage
demonstration at Ziff Davis' Last Gadget Standing competition on Thursday, Jan. 6
at 10:30 a.m., hosted by PC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Michael Miller and Consumer
Technology TV Personality Robin Raskin. A group of dynamic companies will battle




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until one gadget is left standing among audience members. Fans of SoundBridge
can cheer and vote online by visiting PC Magazine's Web site www.pcmagazine.
com.
SoundBridge is a network music player product line that lets consumers play
digital music anywhere in their homes ­ connecting their stereos or powered
speakers to digital music collections on their computer and Internet radio
stations around the world. PhotoBridge HD1000 is the only digital media player
on the market, made for the sharp resolution of HDTV, while capable of working
with analog TV. PhotoBridge HD lets consumers enjoy digital media ­ photos,
art, music, and video on any TV, including HDTV. Both products can be seen at
Microsoft's booth No. 7155 in the Central Hall. SoundBridge can also been seen at
Analog Devices' booth No. 15206, also in the Central Hall.
CES attendees can hear Roku's executive team speak on several digital home
panels throughout CES. On Thursday, Jan. 6 from 10:30 a.m. ­ 11:30 a.m., Mike
Kobb, senior software strategist at Roku will speak at the Connections conference
on "Requiem for the Hi-Fi: Audio in the Digital Age." The panel will be held in the
South Hall, Room S106 of the LVCC.
Following, from 12 p.m. ­ 1 p.m., Roku's Chief Technology Officer Don Woodward
will speak on CES SuperSession "HN3 Creating the Perfect Home Network" in the
South Hall, Room S102 of the LVCC.
On Saturday, Jan. 8 from 10:30 a.m. ­11:30 a.m., Roku Founder and Chief Executive
Officer Anthony Wood will speak on Digital Hollywood's "Entertainment Expands
the Digital Home: Networking, Sharing and Protecting." Digital Hollywood is
located in the North Hall, Room N259 of the LVCC.


                                                                                       
Journalists are invited to visit Roku's Digital Suite at the Las Vegas Hilton for
product demonstrations and discussions with Roku's Wood and Woodward. To
schedule an appointment, contact Genea Sobel at 650.762.2907.

About Roku
Roku is a privately digital media company located in Palo Alto , Calif. , and founded
by Anthony Wood, the inventor of the digital video recorder (DVR). Roku designs
sleek digital media products that maximize the digital home entertainment
experience. Roku's award-winning products include Roku SoundBridge network
music players and Roku PhotoBridge HD digital media players.