{"id":740977,"date":"2013-03-07T21:11:59","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T02:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=618152"},"modified":"2013-03-07T21:11:59","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T02:11:59","slug":"cord-cutters-taking-a-first-look-at-the-roku-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/740977","title":{"rendered":"Cord Cutters: Taking a first look at the Roku 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Roku\u2019s new Roku 3 is out, complete with a revamped UI and a remote control that sports a headphone jack. Check out our video review:<\/p> <div class=\"flex-video\"><div id=\"ooyala-video_df514a0c8b92bccf8c14902ce1e71f51\" class=\"video-player ooyala-video\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><p> <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/03\/07\/boxee-3-review\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ak.c.ooyala.com\/o2cTQwYTqQvGObgsGJtPoyMLvvF3XNFc\/PE3O6Z9ojHeNSk7H4xMDoxOm9pOxdxOC\" alt=\"Ooyala Video Thumbnail\"><\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/03\/07\/boxee-3-review\/\">Watch this video for free<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/\">GigaOM<\/a> <\/p><\/div><\/div> <table class=\"sidebar right\" style=\"width:300px;\" border=\"0\"><thead><tr><th>Previously on <em>Cord Cutters<\/em>:<\/th> <\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/12\/wd-tv-play-review\/\">A first look at the WD TV Play<\/a><\/td> <\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/01\/30\/cord-cutters-house-of-cards\/\">A first look at Netflix\u2019s House Of Cards<\/a><\/td> <\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2012\/12\/20\/cord-cutters-testing-the-android-based-cloud-tv-box\/\">Testing the Android-based Cloud TV Box<\/a><\/td> <\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/video\/the-2012-cord-cutters-gift-guide-for-cable-free-holidays-video\/\">The 2012 Cord Cutters gift guide for cable-free holidays<\/a><\/td> <\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/video\/cord-cutters-wd-tv-live-ota-dvr\/\">WD TV Live gets over-the-air tuner and DVR\u00a0support<\/a><\/td> <\/tr><tr><td>Browse the <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/cordcutters\/\">show archive<\/a> for a complete list of episodes, and subscribe to the <em>Cord Cutters<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/CordCuttersPodcast\">podcast RSS feed<\/a> so you don\u2019t miss any future episode.<\/td> <\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Show notes for this episode:<\/p> <ul><li>The Roku 3 is available for $100 online, and will come to retail stores some time in April. More information about the device can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roku.com\/\">on Roku\u2019s website.<\/a><\/li> <li>Roku 3 comes with apps for most major content providers, but still doesn\u2019t have its own YouTube app. Check here to learn <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2012\/12\/06\/youtube-on-roku-twonky-airplay\/\">how to play YouTube videos on Roku.<\/a><\/li> <li>Check out our e-book <a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/books\/cut-the-cord\/?utm_source=video&#38;utm_medium=editorial&%2338;utm_campaign=intext&%2338;utm_term=618152+boxee-3-review&%2338;utm_content=jroettgers\">Cut the Cord: All You Need to Know to Drop Cable<\/a> to learn more about various devices that help you to get rid of cable. The book is available for $5 on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cut-Cord-Need-Cable-ebook\/dp\/B0088NQEFQ\/\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/cut-the-cord-janko-roettgers\/1111393054?ean=2940014748902\">Barnes &#38; Noble<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/cut-the-cord\/id531145017?mt=11&#38;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\">iTunes<\/a>.<\/li> <\/ul><p>What\u2019s your take on the new Roku, and especially the headphone jack? Worth a buy, or just a gimmick? Sound off in the comments below, get in touch with us on Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/cordcutters\">@cordcutters<\/a>) or email us at cordcutters @ gigaom.com. 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