Roku is best known for its affordable set-top box streamers, but it’s also become a popular software platform for budget smart TVs. If you happen to own one, you can kit it out with Roku-branded stereo speakers starting tomorrow. The $200 set, simply called the Roku TV Wireless Speakers, work exclusively with Roku TVs—they can’t be connected to anything else via a conventional wired input since there aren’t any. That includes standard Roku streaming boxes, by the way—it’s a Roku TV or nothing. They use your home’s Wi-Fi connection for both audio and automatic software updating, and can equalize noise levels for more comfy listening. That’s a major boon if you’re sick of obnoxiously loud commercials. The design trades flexibility for simplicity, as is Roku’s wont, with a two-piece setup that goes for stereo separation without a dedicated subwoofer. The included stick remote can control both the speakers and a Roku TV with voice commands, but there’s a secondary “tabletop” remote inc...
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