Roku

In an announcement made recently via a press release, Roku has revealed that it is rolling out a new free software update -- Roku OS 7.5 -- to its smart TV system. The update will be available to all Roku TV users, including those using the first-generation Roku TV systems from 2014.

Announcing the new software update for its smart TV systems, Roku said that the Roku OS 7.5 version -- which is being rolled out to supported Roku players for free, with effect from November 1 -- brings along a number of noteworthy new features.

In an evident attempt to offer substantial competition to the Apple TV, Roku has plugged headphones and a number of other notable features into the Roku 3 set-top box - the company's latest edition of its set-top box for streaming Internet video to TVs.