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Roku pushes into the audio wars with $200 speakers made just for your television

The firm has built a reputation for inexpensive, simple television accessories and leads Amazon's Fire TV, Google's Chromecast and the Apple TV in the U.S. market, according to research company Parks Associates - even though it tends to get overshadowed by those bigger names. Roku said in May that one-quarter of all smart televisions purchased in the U.S. have Roku software built-in, thanks to partnerships with brands including TCL, Insignia and HiSense.

From the article "Roku pushes into the audio wars with $200 speakers made just for your television" by Hayley Tsukayama.

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