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Meet The Texas A&M Grad And DVR Inventor Who Turned Us Into Binge TV Watchers

Roku is the most popular brand of streaming media players in the U.S., according to a study by Parks Associates, a Dallas market research and consulting firm that specializes in consumer technology products. Streaming devices are becoming more and more popular. About 36 percent of U.S. households with broadband have at least one streaming media player — up from 27 percent last year, the study found.

From the article "Meet The Texas A&M Grad And DVR Inventor Who Turned Us Into Binge TV Watchers" by Melissa Repko.

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