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Reality keeps getting weirder--or at least augmented

Making good on its promise to  sell streaming players internationally  by the beginning of 2012, California-based Roku announced today that both the Roku LT and Roku 2 XS are for sale in the U.K. and Ireland. Roku LT and Roku 2 XS streaming players are now available for sale in the U.K. and Ireland. This comes hot on the heels of  Netflix's expansion of video streaming  in those same countries. "Roku launched the first ever streaming player to deliver Netflix to consumers in the U.S. and now we are among the first to bring Netflix to residents of the U.K. and Ireland," said Clive Hudson, Roku's vice president and general manager for Europe, in a statement. "In addition to Netflix, we are launching with a variety of entertainment channels and look forward to expanding our content selection in the same way that we have in the U.S. where we have more than 400 channels today." In the U.S., Roku's channels include Amazon Instant Video, Crackle, Hulu Plus, ...

Reality keeps getting weirder--or at least augmented

Augmented reality is far from mainstream--but a couple of exhibitors at  CES  are working hard to change that.                                                                                                    Blippar's app brings content to life Aurasma, which is part of HP's Autonomy business, showed off its  3D augmented reality app . And today I caught up with a London-based startup called Blippar, which is set up at  CES' Eureka Park . Blippar, which last week raised an  undisclosed amount from Qualcomm Ventures , has been in technical development for a year and just launched in August. It has about 30 partners in the U.K, and is working hard to sign up more and break into the U.S. "Content is the key...