Atari Hotel - Roku Atmos

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How would you like to game during your stay? That's the question you'll be given from the concierge when you reserve a few nights to stay in the all new Atari Hotels. Atari the legendary pioneer in gaming which brought you Pong, Centipede and so many other video games during the 80's & 90's is now on a new mission to create a whole new experience in the Hotel Industry. 

“We’ll build a space that will be much more than just a place to stay,” said CEO Fred Chesnais, he continues, "Atari is an iconic global brand that resonates with people of all ages, countries, cultures and ethnic backgrounds and we cannot wait for our fans and their families to enjoy this new hotel concept".

Based off the press release, the hotels will feature a "fully immersive gaming experience, along with virtual reality and even augmented reality in all of their locations".  The company plans to debut their first hotel in Phoenix Arizona and then Chicago Illinois later in the year, then eventually opening locations in Austin, Denver, Las Vegas, San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle. 

Would you stay in one of these hotels when they open? Leave a comment with your thoughts on this.

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Roku is in the news today. The popular streaming platform has made life simple when it comes to connectivity and setup process to get you started in the streaming content. Now Roku wants to extensively involve themselves in the audio department to really create an immersive entertainment system that won't break your bank. If you have a Roku soundbar, currently on retail for $160, now you can pair it to wireless speakers & a sub-woofer to create an immersive surround sound system. 

The software update for the Roku Soundbar will be released sometime in February and it will allow users to connect to Roku wireless speakers (currently on sale for $150) & the Roku sub-woofer ($180) to all seamlessly sync to the soundbar which then you will be able to control by using just the one controller for the soundbar.  So for $500 you can have a full fledged surround sound system that sounds pretty good based off the reports I've read. It's not like Sony's Dolby Atmos, however for half the price you can get something very efficient enough that over powers your TV's integrated speakers. 

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Roku's mission statement is commendable as they allow for users to upgrade through out time. So you can start off with just the wireless speakers and then save up and add in the sub-woofer and then later down the line you can add in the soundbar or vice versa or however you want to start it off.

Walmart's "Onn" brand is also delivering the same experience with their soundbar system allowing you to do the same thing at a even lower price point that also provides adequate sound quality that closely resembles to Roku's. 

   I believe this empowers the consumer the ability to choose what they want and how they want their audio experience to be like. So kudos to Roku for delivering a package that doesn't break the bank and gives users the ability to choose. 

What do you think about Roku's new audio department? Have you listened to them before? Let me know what you think in the comments section below.