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Tired of ordering movies via snailmail and adding more trash to landfills? The lightweight, compact Roku Box might be the greener answer for your family?s home entertainment. This green gadget is Wi-Fi ready and streams content from the Web onto your TV, providing as much entertainment as you can handle. At the same time, using the Roku Box reduces the carbon costs of packaging and shipping traditional Netflix movies to your mailbox, reducing waste and saving space in your home. No more little plastic DVD cases filling up your shelves!

The Roku box offers a long list of channels, including Amazon.com and dozens of others where you can purchase and download entertainment. And you can download music, ad-free, with Roku?s Pandora Radio channel.

Other channels include options for photo sharing, social networking. There are also child proofing features for green parents. Streamlining your home entertainment, clearing more space for family play, and reducing your carbon footprint all in one gadget. That?s what green tech is all about!

You can find out more about Roku at their site. There are three models to choose from, ranging from just $60 to $100.