# Roku says it will wind down sales of smart home hardware to focus on streaming, days after Fox closed its acquisition; it will keep supporting existing devices (Janko Roettgers/Lowpass)

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4 outlets covering · First listed: Techmeme, Nov 11, 2026, 6:45 PM · Read it: <https://www.techmeme.com/261111/p49>

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 9:25 AM: [Smart home devices should work without the internet](<https://docodethatmatters.com/home-automation-overnight-success/>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:44 AM: [Roku will stop selling smart home devices and refocus on streaming](<https://www.engadget.com/2313802/roku-will-stop-selling-smart-home-devices-and-refocus-on-streaming/>) — Engadget (Digital news, United States)
  The company will stop selling video doorbells, its home monitoring system and other products.
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:05 PM: [Roku Abandons Its Smart Home Ambitions](<https://gizmodo.com/roku-quits-smart-home-business-2000838472>) — Gizmodo (Digital news, United States)
  Sounds like the smart home revenue wasn't streaming.
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:45 PM: [Roku says it will wind down sales of smart home hardware to focus on streaming, days after Fox closed its acquisition; it will keep supporting existing devices (Janko Roettgers/Lowpass)](<https://www.techmeme.com/261111/p49>) — Techmeme (Aggregator, United States)
