equinux announces TubeStick
Munich, Germany / San Mateo, CA USA, March 1st, 2007: Today equinux is introducing TubeStick, a white Apple-esque DVB-T receiver designed exclusively for the Mac. TubeStick connects to a USB port and ships with equinux’ new TV software “TheTube”, TV on the Mac is now simple and intuitive. The device also works seamlessly with equinux’ own media center solution, MediaCentral.
“TubeStick is a perfect match visually for all current Macs, and thanks to its small size, it is particularly attractive for notebook users. Together with our new TV software ‘TheTube’, TV on your Mac is a lot of fun. For our product launch, we are also bundling TubeStick with MediaCentral, for free. So users get two powerful equinux software products as well as the TubeStick hardware for the price of ¤39,95 (rrp)”, says Till Schadde, equinux CEO.
TubeStick is based on the DVB-T standard, which has found widespread adoption across Europe and is available in most European countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, France and the UK.
Here are the most important features of TubeStick and TheTube:
- Fast location switching
For the user on-the-move, TubeStick offers the ability to store tuning information for multiple locations. And for even greater flexibility, those locations can be exported and transferred to other Macs.
- Simple channel surfing
Users can easily switch to the channel they want by selecting it in the channel overview or by using their Apple Remote. The channel overview also displays the titles of all shows currently running.
- An intelligent window
Watch TV while you work! TubeStick’s flexible TV-window can be set to ‘always-on-top’ and adjusted to different window sizes. When resizing windows, they will automatically zoom back to their original position on the screen’s edge or corner using the innovative “Smart Zoom” feature. This is particularly handy when you have briefly maximized a window and want to get back to work.
- Record TV and take it with you
If you haven’t any time to watch your favorite TV channel, simply record it with a single click. And afterwards, you don’t only have to watch it on your Mac: TheTube’s export feature can transfer any recording to your iPod, so it can be watched on-the-go, wherever life takes you. TheTube saves a preview image and information such as the shows name and length in the intuitive TV-archive.
- Integration of TV and IP TV
- Dolby Digital Surround Sound playback of DVDs
- iTunes Library and Video-Clips
- Easy access of Pictures, Web-Galleries, .Mac-Photocasts and flickr. Albums
- Skype integration for phone calls
- Available in 13 languages
TubeStick is available immediately. The product will be sold through Apple Retailers and in the equinux Online Store: http://store.equinux.com. The equinux Online Store currently ships to the following countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Holland and Sweden.
TubeStick is available immediately as the TubeStick Special Edition, including TheTube and MediaCentral for a recommended retail price of ¤39,95 (incl. VAT).
More information about TubeStick (including technical details and product datasheets) can be found on the equinux website.
About equinuxequinux (www.equinux.com), located in San Mateo, CA (USA) and Munich, Germany, develops and distributes successful Mac solutions for professionals and consumers alike. Today users from all over the world rely on equinux’ award-winning and trusted applications. The business solution VPN Tracker is the market-leading VPN client for the Mac OS X Platform. iSale, equinux’ successful eBay auctioning solution won several Apple Design Awards, and currently represents the 2006 winner in the most competitive category “Best Mac OS X User Experience”. All product and company names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright 2007 equinux AG. All rights reserved equinux — Software for my life.
