Live TV on the iPhone: More Comfort with Progress and Comfort of TV Shows

equinux presents The Tube 2.9.4 and Live TV 1.1 with numerous improvements
Munich, Germany / South San Francisco, USA - September 3rd, 2009: Live TV on the iPhone is now even more enjoyable. The iPhone app that allows you to stream Live TV to the iPhone now displays viewer ratings, the remaining duration of currently running TV shows and also adds sorting features. equinux also released The Tube 2.9.4, the innovative TV solution for Mac users, that together with Live TV 1.1 enables Live TV on the iPhone.

"Live TV and The Tube underline our strategy of innovation when it comes to television on Mac and iPhone," says equinux CEO Till Schadde. "To us, modern television means: mobility, easy control and being ready to embrace new technologies - and that is what we have achieved with Live TV."

In the channel list, Live TV displays the currently running TV shows right alongside each station. Additionally the progress of TV shows is also displayed. To help find the most popular show, Live TV also pulls the viewer ratings from The Tube and displays them right on the iPhone. The user can also sort the available stations by number of viewers, to quickly find the perfect show.

The Tube 2.9.4 adds the remaining show length and viewer ratings to this release. The update to The Tube 2.9.4 is free of charge for registered users. To stream TV from a Mac to an iPhone, The Tube and Live TV must be connected to the same WiFi network.

Price and Availability

The most innovative TV software for Mac, The Tube, is currently available at the equinux Online Store from 39,95 Euro. Live TV 1.1 is now available via the iTunes App Store for only 2,99 Euro. TubeStick hybrid, the hybrid TV device for the US market includes The Tube and is available for USD129 at the Apple Online Store, the equinux Online Store and at local Apple resellers.

The Tube is also included with the purchase of TubeStick, the stylish white DBV-T/DTT TV receiver for Mac users for only 49,95 Euro at the equinux Online Store. The Tube is localized in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian and is compatible with 28 different USB-TV devices.

About equinux

equinux (www.equinux.com), located in South San Francisco, CA (USA) and headquartered in 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".

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