TV on iPad with tizi: New remote control without voice control
As of today, an update for tizi Remote is available on the App Store. In a nutshell: you can no longer change channels using voice control on the iPhone 4S. We greatly appreciate all of the compliments and positive feedback we’ve received from you for the tizi Remote – thank you very much! Unfortunately, we have no alternative but to remove the voice control feature.
What happened?
tizi Remote used the voice dictation feature that can be found in many other apps on the iPhone 4S: notes, writing apps and other third party apps. The integration of state-of-the-art technology into tizi and tizi go, is exactly what we always offer with tizi: mobile TV with well-thought-out features for both iPad and iPhone. But the way we used integrated the voice dictation building block was so creative, that Apple feels their intellectual property is being taken advantage of.
The good news is that tizi Remote is still a great remote control for tizi and tizi go: flip through channels, pause live TV and start recordings, right from your iPhone.
Other changes in tizi Remote 1.0.1:
- The volume slider now works on all iOS devices
- You can choose whether tizi Remote will go to sleep or not
- Other minor fixes
Free Christmas surprise: tizi Remote
We’ve had a lot of fun with tizi this year and while we were getting ready to release tizi go, we decided to do something special for all our new tizi fans this Christmas and came up with a little surprise for all tizi and tizi go owners…
Introducing tizi Remote!
tizi Remote allows you to take full control of your tizi using your iPhone as a remote control for your iPad.
With tizi Remote you can:
- Flip through channels
- Pause live TV (Timeshift)
- Record your favorite shows
- Zoom the picture to fill your iPad’s screen
- Adjust the volume or instantly mute tizi
- Display current and upcoming show information
- Automatically pause TV when you receive a phone call
- Turn tizi on or off
App design
When designing the app, we made sure that you can use tizi Remote with one hand, just like you would a real remote control. tizi Remote works with tizi go and with tizi from equinux or Belkin.
In order to use tizi Remote, you’ll need the latest free update for tizi.tv from the App Store and your iPhone, iPad and tizi all need to be on the same Wi-Fi network.
We’ve put together a little video to give you an idea of all the things you can do with tizi Remote (it’s in German, but we think you’ll get the gist).
Get tizi Remote – free on the App Store
We hope you like our Christmas surprise! If you’re enjoying tizi and our latest updates, be sure to spread the word.
Have a great holiday season and have fun with tizi Remote!
tizi go is here. Mobile TV for iPad 2
We’ve just released our brand new digital TV receiver for the iPad 2, tizi go. It’s really easy to use – you just plug tizi go into the dock connector on your iPad 2 and the tizi.tv app even opens automatically!
It picks up digital TV (DVB-T / DTT), so you can watch live TV directly on your iPad 2. You don’t need an internet connection and there are no additional fees.
Stunning Design
tizi go is small enough to take everywhere, so we made sure it’s not just small, but suitable for everyday use: the flexible loop antenna offers great reception, and it’s flexible (like a headphone cable), so won’t accidentally snap off or get lost.
Powered by tizi.tv 2
tizi go works with our brand new app, tizi.tv 2 (free on the App Store), which offers incredible new features like visual timeshift, déjà vu recording, split-view with TV and EPG at a glance, full landscape and portrait controls – all with a best-in-class UI design and attention to detail.
tizi go: available in Germany this Christmas
We’re launching tizi go today in Germany for just €99,99, we’ll be announcing additional availability early 2012.
Go and find out more about tizi go, or if you’re in Germany – go and buy yourself one for your iPad 2 this Christmas…
Le tizi on TV
Bonjour tizi fans!
The popular morning show Télématin on the major French TV channel FR2, had a special segment featuring tizi today. Our distribution partners, Computers Unlimited France showed off tizi and the tizi.tv app running on an iPhone and iPad.
If you speak French, be sure to check out the full video below – c’est bien!
P.S. Don’t have a tizi yet? Head over to the equinux Online Store or find your nearest local reseller.
Two new tizis: tizi White Edition & tizi go
We have two big, huge tizi announcements for you today:
tizi White Edition
That’s right, our hugely popular mobile TV hotspot, tizi, is now available in white – a perfect match for your new white iPad or iPhone. We spent a lot of time finding just the right material and color shade for tizi White Edition and think you’ll love the new look:
It looks stunning and offers the same performance and industry-leading picture clarity as the original tizi. Now you get to choose a tizi to match your iPad: black or white.
tizi White Edition can be ordered through the equinux Online store, as well as from Amazon and other retailers, it starts shipping immediately.
tizi go
tizi go is a brand new product that we’re announcing today. tizi go connects directly to the dock connector on your iPad 2 and is small enough to fit into any pocket or travel bag. It’s tiny and looks great:
That loop at the back of the device is the antenna – it’s flexible so it won’t get damaged when in your bag or pocket.
tizi go comes with a mini USB cable that can be used to charge its rechargable internal battery.
We’re really excited about this new addition to the tizi family and look forward to the big launch later this year. tizi go will be available from Belkin powered by the equinux tizi.tv app and will be sold through all major electronic retailers, Amazon and the equinux and Belkin websites.
Totally tizi
We’re really excited about these two new mobile TV devices and know you’ll love watching TV on your iPad with tizi White Edition and tizi go.
equinux at the iPad 2 launch
Last Friday, we were following the european iPad 2 launch on twitter and saw lots of tweets from people waiting in line outside the Munich Apple Store. Some of them had been waiting overnight, so we thought we would go and reward them with a few freebies and demonstrate tizi for everyone waiting in line.
In total we gave away four boxes of freebies, everyone in line got a chance to play with tizi on the iPad (and to answer the most popular question, yes – tizi works beautifully with iPad 2 as well) and had a lot of fun hanging out with everyone at the big launch.
Check out the video:
