TubeStick Hybrid (Verdict: A-mazing!)

Now that it’s officially summer, we’re sure that vacations are the number one thing on your mind! And while vacations and romps in the Hamptons are great, you ever notice that those share houses rarely ever have cable? Annoying, right!?! And did you ever wish you could watch TV, just you could at least know the weather for the schlep back to the city? Well, you no longer have to wish, because now you can watch TV on your laptop!

The TubeStick, by Euinux is what we have always wanted, but never knew existed! This wonder product lets you watch free-to-air digital (ATSC via the included antenna), digital cable (clear QAM) and analog (Cable, Composite Video, S-Video) TV on your computer. You can pause live TV and intelligently resize your TV window while still getting work done in other programs.


One of our favorite features is that the “TubeStick hybrid connects the TV community with its TubeTalk live-chat.” Let’s say it’s a rainy night, you’re on a business trip, and you’re watching the Yankees kill Pittsburgh. Provided you have an internet connection, you can plug your room’s cable into your TubeStick and join a chat about the game with other TV viewers within The Tube. You can even see what percentage of The Tube viewers are watching each available channel!

Now let’s say your share house has internet and cable; you can use your computer like a DVR- this way you can watch that awesome episode of 20/20 on the Jitney back to the city!

All in all, TubeStick is a great product for whenever you have down time. In the airport? Use the included antenna to watch TV. In your hotel? Plug in the cable to your computer and record your favorite shows. You can’t go wrong with such an ingenious product!