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Netflix iPad App is Real; Hulu in the Works
A free app from Netflix will allow iPad owners to view movies and manage their queues right on the iPad.
How often can Netflix revolutionize movie watching? We thought the rent-by-mail with no late fees was cool. So was being able to stream to your Blu-ray player and gaming console.
Now it appears you’ll be able to marry your brand spanking new iPad with Netflix for a movie-viewing love fest on the portable device’s 9.7-inch screen.
The free Netflix iPad app was released on April 1 and doesn’t appear to be an April Fool’s joke.
It appears to have some pretty nifty features to basically mimic your experience of the Watch Instantly for your PC, like being able to browse and manage your queue and even pick up on the iPad where you may have left off watching in the living room.
Here’s how the Application Description reads:
And the app is rated 12+, obviously, because we’re not all watching Disney cartoons.
So is this the so-called killer app? Thousands of movies and TV shows in the palm of your hands, on a much nicer screen than what an iPhone/iPod touch can offer?
According to Slashfilm.com, ABC also has an app so you can watch the broadcast network’s streaming episodes, and The New York Times reports Hulu is also planning on unleashing an iPad app. That certainly would be huge, but apparently might also be tied into Hulu’s testing the paid subscription waters. Still, we’re guessing plenty of people would throw in a few bucks a month to access Hulu, especially if they’re able to right from their iPad.
Now it appears you’ll be able to marry your brand spanking new iPad with Netflix for a movie-viewing love fest on the portable device’s 9.7-inch screen.
The free Netflix iPad app was released on April 1 and doesn’t appear to be an April Fool’s joke.
It appears to have some pretty nifty features to basically mimic your experience of the Watch Instantly for your PC, like being able to browse and manage your queue and even pick up on the iPad where you may have left off watching in the living room.
Here’s how the Application Description reads:
Get Netflix on your iPad. Just download this free app and you can instantly watch TV shows & movies streaming from Netflix.
-Watch as often as you want
-It’s part of your Netflix unlimited membership
-Resume watching where you left off on your TV or computer
-Browse movies and manage your Queue right from your iPad
And the app is rated 12+, obviously, because we’re not all watching Disney cartoons.
So is this the so-called killer app? Thousands of movies and TV shows in the palm of your hands, on a much nicer screen than what an iPhone/iPod touch can offer?
According to Slashfilm.com, ABC also has an app so you can watch the broadcast network’s streaming episodes, and The New York Times reports Hulu is also planning on unleashing an iPad app. That certainly would be huge, but apparently might also be tied into Hulu’s testing the paid subscription waters. Still, we’re guessing plenty of people would throw in a few bucks a month to access Hulu, especially if they’re able to right from their iPad.
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Arlen Schweiger is managing editor of CE Pro and Commercial Integrator magazines. Arlen contributes installation features, business profiles, manufacturer news and product reviews.
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