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Netflix Has Hit the iPhone

Kit Dotson | August 26th
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Joining a litany of devices that are already Netflix capable—like the Wii, PS3, Xbox360, PC, iPad, and iPad Touch—the iPhone is the newest into the fold. Subscribers to the DVD-by-mail and watch-on-demand company will have instant access to this product as long as they run iPhone OS 3.1.3 or higher. Starting at only $8.99 a month, subscriptions are competitively priced.

The app streams video as well as gives users access to their instant queue, rating system, show details, and the genre search. As will all Netflix titles, you can stop in the midst of watching on any one device and pick up in the same place you left off on another. A feature that I’ve used more than once to move around the house without disrupting the continuity of my media watching experience.

With the addition to the iPhone to their bag of tricks, Netflix will draw even more revenue from their advertising. And they need it to rev up their competition with Hulu, Redbox, and cable television. Especially important after they had some issues with their shares took a tumble last month.

Another recent addition to the iPad streaming market has been Verizon. So, along with the corporations above, Netflix is certainly starting to feel the heat.

Now that they’ve got Apple’s product in the bag, there’s news that Netflix has plans to hire an Android developer, so expect that they’ll be coming to a smartphone near you.

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About Kit Dotson

Technology and civilization walk hand in hand and civilization is nothing without the skin of society, brushing up against itself, speaking strange nothings across dimly lit avenues and computer screens. If we're going to understand ourselves in this digital era, it will be through watching the adoption of technology by people to express themselves as people. I am an anthropologist and an author of science fiction and fantasy--and with my techology, I hope to open up new and exciting worlds that both enlighten the humanity of my friends and fans, but also educate and enhance the expression of their own personhood.

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