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While there are plenty of Apple fanbois out there with the full arsenal of i-branded goodies, not all of us have the cash to afford an iMac, MacBook Air, iPad 2 and iPhone 4S. While Fanhattan is probably the best movie/TV discovery app on the market right now, it has thus far excluded the iPhone crowd. A huge, media-hungry bunch that aren’t used to be left out of anything (at least where apps are concerned).
Well, no more. After some hard work to rescale the app for a smaller device, Fanhattan is now available for iPhone on the Apple App Store.
For those of you who haven’t heard, Fanhattan is a video content discovery app that pulls in data from Netflix, Hulu Plus, and iTunes. Users can filter searched content to be super specific, or simply browse through the app and check out Rotten Tomatoes reviews, cast and crew bios, soundtrack info, fan gear, and reccos from their Facebook/Twitter friends.
Though the iPhone version doesn’t have access to quite as many streaming services as the iPad version does, Fanhattan promises that more services will be added soon.
Launch Date: November 16, 2011
Fanhattan is an entertainment discovery service for connected devices. Find movies and TV shows (top hits to Hollywood classics) from across the most popular digital media services – ABC, Hulu Plus, iTunes, Netflix, and Vudu. Browse related content including recommendations from friends, reviews from Rotten Tomatoes, ratings, trailers, actor and crew bios, soundtracks, fan gear, and more. Available now on iPad, Fanhattan is coming soon to more connected devices in the living room, on the web,...
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