Last month, Nokia published an official Netflix app to their Ovi store for a variety of Symbian handsets. (Joining the official Windows Mobile Netflix app, developed with Microsoft.) Of course you can manage your DVD rental queue, search for titles, and receive recommendations. But, using Flash Lite, movie trailers can also be streamed to Nokia’s touchscreen devices (5800, N97, N97 Mini). In conjunction with getting the word out, the companies are running an impressive $5000 giveaway:
- 42″ HD Television
- Xbox 360 Console
- Nokia Booklet 3G
- Nokia N97 Mini
- 1 year subscription to Netflix
Anyone can enter the contest here. Entries will be accepted until December 18th and a winner will be chosen shortly thereafter on December 22nd. (via Hacking Netflix)
“Anyone can enter the contest here…”
CORRECTION: Anyone with a supported Nokia phone!
— Insert long rant about Apple refusing to allow Flash on the iPhone here —
;)
P.S.
Official Netflix thread about Android app, which includes obligatory snark about streaming Netflix trailers to iPhone:
http://edwardawebb.com/site-news/netflix-queue-manager-android-phones
And the unoffical, Open Source, Netflix queue management app for Android:
http://community.netflix.com/forum/topics/1993323:Topic:451594
If I couldn’t manage my Watch Now queue, I wouldn’t be interested anyway
Quick observation: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2-star movie currently on Netflix and The Proposal is a 3-star movie. I guess that wouldn’t look so good in a promotion though, huh?
Todd, if you win the contest you’ll get yourself a supported Nokia phone.
Jeff, awesome and amusing observation.
@Todd and others.
Both links you shared reference the same App, but I appreciate the promotion!
QueueMan – The Open Source Android app for Netflix subscribers.
The official project page is hosted with Google;
http://code.google.com/p/queueman
And the application is 100% approved by Netflix, though not explicitly endorsed.
Netflix App Gallery (think you need to login first)
http://www.netflix.com/AppDisplay?id=2167&st=rt&pn=1&lnkctr=apgl-it-2167