This week saw the release of Crackle for the range of Apple iOS devices. Crackle is a streaming service offering TV shows and Movies, all brought to you by Sony.
What Is Crackle?
According to their website:
Crackle is the place to experience pure entertainment: full-length movies, TV shows, and original series from genres that embody cool — all uncut, uncensored, and unbelievably free. We’ve had enough of “disposable entertainment” that is as relevant as a laughing/dancing baby — we are here to watch and talk about the videos that really matter.
Crackle is one of the fastest growing entertainment destinations today, featuring only the genres you love — comedy, action, drama, sci-fi, horror — anywhere you are. We know the Internet is a big place, so Crackle’s vast distribution network ensures that you have access to Crackle everywhere: on your favorite video site, your television and your mobile device. Learn more about where you can find Crackle on the distribution page.
Crackle was created in the summer of 2007, basing our operations out of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s studio lot in Los Angeles, CA.
* Watch full-length Hollywood movies and TV series
* FREE to download app, FREE to watch
* Unlimited, on demand viewing
* Genres including: action, comedy, crime, horror, thriller and sci-fi
* Optimized for both iPhone/iPod touch and iPad
* Browse Movies, TV, Originals, Collections and Genres – or search by keyword
* Build and manage your queue for viewing on the app or online at Crackle.com.
* Stream HQ video via 3G or Wi-Fi
* New movies and TV episodes added regularly
* Content available only in US, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia; and content varies by territory
Final Thoughts
I found Crackle really simple to use and the quality to be pretty good on my iPhone. Now to be fair, what I selected to watch – Parker Lewis Can’t Lose – is over 20 years old and not exactly filmed in HD! So I was actually surprised how well it played. For fans of the show this is “not a problem”. 
The content will be continually updated so give it time – at the moment the majority of the content, certainly here in the UK, is older titles, but this should change as the service finds it’s legs.
Overall, it’s worth having if you want to kill some time, especially as it’s free!
To learn more about Crackle, click hereHave you tried it? What do you think? Let us know….
Don’t download this app! You will inevitably waste at least 30 minutes of your day when you should be working!
I got it for the iPad and watched an old episode of Seinfeld. The stream was good and I was laughing at the “Soup Nazi.”
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thanks Dave!