DirecTV, the satellite television giant, anticipated people like us when they developed the "DIRECTV Everywhere" app for iPad and Android smartphones. Watch your favorite movies and programs wherever you are, at your convenience.

DIRECTV Everywhere

If you're a subscriber of DirecTV, you can get the free DIRECTV Everywhere app, opening a new world of mobile entertainment. It works as advertised and is simple to use and navigate. Watch movies and show wherever you are, whenever you want, on your iPad or smartphone.

You can also watch live television anywhere in your home, turn your iPad into a remote control, and program your DVR. This will not interrupt any programming currently showing on any television in your house.

NFL SUNDAY TICKET MAX

If you subscribe to the NFL SUNDAY TICKET MAX package through DirecTV, you can now watch every Sunday NFL game, no matter where you are. With the NFL SUNDAY TICKET app for iPads and smartphones, you'll never miss another Sunday football game, no matter where you are. No more setting the DVR, hoping you don't find out the score before you get home. Just break out your iPad and watch the game at your convenience.

DIRECTV Phone App

If you're an Android smartphone user, it's time to get excited about a truly mobile television app. The DIRECTV Phone app for Android is free to all DirecTV subscribers. Have you ever found out about a show coming on and wish you could set your DVR? This actually happens a lot. Just launch the app and program your DVR from wherever you are. Watch Hollywood blockbuster movies, unedited and uncut, right on your smartphone, no matter where you are.

Kindle Fire

Get the same great access to DirecTV programming on your Kindle Fire. Get the app for free and turn your Fire into a portable entertainment machine. Manage your DVR wherever you are, and watch great movies, shows, and specials just like you're sitting at home.

Some apps are useful, some are entertaining, and few are both. The DIRECTV Everywhere app from DirecTV stands atop the mobile television genre. Power up our iPad or Android phone and watch television the way you want.

Have you downloaded the new DIRECTV Everywhere app yet?