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Switched Download: Handbrake Rips DVDs for iPhones, Other Devices
Handbrake What it does: Handbrake converts DVDs and other videos into formats for easy sharing between your computers or loading onto a portable device or console. What we like about it: Handbrake is dead simple to use, with one-click presets that ... Read more →
Pixcetera iPhone App Gives You Your Daily Pix Fix
1 month ago on SwitchedOne of the main benefits of the Apple iPod and the iTouch, besides the obvious video and music capabilities, is the availability of applications providing any number of services. If you're looking for recent sports scores or pictures, the latest ...
Girl Almost Dies Saving iPod
1 month ago on SwitchedWe all like our gadgets. Still, even though we can't imagine our morning commute without our trusty MP3 player, there's no way we're risking our lives for it. Then again, we're not 16-years old. A Tampa teenage girl was almost killed on Tuesday ...
iPod Earbuds: We Will Shock You
1 month ago on SwitchedTurns out those lovable little earbuds may deliver more than pleasant sound waves. According to a support bulletin issued by Apple, the cans are a possible conduit for static electricity. The company has issued some tips to keep the voltage ...
Mizzou Makes iPod Touch/iPhones in Class a Requirement
1 month ago on SwitchedStarting this fall, The University of Missouri will be requiring all journalism majors to own an iPod Touch or iPhone. The idea is that, by making these devices mandatory and posting class lectures and other course materials online, students will ...
New iPhone Vibrator App Provides Quick Relief
2 months ago on SwitchedSince the early days of advertising, companies have been marketing massage devices to women under the intention of curing or relieving 'feminine illness.' Like a modernized throwback to those bygone advertisements, a new Apple app seeks to cure ...
DailyFinance iPhone App Dazzles With Design, Features
2 months ago on SwitchedDo you find the iPhone's stock widget a bit anemic on features? Tired of shuffling through multiple apps for finance news, stock reports, and keeping track of personal portfolios? Then we highly suggest you download the just released DailyFinance ...
Limited Edition, Prince-Themed iPod Touch -- Only $2,100
2 months ago on SwitchedWhile certainly not the most expensive iPod we've ever seen, the limited edition Prince Opus iPod touch is definitely amongst the priciest. Sold only as part of an ultra rare kit that includes a luxurious book of Prince photographs from Kraken ...
Tapulous Releases New Coldplay 'Tap Tap' Game (Hands-On Review)
2 months ago on Switched'Tap Tap Revenge,' an iPhone and iPod Touch game with a similar style of play to 'Dance Dance Revolution' and 'Guitar Hero,' has become the most installed app on the two Apple devices, attracting millions of downloads, according to comScore. This ...
Amazon Kindle Discriminates Against the Blind, Says NFB, in Protest
2 months ago on SwitchedWho knew that that the Amazon Kindle would prove to be such a flash point for controversy? The device's text-to-speech capabilities rankled the Authors Guild, which then pushed Amazon to disable the feature, or at least allow publishers to opt out ...
President Obama Offers iPod to the Queen of England
3 months ago on SwitchedNo, this isn't an April Fool's joke. President Obama met today at Buckingham Palace with the Queen, and our forward thinking commander-in-chief brought along a little tech for gifting purposes. Obama presented Elizabeth II with an iPod containing ...
iTunes Raising Prices in Face of Competition
3 months ago on SwitchediTunes, now the world's largest music retailer, is under fire from many competitors, including Amazon's amazonmp3 service, which sells most popular tracks for $.99, but also offers plenty of other tracks at $.79 or less. So how does Apple respond ...
Concept Brings Projector, Woofer, Alarm to iPod Dock
3 months ago on SwitchedIn our never-ending quest for newer and better Apple accessories, we came across a conceptual design for an iPod cradle that we hope catches the eyes of folks in Cupertino. Conceived by South Korean designer Eun Seok Huh, the design combines an iPod ...
'Miracle On Hudson' Now an iPhone/iPod Touch App
3 months ago on SwitchedMost of us reacted with a mixture of relief and awe when we first heard about Captain Chesley Sullenberger III's deft landing of the bird-stricken US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009. If you've ever wondered how you'd ...
iPod Repairman Defrauds Apple, Gets Arrested
3 months ago on SwitchedWe've talked about the business of iPod repair and how a number of industrious people in NYC opened businesses fixing music players. The trend has spread since and, naturally, one of these repairmen saw fit to use his talents for for more than the ...
New Songbird Add-On Wiping Out Users' iPods
3 months ago on SwitchedFans of the open source Songbird media player need to be extremely cautious before downloading Songbird 1.1, the player's latest version. Wired reports that an iPod add-on for the installment can come equipped with a bug capable of corrupting data ...


