Classification: UNCLASSIFIED (thanks, David!). (Credit: David Kleparek/The 404) Today’s episode of The 404 Podcast deals with a lot of movies, which makes sense after last night’s utterly forgettable Academy Awards ceremony , or so Wilson claims, because he forgot to watch.

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The 404 Podcast 532: Where we put the Oscars in a ‘Hurt Locker’

Online DVD and Blu-ray rental subscription service LOVEFiLM has launched a new application for iPhone and iPod touch. The LOVEFiLM application allows members to search and browse through LOVEFiLM’s choice of over 65,000 titles across DVD, Blu-ray and games and add titles to their rental lists.

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LOVEFiLM comes to iPhone, iPod touch (Macworld UK)

Mobile World Congress — FluxDVD, the leading secure platform-independent video solution, now supports secure video downloads and playback on Apple iPhone and iPod touch devices. The optionally DRM-protected files can be downloaded directly on the iPhone or may be transferred from a PC without requiring iTunes.

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Platform-Independent Video Solution Adds DRM Support for iPhone/iPod touch (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

With nearly everyone in the developed world in possession of at least one iPod, people are losing patience with media that plays on only one kind of device.

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Rip DVDs for your iPhone, iPod, and Mac (Network World)

Chris Breen presents options for converting DVDs to a format for your computer, iPod, and iPhone.

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Rip DVDs for your iPhone, iPod, and Mac (Macworld)

Sony doesn’t seem to have gotten around to an official announcement for this one just yet, but its WHG-SLK1 iPod shelf system was on hand at CES 2010, and the folks at Sony Insider managed to get a quick peek at it. Designed as much for video as for audio, this one packs a fairly large 9-inch screen front and center, and promises a full 100W of power, along with an iPod dock, a built-in DVD …

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Sony WHG-SLK1 iPod shelf system surfaces at CES (Engadget)

Blu-ray, DVD, OnDemand, and downloadable arrivals for animated anthology based on Bungie’s sci-fi shooter series pushed back a week. As if Halo fans haven’t waited long enough for the series’ film debut, Warner Bros

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Halo Legends slips to Feb. 16

Electronics maker iLive has announced 33 new audio products designed for iPhones and iPods. The gear varies in design from retro to modern. iPhone users will find over a dozen new products designed for their devices, ranging from portable speakers to home theatre bar speakers.

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iLive announces over 30 new iPhone/iPod products for CES (MacNN)

DVD sales tumbled this year as the weak economy and competition from the Internet soured consumers on buying new discs.

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iPhone apps enhance movies at home (Detroit Free Press)

TouchMatter has released ezMoviePick, an iPhone and iPod touch app aimed at Netflix users. Like the popular restaurant app UrbanSpoon, ezMoviePick lets you shake your mobile device to get a recommendation. After a little animation and casino-like noise, the resulting recommendation is based on the movies that Netflix thinks you’ll like

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iPhone app manages Netflix queue (Network World)