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iPad Gifts for Music and Movie Lovers

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With a 9.7-inch high-resolution screen and more video options than ever before, Apple iPad is great for watching movies and TV shows. If you've got a big movie or TV fan in your life, It's easy to just grab a few popular DVDs as gifts, but a little extra thought and effort can provide presents that you will be proud to give and the recipients will be thrilled to receive. Below is a list of iPad-specific gifts for movie lovers which may help you spice up your gift-giving this year.

iPad Stand

watching movies in bed is one of the great pleasures for movie lovers, but holding a gadget in front of your face for hours at a time isn't terrifically fun. IPad cases that also have stand features that prop up the screen in a comfortable watching position solve that problem. Cases from Apple, Incase, Quirky, and others offer a built-in stand.

Bang and Olufsen BeoSound 8

BeoSound 8 is a powerful, essential speaker dock that fully reveals your digital music collection. We got the BeoSound 8 in March for our kitchen. Our whole family loves it - it looks great and sounds great. We alternate our iPhone and iPad in the dock and both work well. Given the simple design and the sound quality, this is actually a great iPad gift for music lovers. Highly recommended.

Apple TV

Stream audio and video from your iPad to your HDTV via Apple TV. And rent HD movies, buy TV shows, and watch Netflix, YouTube, and Vimeo videos live or on demand. This little box allows users to stream video over the Internet and play it at 720p HD on their HDTVs. There’s not a lot more functionality here, but at $99 it's a pretty good deal.

DVD to iPad Ripping software

For movie fans with big DVD libraries, these programs can help them convert DVDs into iPad-compatible video files. There are many programs such as Handbrake and iFunia DVD to iPad converter that do this, ranging from free to those that cost $20-$40. They vary in output quality, so try a free download or read reviews before buying

Car Pack for iPad 2

If you friends spend most of his time on the car, you may also consider getting the RingO Car Mount, which is a robust and secure system that lets you easily mount your iPad 2 in the car. With its precision-engineered and patented aluminum ring, the RingO Holder clips snugly onto your iPad 2, and then clicks easily onto the RingO Car Mount.

Multi-Headphone Splitter

Belkin's RockStar makes it fun and easy to share music or video with friends in a cafe or an airplane, I just traveled to Mexico with this splitter and was able to use all of the splits on the plane to share audio from my iPad 2. I was concerned that it would affect the sound quality but I was pleasantly surprised! What’s more it also works with all MP3 and portable DVD players

Headphones with Remote and Mic

SOL REPUBLIC's Tracks HD headphones incorporate V10 Sound Engines to deliver a full load of deeper bass, higher vocal clarity, and a bigger soundstage so you can feel the power of your music. You can also Control your calls and your music with the touch of a button. The three-button remote lets you adjust the volume, skip music tracks, and answer/hang-up calls.

iTunes Gift Card

Every iPad owner can do well with an iTunes Store gift card. An iTunes Gift Card lets they shop for anything at the iTunes Store — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Shop for music, movies, TV shows, apps, audiobooks, and more. iTunes Gift Cards come in various amounts, you can personalize your iTunes Gift Card with a free gift message, and you can also choose from multiple colors and themes.

Convert videos or Rip DVD movies for iPad/iPad 2

If you have got a iPad and would like to convert your holiday videos to iPad supported video, you may try iFunia iPad Video Converter for Mac.

If you would like to watch your DVD movies on your new iPad, just get iFunia DVD to iPad Converter to rip/convert holiday movies for iPad.

Get iFunia iPad Media Converter to convert media files to iPad friendly formats on Mac OS X Lion.