Earplug Alert: Vuvuzela App Ready for iPhones

You know that annoying plastic horn that makes the World Cup almost unbearable to listen to? Yep, there's an app for that.

Like millions of people around the world, I've spent the past few days developing a loathing of a plastic horn known as a vuvuzela. One vuvuzela sounds kind of like a loud kazoo, but get a few thousand of them in one crowded soccer stadium and they sound like the most annoying swarm of bees you've ever heard.

But, amid the growing headache, I had one clear thought. I wonder if someone has thought to make an iPhone app for that.

Of course, someone had. The free Vuvuzela 2010 app has been downloaded more than 750,000 times and is among the top free apps on a number of European iTunes stores. It debuted in May and has been updated to work well on the iPad, in addition to running on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

For those who haven't had the, um, pleasure of hearing a chorus of vuvuzelas, just turn on ESPN mid-morning. Or head to the iTunes store.

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