The sweet sounds of a Smule

Most of the big gadget blogs have covered this today, but it’s so cool that I had to do a post myself. You may have seen my posts on the iBand, a group of musicians that turned their iPod touches, iPhones and a Nintendo DS into a band….well, hold on to your pants because here comes another addition to the iPhone instrument collection – the digital Ocarina from Smule. 

What’s different about this then? Well, this is just out there and all kinds of crazy, which is what makes it so cool. Think of it as the recorder (as in the musical instrument they make every kid in primary school play) of the iPhone world. Some boffin has developed an app that lets you blow into your iPhone mic then play a tune using the touch screen. Check out the video below.

MyTake – What will they think of next? But seriously, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, opening up the iPhone to third party developers is the smartest thing Apple have done. The PR value alone has to be worth thousands. How do you keep a product interesting and newsworthy – give it to the community and let them reinvent it every month.