The Ocarina of Time iPhone?
MAKE Magazine — ... The iPhone is proving to be quite a platform for portable music apps. This new digital ocarina from Smule aims to convert Apple's wonder-phone into an expressive and nuanced instrument all its own - ...

Smule, iPhone como ocarina
Celularis — ... va a amar esta noticia: la empresa Smule creo la aplicación Ocarina, “el primer instrumento real para iPhone“. ...

Ocarina iPhone app has Legend of Zelda mode
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... where playing is accomplished by the fingering of digital valves coordinated with blowing into the microphone. It's also a social application: you can tap a globe icon and hear what other Ocarina players are playing, all over the world. I'm eager to try it, but the disclaimer on the front page is a bit strange: "Optimized for 3G phones; for first generation phones we recommend upgrading to the 2.2 firmware when it becomes available." Huh. I wonder what's up with that. Ocarina [Smule]

iphone ocarina: go blow (into your iphone)
technabob — ... Smule’s new iPhone app, Ocarina turns your iPhone into a fully-functional musical wind instrument. This amazing little application works very much like the real deal, combining touch, tilt, gestures and human breath to create ethereal sounds which bring out your inner Zelda. ...

The iPhone Ocarina: Link Never Would Have Allowed This [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo — ... accounted for the whole of the questionable "iPhone as an instrument" experience. Now it's gone too far. The SMule Ocarina app recognizes the roar of you blowing into the iPhone's mic and coverts it to the moderately mellifluous sounds of a digital Ocarina. It comes with presets, exhibited here on video. The above preset: Zelda's greatest hits. Below: Robert Plant's and Jimmy Page's greatest indignity. [SMule via ...

iZamfir rocks our world
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Two parts ingenious, one part hilarious, the new Ocarina iPhone Application is putting our late night informercial hero to shame.  The app actually uses the mic port to detect air blowing into the devices and converts it to kick ass music.  A little 'Stairway' (o noes!) after the break. ...

Assopre e transforme o seu iPhone num baita instrumento musical
BLOG.MACMAGAZINE — Eu já perdi a conta de quantos aplicativos transformam iPhones em instrumentos musicais, dos mais diversos. A Smule acaba de entrar na brincadeira com o Ocarina, que combina a tecnologia multi-touch com sopro — sim, no seu próprio microfone! Clique aqui para assistir ao vídeo incorporado. Antes de mais nada, saiba que ocarina é um instrumento de verdade — aliás, um dos mais fáceis de se aprender a tocar. No iPhone, ele não possui quaisquer notas ou acordes pré-compilados, ou seja, as possibilidades de criação e expressão ...

Ocarina iPhone App Unleashes Your Inner Jethro Tull
GEARFUSE — Now here’s an iPhone application worth plunking down 99 cents for. It’s an Ocarina app that lets you play notes like a traditional ocarina by allowing you to hold down valves on the screen and blowing into the microphone. Sounds pretty creative. The best part is that it comes with a Legend of Zelda mode that turns it into, well, an Ocarina of Time. It’s amazing how video games transcend reality, isn’t it? Link [ via ]

Smule Ocarina transforms iPhone into an expressive musical wind instrument
TechChee.com, shop online for gadget, gizmo and hot tech stuff — ... Product Page: Smule Ocarina Thanks Michelle for sending this in This entry was posted on Friday, November 7th, 2008 at 9:22 am and is filed under ...

Video: Ocarina For iPhone By Smule: For Your Inner Link On The Go!
Homotron.net — ... Awesome! Ocarina is available for $0.99 on the App Store. Product Page [Smule]

Turn your iPhone into an iOcarina with new app
Joystiq — ... We've seen the iPhone used for a great deal of useless enterprises -- the drinking of virtual beers, the swinging of virtual lightsabers, the placing of actual telephone calls to other people, etc. However, a new application from Smule serves a rather ...

Ocarina Turns the iPhone Into a Real Musical Instrument [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network — ... Store that allow iPhone users to let their inner musician come out and play. We’ve got guitars, pianos, and synthesizers galore to choose from. But an important detail to point out about these iPhone applications is that each one of us could potentially play exactly the same exact tunes because the audio produced is really only a result of preloaded sample sounds. Besides your own creativity in putting the sounds together, it’s all static. Ocarina from Smule (anyone noticed that I love what ...

Smule's iPhone App Turns iPhone into an Ocarina
iPhone Hacks — ... generated by the notes, gestures and nuance of the individual performer." When you tap the antenna, it loads the menu bar, giving you four options (from left to right): iPhone App - Ocarina iPhone App - Ocarina Just like any other musical instrument, Ocarina on the iPhone also has a learning curve so you will need quite a bit of practice to play your iPhone Ocarina. Smule has published a bunch of scores (each score is presented using a simple 4-hole diagram) and other tips on their website to help you learn Ocarina. Here’s a video of an iPhone Ocarino band doing Stairway ...

5 Tips for Startups and Entrepreneur's
ReadWriteWeb — ... Cowan also recommends to avoid new commitments, and to make money he suggests looking at new ways to use media. Taking out his iPhone, he played a tune for the audience using the new Ocarina application. "Six people developed this and it's they've sold tens of thousands." This is only one idea; there are lots of creative ways to use the Internet and mobiles. ...

Zamfir 2.0: The Enigmatic Appeal of Ocarina
ReadWriteWeb — ... in a much larger game - comes to mind. As does YouTube, which had its humble beginnings in the world of online dating. And now, the iPhone may be joining those ranks. It's safe to assume that when the folks at Apple finally released the iPhone, the concept of converting it into "something that replicated an ancient ceramic woodwind instrument" probably wasn't on their list of things to do. And yet, the folks at Smule have done just that with Ocarina, an iPhone app that has skyrocketed to becoming the #1 paid app in the world - in one week. ...

Opinion: The Astonishing Accomplishment Of Ocarina
Cult of Mac — ... It took me a few days to grok what’s so wonderful about Ocarina, the $0.99 app that’s been taking the App Store by storm in recent days. ...

Ocarina for iPhone/iPod Touch
PalmAddicts — ... Smule has developed an interesting app for iPhone/iPod Touch (v2.0 software or above required), called Ocarina. The name "ocarina" itself means as an ancient family of instrument (believed to date some 12,000 years), and one of the easiest instruments to learn. The app makes your iPhone/iPod Touch to become like a flute, by blowing into the phone/instrument. Or control pitch with different fingerings; it's because Ocarina is sensitive to your breath, touch and movements. Users can also share music, videos and performance tips at Ocarina ...

Ring tone apps
furbo.org — ... in iTunes but works poorly once you install it. Our products are a joy to use: as you well know, customers are willing to pay a premium for a quality products. This quality comes at a cost—which we’re willing to incur. The issue is then getting people to see that our $2.99 product really is worth three times the price of a 99¢ piece of crapware. I also worry that this low price point for applications is going to limit innovation on the platform. Sure, apps like Ocarina and Koi Pond are very cool and very cheap. But when are we going to see the utility ...

Top 10 Most Useless iPhone Applications
Apple iPhone Blog — 1. Virtual Zippo Lighter - free virtual lighter. 2. Koi Pond - Lake full of chinese carps. 3. Ocarina - flute simulator. 4. PhotoFrame - as you may guess it turns iphone into a photo frame. 5. iBeer - virtual beer. 6. BubbleWrap - pop virtual baloons for time. 7. Sonic Lighter - another more interactive virtual lighter. 8. Nixie TubeClock - old lamp clock. 9. Newton’s Cradle - virtual alternative of knocking balls. 10. Spectrograph Wallpaper - shout on your phone and you get a ...

On the proliferation of crapware on the App Store
The Apple Core — ... more complex) ideas. Instead, we’re working on 99¢ titles that have a limited lifespan and broad appeal. Market conditions make ringtone apps most appealing. The problem, according to Hockenberry, is that the economics of the App Store forces developers to produce easy, cheap apps with low prices so that they’ll appear longer on the App Store’s vaunted Top 100 list. I also worry that this low price point for applications is going to limit innovation on the platform. Sure, apps like Ocarina and ...

Stemming the Crapware Flood: How Cheap Is Too Cheap?
iSmashPhone - Turn your Phone into your MyPhone — ... is why we’re going for simple and cheap instead of complex and expensive. Not our preferred choice, but the one that’s fiscally responsible. Hockenberry fears that, if and when the feted "killer app" (i.e. the one program that will make everybody truly want and need an iPhone) shows up, it may slip through the cracks on pricing alone: I also worry that this low price point for applications is going to limit innovation on the platform. Sure, apps like Ocarina and Koi Pond are very cool and very cheap. But when are we going to see the utility of ...

Ocarina Review: A Real Musical Instrument for the iPhone
Top iPhone News — ... an actual instrument you can blow into on your iPhone. Back in the 80’s when the synthesizer was were gaining popularity was the first time I had ever seen a wind controlled synthesizer. Basically, it allows the musician to use any synthesized sound and control it using their own breath, just like a real wood wind instrument. I never dreamt that this technology would be found in the phone that I carry around in my pocket! Enter Ocarina from Smule. Ocarina uses the iPhones microphone to allow ...

Zephyr: Throw Your Creativity to the Wind [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network — ... While Ocarina left Smule fans who owned an iPod touch out in the cold (due to the requisite microphone for input), ...

Zephyr - Your Message in a Bottle for iPhone, iPod Touch
Cult of Mac — ... From Smule, creators of the internationally captivating Ocarina app for the iPhone, comes Zephyr, a 99¢ app that is part snow globe, part artboard, part multi-media messaging device, part chain letter and altogether fun. Classified as a Social Networking application in the App Store, Zephyr invites users to use the touchscreen to draw pictures and messages rendered in snowflakes, while the app simultaneously translates touch and movement into distinctive wind sounds to complement the written message. You can erase a composition entirely by ...

10 Best iPhone Apps of 2008
dailywireless.org — ... shortly after its release. Apple banned the app because NetShare violated AT&T’s terms of service agreement. The benefits of unlimited iPhone tethering, which normally costs about $30 a month, for a one-time price of $10. Bummer! 6. Shazam Hold the iPhone up to a speaker playing an unknown tune and the app will identify it — album, artist and song title — just like that. Download Shazam (Free) 5. Ocarina Blowing into the mic simulates the experience of tooting into a ...

Macworld ‘09: Origins of Ocarina for iPhone
theory.isthereason — ... ChucK as a programming language tailored for generating and making sense of sound. It’s designed to have a shallow learning curve as Wang claims that it is possible for someone who’s never programmed before to start making music within the first 30 minutes. To see how popular Ocarina is, just search on Youtube for fans showing off their Ocarina playing skills. See http://ocarina.smule.com for details, or better yet, join their “This Contest Blows!” contest! Similar Posts: Qwika: ...

Top iPhone and iPod Gear at Macworld Expo 2009
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — ... Ocarina Over the Top -- The folks working the Smule booth were having a hoot of a time demoing the $0.99 Ocarina, which was easily the most out-of-the-box iPhone app at Macworld Expo. Ocarina lets you, well, play the ...

Smule continues Ocarina “Blows” Contest
Apple Gazette — ... The team behind the insanely cool Ocarina had a little contest recently called “This Contest Blows” that challenged people to create songs using the Ocarina App and video themselves performing. 10 winners were selected, and the video above is my favorite from the ten. Each one received $1,000 each. ...

Why are there no cool apps for Blackberry?
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... . The former, which seems to have more choices, showcases free favorites such as Facebook, MySpace and Flickr apps for the Blackberry. But the games category was lacking: Wheel of Fortune, Magic 8 Ball and Guitar Hero cost $6.99 and up. The only thing I could find for free was a trial version of UNO that ran out after a few weeks. There was definitely no cool free Blackberry app like Ocarina that lets you play ...

6 Gadget Trends and Their Effects on Social Media
Mashable! — ... Whether it’s software or hardware, hand held gadgets are ready for the coolest new music-making technologies. My favorite music making software is Smule’s Ocarina iPhone app – an application that emits a pan flute-like noise when you blow over the phone’s speaker. Smule also offers app users the opportunity to upload their songs and listen to budding players by scrolling over a global Ocarina map. Other popular software applications include ...

iPhone developers raise $3.9 million
textually.org — News to give heart to all iPhone developers; Smule (developers of the Ocarina app) have closed a $3.9 million funding round, according to The Washington Post. ...

Public Radio for People Without Radios
Xconomy — ... are classical? WTF!!!!????” “Garbage unless ur over the age of 90.” “This app needs more hip hop stations or something I was not plzd.” Well, I’m not over 90, but I’m very plzd with the Public Radio Tuner. Now my iPhone isn’t just a phone, a music and video player, a camera, a Web browser, an e-mail device, an e-book reader, a speech-driven search engine, a geocaching navigator, a fitness tracker, and a four-holed flute; it’s also a good old-fashioned radio. ...

Because iFarting is serious business
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... But we suppose there's money to be had -- someone out there is buying either or both of these idiotic apps, and as a result, both of these guys are willing to go to court over software that reproduces the sound of passing gas in the hopes of getting even more money, despite the fact that you can simulate the same effect with the human armpit. Can we cut the lawsuits and get to producing some actual software for the platform, please? ...

The Mentalists Rock Out With Their iPods Out!!!
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — ... of über-hot, sinfully-sexy, rocker chicks who will seduce you all with their electro-rock pop-tart tunes and hot British accents. Seriously... who doesn't fantasize about being serenaded to by four lovely U.K ladies? We here at Mac|Life all do. [image] What has caught our attention even more, then their already cool videos and tunes, was a cover of MGMT's "Kids" The Mentalists did using only their iPhones/ iPod touches and apps they downloaded from the App Store. They used the Ocarina , ...

Enthusiasts keep pushing Smule’s Ocarina iPhone app to higher numbers
VentureBeat — Ge Wang, the quirky Stanford assistant music professor who co-founded the iPhone music app maker Smule, delivered an update yesterday on his company’s growth since starting out just eight months ago. Smule’s big hit is Ocarina, a cool app that we’ve written about a few times where you blow into the microphone of the iPhone to make the surprisingly rich sounds of an ocarina flute. Wang said in a speech today at the eComm mobile tech conference in Burlingame, Calif., that nearly 700,000 people have now bought the 99-cent ...

First Mobile Phone Orchestra Shows Us How It's Done
GeekSugar — ... The app is called Ocarina, and for a dollar, you can make your own sweet flute-like music on your iPhone and iPod Touch. Plus, by clicking on the "world view" you can see and hear what other people are playing around the world. I think that may be the best part, since I'm not so sure how good I'd be playing a flute on the iPhone! ...

25 Must-Have iPhone Apps
Fast Company - Technology — ... Craigslist to the streets with the Stuff Nearby feature, which filters personals and for-sale items that are within walking distance. Learn more about this app This unofficial app lets you skip piecemeal podcasts and stream local NPR stations. Learn more about this app Blow into the microphone and tap against virtual flute valves to turn your iPhone into a player--and then eavesdrop on melodies by more than 700,000 users. Learn more about this app Superclean interface facilitates drive-by ...

DopplerPad: Music Remixing and Sampling on the iPhone
Mashable! — We knew you could make great music on the iPhone. With instrument apps such as Smule’s Ocarina and Leaf Trombone. Still, while they’re cool and surprisingly rich mobile instruments, they’re not all that practical for creating, sampling, and recording musical compositions on the fly. DopplerPad [iTunes Link] is a turntable-like instrument iPhone app built by one of the two creators of FourTrack [iTunes Link]. Unlike some other apps, this one doesn’t feature just one instrument ...

Mobile Melodies: Top 10 Musical Performances on Cellphones
Mashable! — ... One of the winners of Smule’s This Contest Blows… Contest! using the Ocarina app. ...

iPhone orchestra is better than you'd think
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — ... is considered the "original." Essl is involved with virtually all of the orchestras in some capacity, incidentally. But you don't have to be a professional to turn your iPhone into a musical instrument. The Ocarina app developed by Essl is available for any iPhone user at a price of 99 cents. You know how to play an iPhone flute, don't you? Just put your lips together and blow.