"App" of the day: Ocarina

As you all know I got an iPhone 3G a couple weeks ago. I really love this thing. One of the main draws for me were the "apps" or applications, that you can load on to the device. There are such aps as maps, weather, news, games, restaurant finders, and the list goes on almost endlessly.

Last week, in my quest to read everything I can about iPhone apps, I saw this article about one such add on: Ocarina. The author of the article was quite excited about it:

It’s one of the most magical programs I’ve ever seen for the iPhone, and probably for any computer. It’s Ocarina, named after the ancient clay wind instrument. Once you install and open this program, your iPhone’s screen displays four colored circles of different sizes. These are the “holes” that you cover with your fingers, as you would the holes on a flute. Then you blow into the microphone hole at the bottom of the iPhone, and presto: the haunting, expressive, beautiful sound of a wind instrument comes from the iPhone speaker.

Well, I shelled out the 99 cents and got it myself. It is amazing. I certainly have not mastered the instrument yet, but do enjoy playing with it. Also, I find it just astounding that you can listen to others around the world playing their Ocarina. This is certainly an amazing ap. Check out the demo video below (I would suggest reading the article above first).
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