Want to play a bunch of imaginary drums in the air around you? Who doesn’t! Buy an iPhone 4.
That’s right, developer Logic Consulting has created an app called Gyro Air Drums that leverages the iPhone 4’s gyroscope to create a virtual drum kit positioned in a two-tier, 300-degree arc around the user, then turns the iPhone itself into the drumstick. The $3 set includes a snare, hi-hat, hi and low toms, a finger-controlled bass pedal, the all-important cowbell and even a taiko drum
Judging by the demo in the clip above, the app isn’t sophisticated enough for any Dave Grohl-style drumming delight, and you’ll still look like a dork, waving your iPhone around — but it doesn’t matter; the idea is so cool, you’ll get dates anyway.
When he was eight, Eli Milchman came home from frolicking in the Veld one day and was given an Atari 400. Since then, his fascination with technology has made him an intrepid early adopter of whatever charming new contraption crosses his path. He calls San Francisco home, where he works as a journalist and photographer. Eli has contributed to the pages of Wired.com and BIKE Magazine, among others. Hang with him on Twitter.
