These days it seems like just about everyone on the planet either has an iPhone, knows someone with an iPhone, is going to get one, or just wants one.  The fact that it’s rapidly becoming the predecessor to the iPod is no secret any longer.  What some of you might not know, however, is that you can turn that handy do-it-all device, or other, similar styled phones, into a sweet air guitar.  Who says you can’t rock ALL THE TIME now?!

That’s right, according to the article I just found, there is a new mobile phone application on the block, and this one looks to take portable rocking to new heights.  According to reports,

“The software, dubbed ZoozBeats and launched this week, monitors a phone’s motion and plays a corresponding sound. For example, you might play a rhythm based on a snare drum by beating the air with the phone as if it’s a drumstick. Or you could strum with it to play a sequence of guitar chords.”

Wow.  I’m sold.  The coolest thing, to me, is that it doesn’t ONLY require a phone with a built in accelerometer.  If your phone lacks that feature, like many popular mobile phones do, the software can also use the phone’s camera lens to base sounds on movement, or even use the built in microphone and tapping to generate beats based on the patterns.  Impressive doesn’t really sum this up.

Bottom line, no iPhone, iPod or any other device will ever replace the feeling of a real 6-string in my hands, or 4 string if you’re of the Bass Persuasion.  If you DO want to get a little rocking in and you don’t happen to have the guitar on hand, I fully recommend this alternative.  Why not keep rocking?