Smartphone Symphony


Wang's passion for developing Smartphone music led him to co-found Smule, or "Sonic Mule." This start-up allows him to share his music research with the masses by developing apps that feature "interactive and expressive audio." To date, the company's most popular product is Ocarina, an app that turns the iPhone into an electronic version of the ancient wind instrument of the same name. Users create melodies by placing their fingers on the touch screen's four animated finger, holes and then blowing into the phone's microphone. It looks and sounds as if the users are playing real ocarinas!

In line with the company's goal of creating interactive apps, Smule designed Ocarina with a World Listener mode. When this mode is selected, users can listen to Ocarina players from around the world whose locations are represented on a global map. As Wang says, Ocarina is perhaps the first instrument in history that allows players from around the world to hear each other. To date, more than 40 million performances have been shared within the Ocarina community. And if Wang has his way, millions more will soon join this global Smartphone symphony.



inter- 在兩者之間
interactive adj. 互動式的
eg: This interactive computer game has become really popular lately.
=> 這個互動式的電腦遊戲最近變得非常流行
eg: This interactive computer system allows you to make your reservations at any time.
=> 這個互動式的電腦系統可讓你以隨時預約
eg: Language development is an interactive process.
=> 語言發展是一種互動式的過程

version n. 同一種物件的不同版本型號/樣式
eg: The latest version of this computer software costs over $1000.
=> 這個電腦軟體的最新版本要價超過一千美金
eg: A Chinese version of this novel will be published in May.
=> 這本小說的中文版會在五月份出版

mode n. 電腦/電話設定的狀態
eg: The computer was set to hibernation mode.
=> 電腦被設定為休眠的狀態
eg: The office phone was set to automatic-transfer mode during the holidays.
=> 假期的時候辦公室的電話會被設定為自動轉接的模式



animated adj. 動畫的

in line with
=> in agreement with


Ocarina n. 小鵝笛



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coin v. 創造
eg: a newly coined word
=> 一個新創的字

unfriend
=> 在facebook 上刪除好友，引申為不想和某人當朋友。


blend 混合字

Smule
=> 由Sonic和Mule所組成的，這種由兩個字組成的字稱作blend(混合字)

brunch
=> 由breakfast和lunch所組成的blend(混合字)

compound 複合字,
eg: smartphone, newspaper, eyebrow