Vator’s Startup Sessions takes you into the creative startup culture of iPhone app developer, Smule (Note: This mini-documentary was originally posted in April 2010. But we wanted to highlight it again because we thought it was so cool.) I've been a fan of Smule since the company launched Ocarina for the iPhone.  In case you're not familiar with the app, basically it makes use of the iPhone's touchscreen and microphone to simulate the experience of playing an actual ocarina.   Since then, the Palo Alto-based startup launched several other apps including Leaf Trombone and the wildly entertaining, I Am T-Pain, which let's you sing into your phone and modulates your voice with Auto-Tune to sound like, well, T-Pain.   Most recently, Smule launched its first application for the iPad called Magic Piano. The company has ...   [ Read more ]