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Cowbell2010 on New York Times Blog! posted Feb 4th, 2010 at 5:48pm

February 3, 2010, 4:22 PM

Bringing ‘a Little More Cowbell’ to the Olympics

By LYNN ZINSER

If you ever thought the Olympics “could’ve used a little more cowbell,” there is now an iPhone app rushing to the rescue.

Cowbell2010, available on iTunes for 99 cents, turns an iPhone or an iPod Touch into a virtual cowbell, ringing loudly when the phone is shaken or the screen tapped. The cowbell on the screen is wrapped in the flag of the country of your choice, which also determines the menu language.

The cowbell is a tradition in Alpine skiing, where fans bring them to the slopes to signal support for skiers,...

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