iBand makes music with two fingers... and iPhone

AFP, April, 2008

VIENNA (AFP) — Six fingers and three iPhones are enough to create a band, and Austria's iBand is living proof, having scored a hit on the Internet by converting the little gadgets into a guitar, a keyboard and a set of drums.

The Viennese trio first gained attention in February on the video-sharing website YouTube with its music video "Life is greater than the Internet."

The clip, showing a bird's eye view of six hands wearing fingerless gloves and typing away at three touchscreens, has since been viewed over 2.8 million times.

"It was a test, we were rather surprised by all these viewings, but of course it's flattering," Seb, the "drummer," told AFP.

Fascinated by the pocket-sized gadget's possibilities, the three members of the band, all in their...