Rattle Apple app pitched at football fans

An app created for the iPhone and iPod Touch can turn these devices into a football rattle.

All people need to do to recreate the sound of a rattle after downloading the app is wave the iPhone or iPod Touch around.

The England Football Rattle, developed by PS Ventures, will speed up or slow down according to the speed and vigour with which the device is waved.

Philip Simpson, one of the company's directors, said: “We’re very excited to be bringing such an interactive app to England football fans in time for the biggest competition in the football calendar.

He said the app created “a truly convincing football rattle experience. If you close your eyes, you could believe you are waving a real football rattle”.

The app, which costs 59p, can be downloaded from the Apple app store.