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Now, ��ä�������-�ٲ����� is pledging up to $75,000 to �������� bee research, by way of $5 every time someone downloads the ice cream maker’s free mobile app for Apple devices. (That's 15,000 downloads.)

The new app, , is more than sweet, classical music. It’s, well, a timer that runs for two minutes, the recommended length of time to let your ��ä�������-�ٲ����� sit — or temper — after you take it out of the freezer, before eating. By doing so, you’ll get “full, rich consistency and allow all the flavors to fully bloom,” according to a ��ä�������-�ٲ����� news release.

“Waiting is not an easy task for ice cream lovers, but the process is transformed,” the company says, when you use Concerto Timer. It’s a 3D Kinect, “augmented reality” experience: You point your iPhone or iPad camera at a ��ä�������-�ٲ����� carton lid — and a violinist or cellist uses . Point your camera at two lids and you’ll see and hear both musicians.

“By the end of the concerto, the ice cream will have softened to a perfect consistency.”

(By the way, you can use Concerto Timer without a ��ä�������-�ٲ����� carton lid — but the app isn't nearly as cool!)