App-makers are having a blast with the iPhone Duo, turning it into a retro Walkman
Summary
The iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable phone, is inspiring app developers to create new programs that use its folding design in creative ways. Apps include a music player that looks like a vintage Walkman cassette player and games that use the phone’s hinge, showing early fun with the new hardware even before it is released.Key Facts
- The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable smartphone and is priced at nearly $2,000.
- Developers have made apps that use the folding feature, such as Duo Man, a music player mimicking a Walkman cassette.
- Duo Man was created during a four-hour hackathon by Vidit Bhargava, who was inspired by how the phone opens like a Walkman.
- At the same hackathon, 73 projects were submitted, including games, music tools, and virtual pop-up books using the foldable design.
- Apps like Accorduon make the phone act like an accordion, with folding speed controlling the sound volume.
- Crate turns folding actions into effects and music drops, while Foldtales uses the hinge to animate pop-up book images.
- The large community of Apple developers and new AI coding tools are helping create these apps quickly.
- Apple is later than Samsung and Google to release a foldable phone but hopes its developer base helps it catch up.
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