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Indie developers race to build quirky apps for the iPhone Duo
Apple says more than two thousand developers attended workshops to adapt apps for the foldable; the early favorites include a cassette player and a toaster.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The Weekend ShiftPublished
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- First reported by Wired: “9 Unique Apps to Try on the iPhone Duo”, with reporting from TechCrunch, Axios, Small Biz Trends and Notebookcheck.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 12:01 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
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- Wired9 Unique Apps to Try on the iPhone Duo
- TechCrunchThese clever apps show off the iPhone Duo’s potential
- AxiosApp-makers are having a blast with the iPhone Duo, turning it into a retro Walkman October 5, 2026 · facts used on air
- Small Biz TrendsApple says developers are reimagining apps for foldable iPhone Duo facts used on air
- NotebookcheckMade for iPhone Duo: These apps show what Apple’s foldable can do - Notebookcheck News facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentApple's first folding phone, the iPhone Duo, launched Friday at one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars, and indie developers are already building quirky apps for the hinge.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThere's a Walkman app called Deck-Man, with recorded clicks from a real cassette player.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd Accorduon turns the hinge into accordion bellows, so folding faster is louder.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSo a two-thousand-dollar phone's big debut is a cassette player and an accordion. Meanwhile, reviewers say many regular apps still show black bars and have controls in odd places.
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