Bionic Tape

Unfold, pick a tape, fold, listen. Bionic Tape turns your iPhone into a cassette deck. Unfolded, your playlists and albums sit on the shelf as cassettes, each in its case with cover art. Tap, and the tape slides into the deck. Fold the phone, and the tape rolls on the cover screen: reels spin, the tape hisses, the keys click. WHAT'S INSIDE • Fold instead of tap: the hinge decides whether you pick tapes or listen. Folding starts playback. • Keys you can press: real 3D keys with travel, click and haptics. PLAY latches while the tape is running. • Volume you can feel: a knob with an LED ring, a thumb wheel or a touch pad, depending on device and skin. 16 detents, each one clicks. • SHUFFLE: a slide switch plays your tapes in random order. • OUT: send the music to smart speakers, Bluetooth speakers or headphones. • Window: look through the window at the cassette with its handwritten label…