FoldShot: Flick Basketball

Flick your phone and watch the ball fly. FoldShot makes the phone itself the shooter. Grip it, snap it upward, and let go: flick harder and the ball travels further, flick gently and it drops short. Judge the distance, find the middle, and listen for the net. On iPhone Duo you shoot by folding the hinge. Hold one half steady, close the other in one quick move, and the ball goes up. Every other iPhone plays the same way with a flick of the whole phone, so nobody is left out. TWO PLAYERS, ONE PHONE Lay the phone flat, sit across from each other and take turns. The turn swaps after every shot and each player has their own board, facing their own way, so nobody has to read upside down. TWO PLACES TO PLAY A hardwood court with a rim that rattles and a net that snaps, or the office: a crumpled sheet of paper, a bin across the carpet, and the quiet hum of everyone else working. ALSO INSIDE -…