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3:52 pm, November 6th, 2009, Pete Mortensen
Serious craft from Japan’s Mobile Art Lab in transforming the iPhone into an amazing interactive image in a children’s story book from the future. I love it. All kids should get one for Christmas.
You can read what it’s all about in this Google Translation of their page.
Via dsonz
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Will have to keep an eye on this for sure…Thanks!!
David Duggins, on November 6th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
That looks awesome. I wish I had that as a kid. =D
Church of Apple, on November 6th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Very cool! My 1-year-old already has his own apps, but he’d love this.
Shane, on November 6th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
I guess imagination is limitless
but how does the iPhone knows when the page is flipped?
king, on November 6th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Thats awesome creativity
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vcool, on November 7th, 2009 at 2:13 am
What if child closes the book while iPhone i still inside?
Adam, on November 7th, 2009 at 4:27 am
Just doesn’t seem that simple to me.
I believe it makes use of the 30 pin dock connector as apple now allows external hardware to be integrated with apps. 
Sayam Aggarwal, on November 7th, 2009 at 6:01 am
Uhm… im not sure if anyone else noticed but it is quite obviously a video playing on the iphone’s screen, with the father figure just mimicking the tap at the correct time, I can see this because some of the taps are off time with the video, and I have been shooping things for years.
Awex, on November 7th, 2009 at 6:48 am
even if it was a video,it could made
poppa, on November 7th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
So awesome… I’ll give that book for present with birth… (without iPhone).
Karine, on November 7th, 2009 at 3:55 pm