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Rick Martin · · 2 min read

Anthropomorphize Your iPhone with this Fun Case from Korea

appitoz

We’ve written about many fun iPhone cases in the past, most of them from Japan. But here’s an intriguing iPhone case from Korea that anthropomorphizes your handset in an clever way. Appitoz is a case that has arms and legs, and when you put your iPhone inside and download the free Appitoz app you can add a face to your case.

What’s clever about this is that the app reacts when you touch the screen, so the displayed face changes depending on how you touch, tickle, or poke at it. You can see a demonstration of this in the video below.

I admit it does look a little bit unusual when it’s plugged in and recharging, as the connector is plugged directly into Appitoz’s butt. Although if you can get over that, you should do have a lot of fun with this case.

Appitoz has been around for a few months already, but is the first I’ve ever seen of it, and I really like the idea a lot. It is sort of like Bandai’s Smartpet robot dog, which we featured a few months back.

If you’d like to try out Appitoz, you could try out just the app for free. But of course, if you want give your phone more human qualities, you can check out the Dealize Korea online store or pick it up on Amazon. [Via appbank]

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Rick Martin

Rick Martin lives in Tokyo where he writes about technology in Japan, China, and around Asia. After writing full-time for TechInAsia from 2011 to January 2013, he moved on to pastures new at The Bridge. He can be reached via his website, 1Rick.com