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<\/p>\nIf you’ve got kids with you through this stay-at-home stretch, there’s a good chance you’re running low on new ways to keep them entertained. All the coloring pages have been colored in; the freeze dances frozen; the stickers stuck.<\/p>\n
Good news! Your iPhone is now a cat (congratulations!)<\/p>\n
You need to help your new cat friend find somewhere to hide. Then everyone else in your house – like the toddler who somehow has an incredible amount of energy going into this 17th week of March – can try to find it, calling out “Here kitty!” and listening for a meow in response.<\/p>\n
That’s the idea behind the aptly named “Here Kitty!<\/a>”, the latest title from the team at Impending. You’ve probably seen some of Impending’s <\/a> other stuff, like the super popular party\/waiting-in-line-at-Disneyland guessing game Heads Up!, or the minimalist todo app Clear. Their stuff is always deeply polished, and this one is no exception.<\/p>\n Once you’ve found a good spot, you “hide” the kitty by placing your phone face down. It’ll meow (or, occasionally, hiss – it is a cat, after all) when it hears you call out. Found kitty? Flip the phone back over to reveal how long it took, and you’ve won! It’s like a gadget-enabled mashup between hide-and-seek, hot\/cold, and Marco Polo minus the need for a pool.<\/p>\n Want kitty’s meows to be a bit softer to make it a bit more challenging, or louder for a younger audience? Adjust the difficulty slider accordingly.<\/p>\n Impending says they’ll introduce a “new friend” to seek alongside the original kitty every Saturday.<\/p>\n I’ve been playing with an early build of Here Kitty! for a few weeks, and… well, it’s just adorable. Impending rates the game at ages 4 and up, but give it a spin even with younger ones; my kid is a few months shy of two years old but he totally (read: mostly) gets it. He doesn’t quite get how to call for the kitty on his own, but quickly figured out how to follow the sound and cackles like a mad man every time he finds the cat. (Pro tip, as learned the hard way: if you’re playing with a toddler, put a case on your phone.)<\/p>\n Impending CEO Phill Ryu says<\/a> they initially prototyped the idea a few years ago as something that would require an Apple Watch; for the sake of everyone stuck at home right now, they returned to the concept, simplified it a bit, and got it shipped within just a few weeks.<\/p>\n Here Kitty! is out right Tags:<\/b> Greg Kumparak<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you’ve got kids with you through this stay-at-home stretch, there’s a good chance you’re running low on new ways to keep them entertained. All the coloring pages have been colored in; the freeze dances frozen; the stickers stuck. Good news! Your iPhone is now a cat (congratulations!) You need to help your new cat … Continue reading “Here Kitty!” is an adorable way to pass the time while staying at home<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/here-kitty-screens.png?w=654\")
<\/p>\nmeow<\/s> now for iOS <\/a>(Sorry, Android users), and is free to play.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Greg Kumparak<\/p>\n
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