Yoomi is a free, specialized app that works with a special $40 iPad peripheral called the Duo that turns your iPad into a “would you rather” quiz game, for 2 or more players. Additional Duo compatible app titles are planned, including a quiz game on the Smithsonian museum. With a look that resembles a vegetable slicer, Duo is actually a simple optical reader connected to a rotating turntable. A small light sensor in the base watches a spot on the iPad’s screen. In order to register an answer, the iPad flashes a signal to the the optical sensor. The reader is powered by two AA batteries (not included), and there’s an auto-power off feature to save batteries. To play the game, you download and install the app from the iTunes store, and then line up the Duo on your iPad screen. The app asks you questions, like “would you rather sit in the window or isle seat?” You select your answer by touching the screen, kept from view of the other players  by the Duo’s shield. Once you make your choice, the options are revealed to the other players. They try to read your mind by placing tokens into little cups on top of the Duo. The last step is to press “reveal answer.” The tokens for the right answer fall into the bank, and the player that uses his or her tokens first wins (and theoretically knows you best). Subscribers, please log into our database using your password to read the full review along with our rating.

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