Showcase Review: A Movie Night Companion for the iPhone Duo

One of the things I like about the iPhone Duo is that developers have a reason to think about what a phone can become in your hands. Open it, close it, prop it beside you, and there is an opportunity to give the software a different role. Showcase makes sense to me in exactly that context: a movie and TV tracker that can become a small companion to movie night.There is some of that early iPhone spirit here: software that gives me a reason to enjoy the device as well as use it. Showcase has a practical job, and I appreciate the willingness to make the hardware part of the experience.I also bring some history to this category. When I wrote about why Trakt is still my home base for movies and TV, years of watched episodes and ratings were central to the argument. Showcase needs to respect that record while giving me a new reason to enjoy using it.Disclosure and scopeI received a review code. This review focuses on the iPhone Duo design, with my own device photos and researched feature,…

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