DROPMIX: MAKE AMAZING REMIXES WITH YOUR IPHONE AND PLAYING CARDS

Connected toys and games leverage the power of your iphone or ipad to empower new kinds of physical-meets-digital experiences—but even so, the concept behind Dropmix ( go.macworld.com/dpmx) sounds a bit absurd. It’s a game that finds you placing cardboard playing cards onto a Bluetooth-connected board, and by doing so, you’ll mix and match the beats, harmonies, and vocals from various popular songs into one surprisingly cohesive track.

Playing cards and remixes? Dropmix might seem convoluted, sure, but it totally works. And that is Harmonix’s specialty. This is the same studio that created the