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Play claw machine app DinoMao by Singaporeans

DinoMao lets users play online and accumulate catches for bigger prizes

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A new app DinoMao allows players to remotely control a claw machine to grab hold of plush toys, which will be shipped to them if they succeed.
DinoMao founders Jeremy Foo (left) and Jacky Goh with one of their claw machines.
DinoMao founders Jeremy Foo (left) and Jacky Goh with one of their claw machines. ST PHOTO: TREVOR TAN
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Two Singaporeans have created what they believe is the first locally developed claw machine app, and it comes with a twist - players can accumulate catches for bigger prizes such as Beats wireless headphones.

Launched last week on Google Play Store, the DinoMao app is the brainchild of 28-year-old Jeremy Foo and 29-year-old Jacky Goh. The iOS version will available in the coming weeks.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 27, 2019, with the headline Play claw machine app DinoMao by Singaporeans. Subscribe