Apple rejects game app measuring the height of phone tosses

Article Link: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-apple-rejects-throw-phone-game-20130806,0,5120775.story

Apple has rejected a game app “’Send Me To Heaven’” “that scores players on how high they can toss their smartphone in the air (Rodriguez)”. By using this app, it can hurt not only the people around you, it also can damage your phone. Although this app might sound ridiculous, many users gave a nice feedback that it was interesting app that distracts the players when boredom. However, what surprise me the most is that this app can detect how high individuals can throw using the device’s accelerometer. Therefore, even though individuals tries to toss it with using other materials, the app won’t calculate its score. Though this game is obviously unsafe and absurd, it is unbelievable that some people actually enjoy playing with this pointless app.

The author mentioned and portrayed the positive and negative aspect about this application. Also, by concluding the article by quoting the app review, it provided both affecting and disinterest feeling at the same time. However, like the reviewer mentioned, it is phone-suicide. It is unbelievable that this app was created because although it gained popularity by unusual function, sooner or later, people will get tired from using this game. Although it was atypical and refreshing idea to come up with, but it is extravagant that the only way to score is by throwing the device which is extremely risky thing to do. Overall, author’s stance was unbiased, he should have wrote more about its negative aspect about using this app because the title said “Apple rejects game app measuring the height of phone tosses”.