Yeah... there's an App for that.

[SunnyD]

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Okay, this is just beyond ridiculous and a bit horrifying. In Apple?s App Store right now is Baby Shaker, a new app which, displays a picture of a baby and plays crying sounds. To make it stop, you have to shake your iPhone really hard, after which the crying will stop and two X?s will be placed over the baby?s eyes ? implying, of course, that the baby is dead. I?m not kidding.

Apple has approved a lot of questionable apps since the App Store launched last summer. A few I recall include the $1,000 app that did nothing (which Apple later pulled), the app that keeps track of multiple girlfriends? menstrual cycles, a fart one that took things a step farther to actually show the anus, and now this, which is without question the least tasteful yet. If Apple had a completely open App Store, in which anyone could submit anything and have it approved, that would be one thing. But it obviously does not. Instead, apps featuring tiny elements like icons that somewhat resemble an iPhone get rejected. Yet somehow, this gets through.

A woman whose son was injured after being shaken by his father brought the app to CNET?s attention. And rightfully so.

I have the conversation at least once a week now: Apple need to revamp its App Store approval process, it simply isn?t working. And the problems will only get worse as it continues to grow in size. There are too many good apps that get rejected for seemingly no good reason at all. And too many ones that should be rejected, that get through.

I?ll save you the $0.99 cents and show you what exactly this app is in the video below.

Update: As a few commenters note below, it looks like the app has already been pulled. You can still search for it, but can?t download it.

 

[waggy]

hahahah great ap

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Whoever wrote that should stop whining.

 

[Cogman]

You know what Apple needs to do? Drop the whole mighty "Apple approved" garbage and let people develop for the phone how they like. Ok, if they don't want to host a bunch of garbage, they can approve what gets into the Apple store, but the whole "You can't run any program that isn't appley enough" thing is retarded.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Stupid apps are perfect for the stupid iPhone sheep.

 

[nakedfrog]

Think of the children! People will think that it's so much fun that they'll start grabbing random babies off the street and shaking them!

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser
Stupid apps are perfect for the stupid iPhone sheep.

Rule #1: If it's successful and popular, you must hate it and people who like it must be belittled and called "sheep."

 

[Spacehead]

Well, look at the bright side... it'll show you how hard you can shake your baby before killing it. Important info every new parent needs. :thumbsup:

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser
Stupid apps are perfect for the stupid iPhone sheep.

Rule #1: If it's trendy and shallow, you must hate it and people who like it must be belittled and called "sheep."

Fixed

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: waggy
hahahah great ap

Exactly! Now because of the article it's sales are going to spike. Everybody download this.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: waggy
hahahah great ap

Exactly! Now because of the article it's sales are going to spike. Everybody download this.

App pulled already

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser
Stupid apps are perfect for the stupid iPhone sheep.

Rule #1: If it's successful and popular, you must hate it and people who like it must be belittled and called "sheep."

:thumbsup:

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser
Stupid apps are perfect for the stupid iPhone sheep.

Rule #1: If it's successful and popular, you must hate it and people who like it must be belittled and called "sheep."

:thumbsup:

I agree as well.

 

[FDF12389]

Some people are just retarded. Its a friggen app, the world isn't going to end. And the period tracker is a great idea.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: FDF12389
Some people are just retarded. Its a friggen app, the world isn't going to end. And the period tracker is a great idea.

I want one for Windows Mobile

 

[oddyager]

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser
Stupid apps are perfect for the stupid iPhone sheep.

Rule #1: If it's trendy and shallow, you must hate it and people who like it must be belittled and called "sheep."

Fixed

LOL. :thumbsup: