New smartphone technology could prevent Icelanders
accidently becoming too familiar with family members.
The population of Iceland is just 320,000 and, with the
majority of true Icelanders all being descended from one family, accidental
incest is not unheard of in the small Viking country. All that could change
thanks to three Icelandic software designers and their new smartphone app. Now
when boy meets girl they can simply bump their phones together and an alert
will warn them of the dangers of the potentially sticky situation to come.
The three designers, who all work at the Sad Engineer
Studios, developed the app to work in conjunction with the new online
Iselandingabok database—a useful resource for Icelanders who wish to trace
their family history.
The Sad Engineers also came up with a motto for their
creation: "Bump the app before you bump in the bed". They even
added a birthday calendar—so even if the
bump loses someone a jump, at least they won’t forget to buy an extra present
that year.
Sadly the new app that ensures a little smart phone banging
will prevent any inadvertent granny banging comes a little too late for some
people. One reviewer in Google's Play store gave the app a score of 4.5 out of 5, but
added an embarrassing admission: 'If I would have had this app last year I
probably wouldn't have gone home with my cousin.'
