(Video found at Today’s Big Thing)
We got this iPhone Stalker Apps parody video from one of our readers (thanks, Di). At first we found it humorous but then a scary revelation hit:
“This parody a little too realistic to be funny.”
And the reason the parody is a little too realistic is because the applications parodied are already out there, but marketed under better intentions.
Let’s break down the apps in order of appearance:
1) Stalk-Her. There’s already apps that will share your phone’s GPS if you choose to give it out. There are also Twitter apps that will broadcast it as well. If the ‘target’ forgets to block the ex, then the stalker’s job is half-done. Especially if the stalker likes blondes (blonde joke). Similar Real iPhone App: MotionX-GPS
2) Calend-Her. From the days of business networks and Crackberries – Anybody ever synced or shared their Google Calendar? What about their iMacs? Similar Real iPhone App: SaiSuke
3) Call-Her. The evolution of an old computer program. Works great with pranks. Similar Real iPhone App: Cyclic Dial
4) Law-Her. Nationwide Insurance already has an app that will email, store pictures of the accident, take down information, and contact an agent. There’s also saved searches, contact lists… Google Maps can do similar searches. You know a targeted lawyer app is on the way if it isn’t already out there. Oh, sh*t, they’re already out there. Similar Real iPhone App: Lawyer QuickQuotes, LawyerFinder
5) Match-Her. I don’t know how close we are to having a smartphone app with facial recognition software but there have been significant advances of the technology in recent years. State governments now use it with driver’s licenses. A facial recognition smartphone app can’t be too far off. Untill that app is available, stalkers might just eyeball it. Similar Real iPhone App: LookALike, Match.com
6) Used Cars – Yeah, that’s already a reality. Similar Real iPhone App: GetAuto.com, Web2Carz, X-Auction Lite (I listed the third one because the damned app costs $49.99. And that is the LITE version)
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I have friends who can’t watch the Colbert Report. It’s not that they don’t think it’s clever. It’s not they don’t think Stephen Colbert is funny. The problem my friends have with the Colbert Report is that they get scared of the quality of Colbert’s caricature.
In fact, Stephen Colbert is so good it begs the question,“Is he really joking?”
By watching the iStalker iPhone app parody video, I now know how my friends feel when they watch the Colbert Report.
With the apps already out there I fear the iStalker app video could be a case of art imitating life evolving into life imitating art.
And we’ll charge AdamThinks.com as the architect, instigator, and co-conspirator if these sorts of crimes become trends.
