For as long as “the news” has been around many have been claiming that it is too grim, dark, bad, and controversial. I contest that we pattern the news after what matters most to us and that which we are afraid of, but I digress. Occasionally a few bits of positive news will come from a seemingly bad event. Or something truly remarkable and inspiring may unfold at the most spontaneous of times. The iPhone’s latest “happy app”, SmileNews, is setting out to break through your dreary and negative news feeds and bringten your day with all the news that is good and great.
If you think that SmileNews is just another one of those “Hmm, I think I can make money with an iPhone app” applications, think again. The SmileNews app seems to have been designed from a more scientific and psychological perspective. SmileNews cites a University of Toronto study which claims that mood affects sight. In short, a bad mood (perhaps caused by negative news) causes tunnel vision, while a good mood (thank you SmileNews!) causes the eyes to be more receptive and open to current surroundings thus giving life a more holistic feeling.
So what do you get for your 99cents?
- Four different positivity levels (from neutral to high)
- Easy-to-use one-tap emoticon interface
- 16 popular news sources, sorted by category, including: Yahoo! News, Google News, AP, New York Times, CNN, MSNBC, Fox, CBS, ABC, USA Today, NPR, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Time Magazine, Newsweek
- An expansive and informative positive news category from the Smile News Mix
- View one OR multiple news sources at the same time
- Assign specific news sources to specific news categories
- The ability to enter feeds of your choice (via RSS)
- Landscape mode for easy reading – just tilt your device and double-tap on the article text
For those looking to introduce a little bit of inspiration and positive energy into their daily lives, SmileNews may be a novel new way to kick things off. For all the negative nancies out there – enjoy your news too.
features via SmileNews.com
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