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Tongue-Based 'iLickit' App Lets You Lick to Win

by Caleb Johnson on October 6, 2009 at 03:08 PM

Remember when your parents would say, "You aren't leaving this table until you clean that plate?" Of course, you do. It's why you, along with millions of other Americans, turned into such a glutton. So, if you need to work out some deep gastrointestinal and parental issues, well, there's an app for that (maybe). According to The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW), iLickit is the first iPhone application controlled by your tongue. It's a simple premise: just select a food and start licking the screen (video after the break). The game keeps track of the time it takes you to lick away all the food.

Yes, this is app is weird and probably unsanitary, but TUAW says iLickit will actually hit Apple's app store sometime soon. Although we couldn't find any other information indicating whether or not this is a joke, the demo video is pretty convincing. Pray it's a hoax. The last thing we want to see is some middle-aged guy's slobbery tongue plastered to his smartphone. [From: The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW), via Eat Me Daily]

Tags: app store, apple, AppStore, food, gross, iphone, ipod touch, IpodTouch, joke, smartphone, tongue, weird

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