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iPhone helps people conquer their fear of flying

  • 04-11-2009 6:51am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭


    SYDNEY (Reuters) – People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.
    Long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched an application, or app, for its Flying Without Fear course which boasts a success rate of over 98 percent. Apps are a source of information, games and other novelty ideas for users of Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch devices.
    The airline said in a statement that this app was designed to help people overcome fear, be it of the unfamiliar aircraft, the strange noises a plane makes, or of losing control.
    "Our first iPhone app will bring the benefits of our successful Flying Without Fear course to millions of people around the world who are now using mobile technology to make their lives better," Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic, said in a statement.
    "The app will put many travelers at ease and enable them to prepare for their first Virgin Atlantic flight."
    The airline developed the app with Mental Workout, a company developing software to help people resolve issues and increase mental performance. A spokesman from Mental Workout said an estimated one in every three adults were scared of flying.
    The Flying Without Fear app has an introduction by Branson, a video-based in-flight explanation of a flight, frequently asked questions, relaxation exercises and a fear attack button for emergencies with breathing exercises.
    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091103/od_nm/us_flying_1

    So, there you have it. Is there anything the iPhone cannot do? :D


Comments

  • Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    I'm not happy untill it can make toast.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    I'm not happy untill it can make toast.

    Find me a bluetooth toaster, and I'll make it happen.


  • Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    But surely any phone with bluetooth could make that work...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,942 ✭✭✭Danbo!


    But surely any phone with bluetooth could make that work...

    Funnily enough, probably not the iPhone. Don't get me wrong, the phone is the business, but it is restricted when it comes to Bluetooth.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,195 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Tom Dunne wrote: »
    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091103/od_nm/us_flying_1

    So, there you have it. Is there anything the iPhone cannot do? :D

    It obviously can't get rid of the Grimes twats....:o


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,324 ✭✭✭chrislad


    Tom Dunne wrote: »
    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091103/od_nm/us_flying_1

    So, there you have it. Is there anything the iPhone cannot do? :D

    Multi task! Thus proving it's a male phone!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,397 ✭✭✭Fingleberries


    whiterebel wrote: »
    It obviously can't get rid of the Grimes twats....:o
    It can (from the UK), you just need to call more times for everyone else :)


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