Smartphone Apps and Wearables Are Taking a Morbid Turn

Doomsday

Want to know when you’re going to die? Try Tikker, a wristwatch that counts down your days. Need to know whose been murdered in your neighborhood? Murder Map has you covered.

Published Mar. 31 2014 5:45AM EDT

In case you hadn’t heard, death is pretty hot right now—well, in the App Store at least. Casting aside the zillions of “games” offering to predict the day you’ll bite the dust (5/8/2065, thanks for asking), apps are using the idea of our demise to make a quick $0.99,

Charlotte Lytton

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Smartphone Apps and Wearables Are Taking a Morbid Turn

Want to know when you’re going to die? Try Tikker, a wristwatch that counts down your days. Need to know whose been murdered in your neighborhood? Murder Map has you covered.

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Charlotte Lytton