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Apple's Tri-Camera iPhones Trigger Trypophobia

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday September 12 2019, @08:48AM   Printer-friendly
from the try-this dept.

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/11/health/trypophobia-iphone-wellness-intl-scli/index.html

Apple unveiled its new iPhone models on Tuesday -- but while some tech fans applauded the new phones' design and specifications and others weighed in on their pricing, another feature has caught the eye of trypophobia sufferers everywhere.

The Pro and Pro Max phones feature three camera lenses. And while the design is likely to appeal to photography fans, some social media users say it is triggering their trypophobia -- an intense, irrational fear of small holes and clusters of circles and bumps, such as those in a honeycomb, lotus flower or bubble bath.

Research into trypophobia is limited. Geoff Cole, a visual scientist at the University of Essex in the UK, told CNN that while it might seem "a little bit odd" for people to feel uncomfortable at the sight of holes clustered together, for people with trypophobia, the images can cause a range of reactions, with varying levels of severity.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 12 2019, @11:10PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 12 2019, @11:10PM (#893416)

    Well it really is fucking ugly and for the FORM before FUNCTION company to make such a hideous monstrosity with all the shit sticking out on the back of the phone, they COULD have allowed the inclusion of a headphone jack. This just proves that it was never about space usage...it was simply a way for Apple to screw over the customer by making them use their earpod garbage and therefore locking them in forever into the AppleBorg.