匿名暢聊新應用,如廁不孤單大綱

It is certainly a unique idea - an anonymous app that lets you chat from the toilet with others in a similar position.

有一款手機應用，可以讓你在如廁時和其他正在上廁所的人進行匿名交流，這個創意不錯吧？

Called Pooductive, the app was originally launched via Kickstarter, but failed to raise enough funds. Now developer Ricardo Gruber has released it for free, claiming it will help charities - and allow people to discuss their toilet habits.

這款名爲“Pooductive”的應用最初發布在Kickstarter（一家著名的衆籌網站）上，但是沒能籌到足夠的資金。現在應用開發者裏卡多·格魯伯（Ricardo Gruber）決定將其免費發佈，稱該應用有助於慈善機構的工作，並且使人們暢談如廁習慣。

The site also explains the app has a serious message. 'We hope to connect Pooductive with some big charities that focus on both clean water and improving hygiene in developing countries.'

該網站稱，這款應用還有一個重要的目的。“我們希望把 Pooductive與一些關注發展中國家清潔用水和改善衛生條件的大型公益組織聯繫起來。”

However, a recent study found that the app is likely to face stiff competition from rival messaging apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, which have 800 million and 700 million active users respectively.

然而，最近一項研究發現，Pooductive很可能會面臨激烈的競爭，因爲即時通訊應用WhatsApp和Facebook即時通分別有8億和7億活躍用戶。

In a study of mobile phone habits, about 75 per cent of those questioned admitted to surfing the web, using apps, emailng and texting while in the toilet - with more than 90 per cent saying they had returned calls.

在一項針對手機使用習慣的研究發現，75%的受訪者表示，他們在如廁時會瀏覽網頁、玩應用、發郵件、發短信，超過90%的受訪者會回電話。

According to the website , one in five men said they had participated in conference calls while sitting on their porcelain throne - seemingly unfazed by the prospect of accidentally activating the iPhone FaceTime video feature or the potential for people to hear dubious noises coming from the cubicle.

據網站消息，20%的男性表示，他們在如廁時會參加電話會議，似乎他們並不擔心一不小心啓動iPhone視頻電話功能，或者其他人聽到隔壁隔間裏發出的可疑聲音。

The research, which surveyed 1,000 people, also revealed that cubicle activities would be determined by the type of Smartphone you owned.

這項針對1,000人的研究還顯示，如廁習慣可能取決於你使用的智能手機。

People who like to multi-task, by doing a number of things while using a range of apps, were likely to be Android owners. While no-nonsense Blackberry users tended to take and make calls. Those with iPhones were more like to be playing with apps.

安卓用戶可能更喜歡一心多用，同時打開多個應用做很多事。黑莓用戶一般很嚴肅、實際，只接打電話。而蘋果用戶更傾向於玩應用程序。