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Worst iPhone Accessory Evar!

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  • lisapham, on 10/28/2007, -7/+150They have the nerve to charge $9.90 for this??? WTF!
    • WilleyDiggemz, on 10/18/2007, -22/+1http://duggmirror.com
    • theprez, on 10/28/2007, -0/+68If someone saw you wearing this in public the last thing they would imagine is that they are for your phone, perv.
      • xister, on 10/18/2007, -1/+8I know. Those things look so.... dirty...
    • indiggnity, on 10/18/2007, -8/+3They're needed to 'finger' the iphone
    • streak, on 10/18/2007, -13/+2Very funny, but FAKE. How do I know? Because (1) it's too funny/ridiculous to be real; (2) the picture shows finger and thumb sheathed with two separate pieces, but the bags are said to contain an odd number of pieces (25); and (3) smudges aren't really a problem because the screen is so bright smudges are virtually invisible.
      • streak, on 10/18/2007, -0/+7It's also fake because only finger and thumb tips contact the display, so the entire length of finger and thumb needn't be sheathed in a rubber tourniquet. Bank tellers use rubber finger tips that are practical.... and real.
      • Azimuth1, on 10/18/2007, -1/+2If you click Photos, you'll see that all five fingers can be sheathed, so a 25 pack gives you exactly five sets.
        • streak, on 10/18/2007, -1/+1And one size fits all [fingers and thumbs]? sorry, no. it's a joke. poor Moto.
    • Nerys, on 10/18/2007, -0/+2Well you probably need that much to "make them stay" in place. I was actually willing to try the $3 sample of 5 "JUST" to put on display on my wall of wacky :-) but I sure as hell am not paying $7 in shipping. Make it $1 in shipping and stuff them in a 37cent envelope and you got a deal. Anyone got a link to that youtube video?
    • redfox2600, on 10/18/2007, -10/+2Another example of how Apple related products just add more to the price and do nothing in innovation. Each one of these iPhone cots cost around $0.99, however you can buy a box of finger cots for around $5 and they give you 144 or around 3 cents for each one. http://www.first-aid-product.com/industrial/finger ...
    • cheeseron, on 10/28/2007, -1/+30I know a certain bathroom that sells these for $.75 each!
      • shark615, on 10/28/2007, -0/+25either you have a small penis or big fingers...
    • DIAF, on 10/18/2007, -0/+8Truly outrageous. Truly truly truly outrageous.
    • jim1977, on 10/19/2007, -13/+8Well, you have just paid $400 for a last gen fashion accessory so you can impress twelve year olds and people who don't know ***** about tech, so why not...
      • drlha, on 10/19/2007, -2/+3Funny everyone I know who does "know ***** about tech" is impressed with my iPhone too, even those who were dissing it like I'm sure you do before they got their hands on it.
    • TheSolomon, on 10/19/2007, -0/+4What's the deal with the price being in US dollars, but the currency format being European? (None of the people with ready access to US dollars write prices like that.)
    • mshade, on 10/18/2007, -0/+2Yep - you can find the same thing here, for much much cheaper.
      http://www.fingercots.net/
      Personally, I prefer the orange industrial ones.
    • chingy1788, on 10/19/2007, -0/+3buy bulk!
      $9.97 USD for 288
      http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LATEX-FINGER-COTS-288-FINGE ...
      though not including postage

      edit:
      meh cheaper from fingercots.net

      bleh just get gloves atleast you look normal with gloves

      ....
    • Pulpfiction23, on 10/19/2007, -1/+1that's the most overpriced item EVAR!!!!!!
  • dssstrkl, on 10/22/2007, -20/+133Oh. My. *****. God.
    • rasterbator, on 10/18/2007, -0/+4Well those should sell well at the next AVN convention or Dominatrix convention.
      Speaking of which, couldn't one just use a french tickler?
    • SupaNeo, on 10/25/2007, -4/+0Before you tap that *****, wrap that *****.

      (c) 2007 SupaNeo
    • flangepiece, on 10/18/2007, -1/+2Over. Use. Of. Full. Stops. Rocks!

      .
  • THUMPerRTE, on 10/28/2007, -7/+350Woah! anyone remember the diggnation where Alex and Kevin talked about the finger condoms for the iphone?
    • DMXell, on 10/19/2007, -25/+18Holy crap, they predicted the future!
      • DMXell, on 10/19/2007, -34/+5FYI, I wasn't trying to be sarcastic or rude there, I was just messing around. Dunno why people feel the need to digg me down =/
        • JohnFrum, on 10/18/2007, -3/+23No idea either but now that you've complained about it there's no hope. Can't take digg personal or try to figure it out, just no margin in that.
    • hanginginthere, on 10/28/2007, -0/+55Alex called it: iFinger.
    • Lawr, on 10/18/2007, -8/+2Finger _ ***** _ Condoms.
    • philo23, on 10/18/2007, -0/+7alex and kevin are going to be pissed...
    • keozen, on 10/18/2007, -0/+11In the recent announcement about the iPhone SDK SJ said that the reason it was taking so long to come out was to avoid the chances of viruses being transmitted to the phone. Why didn't we think of just "using protection" like this?!?
      Always practice safe telephony people.
    • misconstrued, on 10/18/2007, -1/+2Well, apparently whoever made these did...
  • obeezy, on 10/28/2007, -5/+203I don't have an iPhone, but I could use these to commit a few crimes.
    • xtc46, on 10/19/2007, -0/+97or use gloves like a normal person.
      • fender06, on 10/28/2007, -2/+56"or use gloves like a normal person." . . . that commits crimes?
    • EphemeralFox, on 10/18/2007, -2/+23Pfft gloves... That is so 2006.
      • staticoranges, on 10/28/2007, -0/+33yeah, now we put condoms over our fingers. so futuristic.
        • Koldkompress, on 10/18/2007, -1/+2only thing we need now are for them to be made out of foil, and we're set.
      • JackCh, on 10/18/2007, -3/+4I lol'd
    • damnyooneek, on 10/19/2007, -1/+18tip: never use latex gloves to do a crime those things rip. mechanic gloves are the way to go or leather oj gloves.
      • jcaino, on 10/18/2007, -0/+12no.

        use latex gloves. you'll get away every time. trust me - i'm from the intarweb ;o)
    • cgomez, on 10/28/2007, -0/+40If the iPhone fingers don't fit, you must acquit.
    • 1derfulWally, on 10/18/2007, -0/+3Or commit crimes on your iPhone
  • NAOC, on 10/19/2007, -8/+25that is just stupid
    • vptel, on 10/18/2007, -4/+1looks like you got 2 condoms on your hands
    • DMCer, on 10/18/2007, -2/+1Yet we're giving them free publicity
  • Onetrack, on 10/28/2007, -5/+46its the new pet rock..
    they'll sell like hotcakes as gag gifts to iphone users (and bulemics) and before you know it poof.. the inventor is a millionaire..
    • shikkaba, on 10/18/2007, -1/+9bulimics???
    • staticoranges, on 10/22/2007, -0/+11so you don't get your fingers dirty.
    • genericface, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1You know, I had an idea like that once....
    • jwiegmann, on 10/19/2007, -0/+9You mean: It's the new 'jump-to-conclusions' mat...
      • chrislee149, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1No, it's more like the new DVD Rewinder.
  • Serphyas, on 10/28/2007, -2/+146I, for one, would like the innate cool-factor of my iPhone to be completely canceled out by me looking like a douche.
    • xtc46, on 10/28/2007, -1/+46you dont need a crappy finger cover to do that. Just pop your collar on a pink polo.
    • Mononuclear, on 10/19/2007, -11/+23don't most people with an iphone already look like a douche?
    • marksism, on 10/19/2007, -7/+4Actually, trying to look cool by brandishing the latest iProduct basically makes you look like The Biggest Douche.
    • devikwolf, on 10/18/2007, -2/+3Don't you mean "the innate tool factor"?
    • Ramble, on 10/18/2007, -3/+1If you have an iPhone you already are a douche.
      Sorry.
    • Serphyas, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1I actually don't own an iPhone. I was just trying to be funny. Sorry to upset you tools, though.
  • bullsfan03, on 10/20/2007, -3/+73"and it's an eye catcher too" Are you ***** kidding me!?
    • KSUdesigner, on 10/28/2007, -0/+38So seeing that on someone's finger wouldn't catch your eye?
    • nekochan, on 10/19/2007, -1/+23i think they meant that it's good for poking eyes.
    • gh0st3000, on 10/19/2007, -0/+0Technically, they didn't say it looked nice, only that it would make you say "What the hell is that thing?". I'd say that's pretty accurate, wouldn't you?
  • giveer, on 10/28/2007, -1/+56That's even more outlandish than the spell-Ever-with-an-A routine.
  • MadDoggie, on 10/19/2007, -29/+16I thought it was going to be a picture of a typical Mac user.
    • Klak, on 10/19/2007, -1/+6too bad the frothing-at-the-mouth mac fanboys buried you because that was actually kinda funny
    • Rob223, on 10/18/2007, -0/+2I laughed, let me burn in hell for all eternity.
  • RockoSpooner, on 10/24/2007, -1/+48Id still rather just wrap a condom on my fingers.
    • tmbrwolf19, on 10/18/2007, -2/+16Acutally i am pretty sure they are finger condoms. They are common in kitchens where you wear them over top of a finger with a cut (for health concerns).
      • Firehed, on 10/18/2007, -0/+2No they're not. I know what you mean, and they look nothing like that. These things look monstrously thick (relative to a condom, anyways).
      • staticblake, on 10/22/2007, -0/+10They are lesbian condoms.
    • unearth, on 10/18/2007, -0/+5@tmbrwolf19
      Yeah, that's what they are. When I slashed my thumb open I had to wear those with a piece of gauze under it. They certainly weren't black, though.
    • ninja0, on 10/27/2007, -0/+2condoms would cause MORE smudges... cuz they have lube on them!
    • WPFever, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1Because thats the only reason you'll ever end up using a condom for.
  • arichard, on 10/28/2007, -0/+42At least you won't contract a virus...?
    • lxcid, on 10/28/2007, -1/+23iPhone Transmitted Diseases?
    • thatsmyaibo, on 10/18/2007, -2/+19Macs can't get a virus remember =P
      • slamtv7, on 10/18/2007, -2/+4TIFF Exploit :) How was the iPhone jailbroken??
        • Scorps111, on 10/18/2007, -3/+3But thts an exploit not a virus so HA!
          • slamtv7, on 10/19/2007, -2/+1Yeah, then it gets you root access... so all you need is small script to wipe everything... please think before you comment :)
          • Scorps111, on 10/19/2007, -0/+1You need to read up on the deference of a computer virus and a computer exploit
    • opiniastrous, on 10/18/2007, -1/+2Yeah, but they can still make you sick. I almost vomited when I saw those things...
  • Zzone, on 10/28/2007, -1/+91its the fingerbang condom.
    • macidiot, on 10/18/2007, -1/+3I would digg this comment twice if I could... I read it just as I closed the tab, and opened it back up just to digg this comment.
  • sargentcrackers, on 10/19/2007, -13/+8That thing is so ugly. Why are people digging this up?
    • xtc46, on 10/18/2007, -0/+2they should implement a reason list for why you are digging something, kind of the way the bury button used to be. then we would have answers to these questions.
      • shavenlunatic, on 10/18/2007, -0/+2the bury button still IS like that.. hover over it for a second and the drop-down arrow appears...
      • awol21, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1"Ok, this is lame" could also fit under the dig option for threads like this
    • nekochan, on 10/18/2007, -0/+25BECAUSE it's so ugly. and the digg's title has *worst* in it.
    • arcticblue, on 10/18/2007, -4/+4I dugg it down because "Evar" is extremely annoying and the submitter sounds like a 12 year old for using it. Also, it's a sensational headline which also gets on my nerves. This is one of those titles where putting a question mark at the end would have been better.
      • OrangeTide, on 10/18/2007, -2/+1I don't think 12 year olds were even alive when that EVAR joke started, or if they were they were still watching Sesame Street and crapping their pants. (perhaps they still do?)
    • ahoyhoy, on 10/18/2007, -0/+0You don't have to like something to Digg it, it just has to be something interesting. That's like asking why we would digg up a story about a mass shooting or a deadly fire. No one likes it, but its news and its interesting.
  • chyya, on 10/18/2007, -3/+6site down. anyone got a mirror
  • SolarGuy626, on 10/19/2007, -11/+0haha... that is so true its so ugly and big.. people want things that are small and sexy
  • orangester, on 10/19/2007, -3/+27iCondoms anyone?
    • Ace68, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1I'm pretty sure you can these for free at any Planned Parenthood!
    • masterthiefster, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1Nonsense. Macs don't get viruses!
  • Dolphtesla, on 10/22/2007, -22/+5Whats with the 9,99? Why are these ***** using ***** commas instead of decimals? This is not the first I have seen it either! So this product is
    $9,99 WTF?
    • antiorblkflag9, on 10/22/2007, -2/+15It's what they do in some foreign countries Mr. Intelligent.
    • cwshea, on 10/22/2007, -0/+7European.
    • coollettuce, on 10/18/2007, -2/+9You make me and other Americans look bad.
    • Dolphtesla, on 10/22/2007, -8/+5The pricing is in USD. Not euros... ass.
      • ncapone, on 10/22/2007, -0/+4Yeah, but they still use commas instead of decimal points!
  • aramova, on 10/22/2007, -8/+22Yes, let's all Digg this and give them free advertising...

    *sigh*
    • kelowna4life, on 10/19/2007, -3/+16Your a ***** if you buy this product, so i think its safe to digg away
    • mcnasby, on 10/18/2007, -1/+8I think it's safe to say - even a slew of free advertising will STILL not sell this product!
  • WilleyDiggemz, on 10/18/2007, -2/+3http://duggmirror.com
  • amor, on 10/19/2007, -6/+6the iphone condom is even ribbed. haha. idiots.
  • antiorblkflag9, on 10/28/2007, -0/+29Pay $9.99 to look like a total douche
    • staticoranges, on 10/18/2007, -0/+5actually it's $9.90. But who's counting?
    • Nerys, on 10/18/2007, -0/+4Actually its $16.90 and $10 for the sample pack.
    • Spectre77, on 10/22/2007, -0/+1Actually its $409.90 to complete the whole look. Thank the gods for that pricedrop, eh?
    • McInternet, on 10/18/2007, -1/+0why bother when I can just join Something Awful?
  • imashmuck, on 10/18/2007, -9/+2Looks like a finger condom to me.
  • frankin123, on 10/18/2007, -3/+24Only if they sold a big piece of rubber to stick on the side of my face when I put the iPhone up to my ear.
  • beta1, on 10/18/2007, -2/+6http://duggmirror.com/apple/Worst_iPhone_Accessory ...
  • dan7546, on 10/18/2007, -3/+10"if" your that anal about smudges is it worth putting a condom on your finger?
    • pattink, on 10/18/2007, -1/+1It is funny because my roommate and I were in a drug store the other day and they had little finger condoms for putting in suppositories so yeah, I guess you made a pun.

      NICE!
    • antipax, on 10/22/2007, -1/+7anal + smudges in same post= win
  • Th3Kyle, on 10/18/2007, -7/+2It's a finger condom!
    • betterth, on 10/18/2007, -0/+2lol i think the seventy people who got dugg up above you for making the same comment, or a witty variation kinda had that joke on lockdown.
  • hockeydude30, on 10/28/2007, -0/+22The advertisement video is even worse! What kind of ending is that? http://www.phonefingers.com/index.php?option=com_c ...
    • Rsulliv1, on 10/18/2007, -0/+5Whyever did they think that getting it stolen was a good way to end the video?

      I thought they were going to recover it and see that the only fingerprints were from the perp, then they'd get him arrested... or something like that.. but, that's not a very relevant or clever ending to a promo video.
  • dallastarsfan16, on 10/18/2007, -1/+6now you have to use a condom to talk on the phone.
  • BuckyDent, on 10/18/2007, -2/+5so... its like a glove, but with out the center part making it five times more difficult to put on. Plus gloves cost about $4 for a box so they are actually more useful, convenient, and there way way less!
    • s1mph0ny, on 10/18/2007, -0/+2A latex glove will only hold up to a few hours of work. I had to wear them for upgrading a bunch of medical PC/pump units, and can see the advantage of having one for a single finger. Of course, that would only be if you wanted to use a sick person's iphone...
      • BuckyDent, on 10/18/2007, -0/+2i use the heavy duty nitrile gloves, if you want get um small and cut one finger off
  • marix, on 10/18/2007, -0/+27link to the youtube video ad

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLS3ij5qEfo

    for some reason someone steals the iphone at the end of it. Lemme know if you can figure out why.
    • ChromaVita, on 10/19/2007, -0/+2Viral marketing?
    • dlsspy, on 10/18/2007, -0/+12I was expecting them to find it and be like, ``Aha! There's only one set of fingerprints on this phone!'' Then fade to black.

      Obviously if you have these things on your hand, people will take your iphone from you so it can be touched by bare hands again.
    • manbear, on 10/18/2007, -0/+3he was supposed to try and steal the phonefingers, but they were on too tight.
    • DaviDaviDaviD, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1Love the way the description calls it a "revolutionary iPhone accessory." What plastic on your fingers?
  • Wander2000, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1I was only scratching!
  • anewname, on 10/18/2007, -1/+6I'm reasonably sure it's a joke... but the site just went down so I can't check thoroughly.
  • openguru, on 10/18/2007, -4/+2It looks like a condom ;-)
  • Ocelot13, on 10/19/2007, -0/+3i see no magnum sized finger condoms.
  • archivist, on 10/18/2007, -6/+3i didnt know mankind manufactured black coloured condoms.
    • Allmetallica, on 10/18/2007, -2/+1now you can think you hang like a horse...
    • AriaStar, on 10/18/2007, -1/+2Heh, every color of the rainbow.
      • RxDaniel, on 10/19/2007, -0/+2What kinda rainbows have you been looking at?
    • BassJunkie, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1The black condom's only come in XXL tho.......
  • hamz01, on 10/18/2007, -2/+0no choice of colors?
  • subwoffers, on 10/18/2007, -2/+1How do I know how large my fingers are? Is there a universal measuring standard?
    • masterthiefster, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1Probably much the same way measurements are calculated for wedding rings and the like.
  • unblessed, on 10/18/2007, -3/+1Kevin Rose Did It!
    • RxDaniel, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1I don't remember seeing these in the Kevin Rose cool kit.
  • nakile, on 10/22/2007, -1/+9I think it's real. Click buy and it brings you to a real PayPal page and everything.
  • Allmetallica, on 10/18/2007, -1/+3Its an finger condom, same purpose of a normal condom, keeps your DNA from spreading all over things.
  • Pic0, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1the music is funny..
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLS3ij5qEfo&eurl=ht ...
  • ElecBoy, on 10/18/2007, -2/+0OMG!!! So ugly


    Quote From the FAQ:

    "Can I use them more than one time?
    Phone Fingers are made of very thin durable latex material. By using them gently they would last for a very long time with multiple usage."

    WTF?? What would you use something like that it first place? I can understand this people create such stupid things. That's Marketing!
  • rocknroll4ever, on 10/18/2007, -5/+0 WONDER IF THEY ARE ENDORSED BY O J SIMPLETON ?
  • cmpshotty, on 10/18/2007, -1/+21Hot damn! I ordered 5.
  • Pilot85, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1I used these once when I cut my fingers chopping bell peppers. They looked dumb then too.
  • manatee, on 10/18/2007, -0/+1sad to say, but this is one of my best laughs of the day!
  • faxxy, on 10/18/2007, -1/+8iFingerbang
    • SoupGFX, on 10/18/2007, -0/+0Too bad in the Photos area, the guy isn't doing "The Shocker". HA!
  • pandaweb, on 10/22/2007, -0/+10i keep going back to this site to figure out if this is a joke or not. you have to be kidding me...

    the iphone touch screen senses the small electrical fields in your body, latex is a rubber, rubber is an insulator. doesnt that mean it would prevent the iphone from detecting input?
    • jjk7288, on 10/18/2007, -0/+6Well apparently it works in the video. So either it really does work, or they did a really good job editing the video. I'm going to go with the former.
    • Kitsune818, on 10/18/2007, -0/+4A dielectric is a material that does not conduct but supports an electromagnetic field. Most famous dielectric: air. As long as you can change the capacitance of the grid where your fingertip is, it would work fine.
  • KloroFormd, on 10/28/2007, -5/+19Do they make a side-of-the-head iCondom? My ear/cheek smudges my cellphone all up...
    • OrangeTide, on 10/18/2007, -0/+4You could put a plastic bag over your head and cinch it tight.
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