Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Humor, Odds and ends, iPhone
Keep iPhone clean with iPhone Fingers
Wait, this is a joke, right? Our friends at Engadget reported on this crazy product with plenty of snark, but no actual "haha we're kidding this isn't really real" hints. So is it true? Can you really buy black latex "fingers" to keep from getting smudges on your iPhone? And if so, what's up with the weird ending to the video above? It starts off with Love Actually and ends in CSI.
Personally, I'm calling shenanigans on the whole thing-- I've been using my iPhone for about a week now, and while my old Razr was covered in smudges and splotches by this point, the glass on my iPhone's front is clean as a whistle. A really clean whistle. Oh sure, there have been smudges-- nobody's perfect. But anything I've seen on there has been easy enough to wipe off with just a smooth cloth. It's impressive, really.
Still, if you can't be too careful (and if these aren't fake, which I'm not convinced of), you can get 25 of them-- in small, medium, large, and Wozniak-- for just €9.90, or for €3, they'll send you five to try out. Because sometimes, even the iPhone needs "protection."
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matthew said 9:16AM on 10-19-2007
Well sure, they're white instead of black, but you can pick up a 30 pack of these at the local pharmacy for a few bucks.
http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/detail?prodid=310269
And geez...who is so OCD they can't just wipe off the screen?
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lee said 10:05AM on 10-19-2007
TUAW cerments itself as lame shit over and over again..
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Aron Trimble said 10:10AM on 10-19-2007
Personally I keep my iPhone clean by rubbing it on my t-shirt... It works very well and so far my screen looks better than the back of my iPhone!
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Chilepepper said 10:12AM on 10-19-2007
And now please report on the bag that needs to cover your head so while talking on the phone you don't leave you greasy face smudges on it.
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dan2ktj said 10:32AM on 10-19-2007
They work well for the Apple iProstate exam too.
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Jay Riether said 11:07AM on 10-19-2007
Pretty silly. I bought BodyGuardz for my iTouch and though the application took some time and care, it protects my device from scratches...and the material doesn't show finger smudges nearly as much as the naked device.
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ishcabittle said 11:12AM on 10-19-2007
How is this video supposed to create incentive to purchase the product? By the way the ending flows, it's as though they are saying, "Look, you get a smudge free iPhone and when you're talking on it, it will be more noticeable that you're using an iPhone, and thus more likely people will rip you off."
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Warren said 11:32AM on 10-19-2007
Heres a better question: Why have 1.0.2 and not have 3rd party apps!? Shame on you Phone Fingers.
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Dustin said 5:27PM on 10-19-2007
Those are finger cots. you can pick them up in the pharmacy. If you are a cook and cut your finger instead of wearing a full glove you can just wear one of these. Haven't any of you people had a crappy kitchen job?
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