iPhone rubber fingers not a hoax, inventor insists Register Hardware can confirm that it's possible to prevent smudging your iPhone’s display by rolling what looks like a black latex condom onto your finger - aka the weirdest iPhone accessory ever seen: the Phone Finger. The product’s maker claims the Phone Finger will “prevent smudges and fingerprints” on your iPhone or iPod …
I think you'll find that a box of surgical rubber gloves from SuperDrug works out considerably less than these and, as an an extra benefit, improves general grip. If, however, you are a heavy user, half a pair of Marigold brand kitchen gloves would do the trick - and last longer too.
I suppose that if Apple have gone out of their way to highlight a large group of "mug punters" for you, you might as well help yourself to a bit of the gravy.
I think I'll market the "iWipe". These handy 5cm squares of lint-free cotton will remove the smudge marks from your iToy (sorry, iPhone) and you won't have to wear condoms on your digits to use 'em.
Also available in packs of 25 for 7 euro-washers. Cost me bugger all as I'll just cut up an old sheet (maybe wash it first and possibly avoid the stains) and stick 'em in an envelope.......
These things are called Finger Cots and are used in clean rooms.
I have a large bag of them currently in my clean room at work (We build IT parts in there) and they cost me a lot less than this "Inventor" is selling them for.
When ever I have a visitor to the room who sees them for the first time I have to await the inevitable giggle from them when they see what looks like a large bag of tiny condoms.
Have a search on the web for RS online or Farnell and search for "Finger cots"
Seems obvious to me - save yourself some cash, go out n buy some rubber sewing thimbles (if you think wearing anything on your fingers is worthwhile in the first place).
They'll look a lot less kinky to be going on with, and you wont look like a total freak spending five minutes trying to get the buggers on and off in the first place.
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These people are just mental.
TeeCee is on the right track with the "iWipe." I keep my iPhone in my pocket next to a folded microfiber cloth, the kind you use to clean eyeglasses. Most of the time, the screen is rubbing against the cloth and cleaning itself. I carry the cloth to clean my glasses anyway, works great on the iPhone screen too.
I mean, who would want to soil their fingers on an ipod phone?
They don't interface properly with a real Windows computer because they are stuffed full of DRM that ties them to a single network. The only way you can get a signal is by paying Apple a huge non-refundable sum for a five year contract.
Give me a break.
And what makes this thing so cool? You can use your finger and thumb to send a message apparently.
Well you can see how I use my thumb to send a message.
And I'm sure you can imagine how I use my finger too.
A great resentment towards the spirit of free enterprise here.
Regardless of where similar devices are used and regardless of how few shekels per million they cost elsewhere, here we have a guy just trying to make a buck by finding a niche market and exploiting it.
After all, do we really need fluffy covers for our toilet seats, phones that double as entertainment centers or global positioning systems on an island the size of a large amusement park?
As it happens, I have just invented a device that prevents those oily smears on the iPhone screen when you make or receive calls. It's called 'iSoap' and you apply it to your face, with water, twice a day. It comes in 'iBars' which cost seven Euros each.
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