Phone Fingers fight smudges, protect against STDs*

If you're tired of your smudged and dirty iPhone screen - and seriously, who isn't? -- and you just can't be bothered to clean it anymore -- and seriously, who has time? -- Phone Fingers are guaranteed to get you laughed at help. Phone Fingers are made from the finest black latex, come in 4 sizes (small to extra-large) and will only cost you $9.90 for 25 pack. While we worry that people would willingly trade their dignity for a smudge-free existence, we'd still love a pic if you catch somebody wearing a set. Follow the read link for a video of them in action.

*Screen-transmitted diseases

[zfurie @ Oct 18th 2007 1:40PM]

Oh my God! What the hell is that?

[kevinm @ Oct 18th 2007 1:43PM]

Finger Condoms!

[Brennan @ Oct 18th 2007 1:47PM]

its a racist condom for fingers? Duh.

[yacoub @ Oct 18th 2007 2:14PM]

Venom fingers

[sean @ Oct 18th 2007 2:52PM]

It's a douche marker.

[Brassen @ Oct 18th 2007 2:58PM]

One more way to spend your hard earned money...

[nih @ Oct 20th 2007 11:31AM]

I wondered why he had such tiny condoms at hand, then I remembered he was an Apple fanboy.

[brian.m.jones @ Oct 18th 2007 1:40PM]

that's a tad unnecessary isn't it? I mean you only need something that covers up to the first knuckle, not all the way to the crotch of your fingers.....

[Michael Writhe @ Oct 18th 2007 5:49PM]

seriously...
"are you tired of whiping your iphone once a week?"

"then use this device you have to wear EVERY TIME YOU USE IT!"

great sales pitch guys.

[Khris @ Oct 18th 2007 1:41PM]

I'm not sure who the bigger moron is.....the one who developed this, or the first person to buy them.

[daaper @ Oct 18th 2007 1:43PM]

we'll call it a tie?

[SjD @ Oct 18th 2007 3:08PM]

This is not a new product, just marketed for a new use.

In the electronic industry (typically Micro Electronics) these are used to keep the oils of your skin off of product surfaces... You can buy various colors but black is typically ESD safe.

http://www.fingercots.net/Black_Static_Dissipative_finger_cot.php

Check it out, bag of 720 for only $20

[PG @ Oct 18th 2007 1:41PM]

Hey, baby! Wanna get it on?

Sorry, fresh out of rubbers.

Don't worry, I brough my iPhone with me.

[NG @ Oct 18th 2007 1:42PM]

condom for the iphone lol

[Meltz; @ Oct 18th 2007 1:44PM]

Thank you for explicitly pointing out the obvious joke that was already carefully (and creatively) inferred by Engadget. props

[Neon Jebus @ Oct 18th 2007 1:42PM]

If you think people with pocket protectors get made fun of...wait until you see the first person sporting one of these!

[brian.m.jones @ Oct 18th 2007 1:43PM]

Pocket protectors serve a purpose. you can buy finger cots for like 2 dollars a box, what moron would pay 10 for a box of finger condoms....

[scooby03 @ Oct 18th 2007 1:42PM]

Yea they have already invented that, its called a rubber glove.

[Snorre Milde @ Oct 18th 2007 1:42PM]

Google ads on the product pages are usually sign of a scam, although the PayPal button works. Anyway, why would they make them *black* if they could make them transparent? (It doesn't make more of a better idea, I'm just saying...)

I still say it's a hoax.

[Hoof Hearted @ Oct 18th 2007 1:43PM]

Butt-pickers Anonymous (BA) is throwing all of its support this way even if it is for more unscrupulous reasons.

[kombizz @ Oct 18th 2007 1:44PM]

Is it the NEW type of condom for our fingers !

[mark @ Oct 18th 2007 1:45PM]

wow i surfed a whole page without any apple news on engadget today!
you guys rock!

[deep @ Oct 18th 2007 1:47PM]

But can it... wait a sec... it DOES play Doom!!!

[anonymouspimp @ Oct 18th 2007 3:09PM]

But... wait a sec... STUPID!!!

[newgalactic @ Oct 18th 2007 1:48PM]

Laugh all you want, but I know some iPhones who sleep around. Safety first, wrap that rascal.

[deep @ Oct 18th 2007 1:49PM]

Yeah, but can it play Doom?

[Jake @ Oct 18th 2007 4:10PM]

no. it cant play doom. its a piece of latex.

[Ben Freedman @ Oct 18th 2007 1:49PM]

You think that's goofy, have you seen the new iPhone ad featuring a bricked iPhone?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqOEZPx3nC0

-Ben

[aoeu00 @ Oct 18th 2007 1:54PM]

Now they just need to market this thing for every PDA, phone, etc... /rolls eyes

[Scott @ Oct 18th 2007 1:51PM]

What flavors does it come in?

[itchytooth @ Oct 18th 2007 1:53PM]

These will go great with my FlickrBlockers!

[Bynaryum @ Oct 18th 2007 1:54PM]

Are they ribbed for the iPhone's comfort? Seriously, why are they ribbed?

[Waruwaru @ Oct 18th 2007 3:43PM]

They are ribbed for Steve's pleasure.

[tony @ Oct 18th 2007 1:55PM]

I just ordered a pack of 25

[Thomas Prescott @ Oct 18th 2007 1:57PM]

This is the new Christmas gag-gift. Give it to your iPhone usin' buddy.

[Juice Daddy @ Oct 18th 2007 1:58PM]

HA!

[Brian513a @ Oct 18th 2007 2:00PM]

Or you could just buy an invisible shield... They work great.

[GameboyRMH @ Oct 18th 2007 4:48PM]

Or, on a serious note, just get a screen protector and realize that smudges are:

- A fact of life
- easily cleaned off
- not a major problem.

[Dorf @ Oct 18th 2007 2:04PM]

Woah, an iCondom!

[triple x @ Oct 18th 2007 2:06PM]

my fingers are too big for the iphone. using a pen doesnt work. is there a special stylus i can use???

[Homeboy @ Oct 18th 2007 2:08PM]

I would need a magnum sized one............with strawberry flavour.

[geezer @ Oct 18th 2007 2:09PM]

jesus, that looks more like an as*-toy for a fan-boy :D

[Garst @ Oct 18th 2007 2:13PM]

This is a lot better than the guy that had surgery on his thumbs so he would have an easier time using his BlackBerry. You know he's getting laugh at for his deformed thumbs, and it's not like he get back to how he was. Plus with these there's no downtime for recovery. You fingers might get a little hot though.

[Shane @ Oct 18th 2007 7:15PM]

Ummm...That was a hoax...

[Garst @ Oct 19th 2007 2:06PM]

Well, ok. Obviously I didn't know. But it's not that hard to believe that someone would do this with all the extreme surgeries that people have. After all, there are people that have sex changes.

[blevay @ Oct 18th 2007 2:19PM]

How long before they get sued for using that song in their promo vid?

[NHAnimator @ Oct 18th 2007 2:26PM]

Waiting for the Zune French-tickler.

[Richard Lai @ Oct 18th 2007 2:27PM]

Finger and vibrator. Awesome.

[jilie @ Oct 18th 2007 2:34PM]

That phone is familiar.... oh! this is engadget..

[Magallanes @ Oct 18th 2007 3:07PM]

Touche!.