Phone Fingers

2007

Don’t you just hate getting finger smudges on your smartphone? “All the time!” said a developer from Austria. Phone Fingers are little finger condoms you put on to avoid those annoying fingerprints all over your screen. Like regular condoms, Phone Fingers came in a variety of sizes and colors (although we’re not sure about ribbed or studded). And like condoms, they could be difficult to put on, which threatened to interrupt the mood of using a phone. Regardless, a flaccid response and soft sales led to a premature end for Phone Fingers but as you can see from our museum, it happens to a lot of guys.

Additional info:

TheRegister.co.uk - iPhone rubber fingers not a hoax, inventor insists

Time.com - yeah..