The 14 Silliest Smartphone Accessories: How to Humiliate a BlackBerry, Embarrass an iPhone

By Al Sacco

You'll find no shortage of lists of the best BlackBerry, iPhone and other smartphone accessories. Here's a list of the rest. We've rounded up the most ridiculous accessories, and they sure are fun to gawk at.

With the growing popularity of Apple's iPhone, Research In Motion (RIM)'s BlackBerry and other smartphones, it's no surprise that third-party vendors are jumping on the accessory train like geeks on Star Wars marathons.

The potential promise of the vast smartphone-user-market incents many an accessory maker to develop valuable, chic products. But what happens when those vendors miss the mark? The following fourteen smartphone- and smartphone-inspired accessories are real-life examples of how good intentions can go horribly—and hilariously—wrong.

Strange as they may be, some of our selections actually serve specific purposes. Still, one question remains: Where do they come up with these bizarre ideas?

Where Hip Hop and Technology Collide

Dr. Dre and Jay-Z are to hip hop music what Gates and Jobs are to computing technology. So it's only fitting that the first high-end headphones aimed at urban audiophiles be named after the good doctor and the Jiggaman. For only $350, you can pimp out your smartphone with Beats By Dre headphones. And though pricing details on the as-of-yet unreleased Jay-Z Bluetooth earbuds are sparse, you can bet they'll be popular with lyricists, DJs and geeks who prefer the in-ear style to Dre's old school, donut-looking rig.
Image credit: BeatsByDre.com, FCC filing