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August 26, 2008 1:44 PM PDT

Hang a BlackBerry from your ear

by Leslie Katz
BlackBerry Bold earrings(Credit: Etsy)

In your face, iPhone! CrackBerry addicts now have a new way to show their loyalty to the smartphone--by dangling tiny versions from their ears.

And there's no need to fear added radiation from these BlackBerrys. The earrings, which measure about three-quarters of an inch high--are made from Fimo, a polymer clay. They were selling for $3 (plus shipping) on Etsy, an online market for homemade goods, but they're sold out now.

Maybe the upcoming release of Research In Motion's highly anticipated Bold will inspire the artist, whose Etsy handle is picnicbybarbfeldman, to pound out some more. She has been working with Fimo since 1971 and says she can make the earrings even tinier than the ones pictured--as studs about three-eighths of an inch wide and a half an inch high. Um, talk about BlackBerry thumb!

Thanks to Popgadget for ringing us up on this one.

Originally posted at Crave
Leslie Katz, senior editor of CNET's Crave, covers gadgets, games, and most other digital distractions. As a co-host of the CNET News Daily Podcast, she sometimes tries to channel Terry Gross. E-mail Leslie.
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by AZA43 August 27, 2008 11:32 AM PDT
Those are supposed to be BlackBerry Curves, methinks, not Bolds....
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by Leslie Katz August 27, 2008 4:22 PM PDT
Methinks you're right! Thanks for the catch. I clearly had the BlackBerry Bold on the brain when writing this.
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