Accessories that make you go "Hmmm."

I'm all for third-party accessories, peripherals and after-market items. It's fun to mod customize your console. The fine folks over at Team Xtender (of Xbox fame) have unveiled their first foray into PS3 territory. What they've come up with is a bit lackluster, put has potential.

"We are proud to present the XCM SMART PLATE for (PS3). The colors available are the following currently: chrome, apple green, white, black."

Not sure what the Smart Plate does outside of adding some color to dark, bleak blackness that is the PS3. The large blank space on the "smart plate" does seem to invite creativity, so budding artists may have an opportunity to customize this accessory with some cool artwork. That might be worthwhile.