These bright accessories for iPod earbuds feature the faces of the Emotibles, emoticon characters that use typographical symbols to express different moods — Starry-Eyed, Smitten or Zippy, to name a few. “Emotibles iPod Earbud Charms bring color and whimsy to those ubiquitous white earphones, letting tween/teen consumers express themselves using a language they invented — emoticons,” Kate Hall at Emotibles.com told TDmonthly. Launch date: January 2007.

One-inch round pins extend these “strangely expressive” Emotibles characters to apparel and accessories.