iBreath iPod accessory?

Possibly the most valuable yet soon to be underused iPod accessory? You decide. The iBreath aims at curbing the number of drunk driving incidents by providing a means for individuals to test their blood alcohol level. The accessory attaches to your current iPod and provides instant results.

There’s a new gadget in the cult-like race to attach interesting things to the iPod, and it’s aimed right at a core New Mexico problem: drunken driving.

David Steele Enterprises this month introduced the “iBreath” iPod attachment, a blood-alcohol breath testing device following in the vein of the California company’s iPod flashlight and video glasses.

It might be up there in obscurity with other iPod attachments – ones that play music out of your toilet paper holder or turn the MP3 player into a laser pointer come to mind. But S.U. Mahesh, a spokesman for the New Mexico Department of Transportation, said he finds the concept intriguing.

I think these type of “accessories” should be limited to an actual vehicle restricting a driver from operating while under the influence.