When the fire went out, there were no brown stains, only smudges of soot.
Then, I go inside and check the displays, looking for fingerprints and smudges on the devices.
The process often leaves tasters with faint smudges of brown coffee at the tips of their noses.
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Both new models have a 3-inch, 460, 000-dot high-definition LCD screen and an Anti-Finger Print coating to reduce smudges.
Now, however, "every time you touch it, it just leaves greasy smudges all over, " says the 26 year old.
If you look carefully, you'll see smudges on both legs of my spacesuit.
One nitpick: despite our best efforts to get rid of fingerprints, smudges remained with no hope of removal in sight.
The included microfiber bag is ideal for on-the-go storage and doubles as the perfect screen cleaning cloth to eliminate unwanted smudges and fingerprints.
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Movie fans who are tired of wiping the smudges off of 3-D glasses that have been used by dozens of other people are in luck.
It features a protective cover that flips open for quick access to the Multi-Touch display and closes like a book to protect against dirt and smudges.
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Plus, its palm rejection feature keeps drawings clear of unnecessary and unwanted marks, smudges, blots and more from hands resting on the screen during drawing sessions.
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Of course, weight could pose a problem for casual use (platinum is incredibly heavy), as could the potential to sustain unsightly smudges on that window face.
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Ultimately, too, both deserve to be handled with kid gloves: whichever machine you choose, you'll find the smooth metal finish is quite vulnerable to scratches and greasy fingerprint smudges.
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In fact, the material picks up smudges almost instantly.
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Apple will also sell a new cover that snaps to the side of the device with magnets and comes with cloth on the inside that can help clear smudges off the glass screen.
If these are not answered soon, many more cases that turned on a few smudges left behind by a careless criminal or an innocent bystander are going to be dragged before the appeal courts.
As with anything glossy, smudges are always an issue and scratch resistance (or lack thereof) can be problematic, but in this case, it's simply a price society has decided to pay in the name of electronic hotness.
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The phone feels lighter than you might expect for a 4-inch smartphone, and while we like the matte backing, the glossy front has just as much of an affinity for fingerprints and smudges as we've (unfortunately) come to expect.
Nevertheless, the court's ruling further smudges the already blurred line between discrimination on the basis of sex, which is what is actually outlawed by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (the primary source of sexual-harassment law), and mere incivility or, in Mr Oncale's case, criminal assault.
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