Aye you're right, wouldn't add anything special.
Thought I would offer the idea as the PalPad thing confused me / I didn't know about "V" at the time.
So yeah... I'd probably use the term "polish" rather than "fluff" though. =D
My first suggestion... show it some love.
I believe that the unusable PalPad should be edited to redirect to the in-game "Friends" system.
Suggestion as a result of this thread:
Just bumped into something else in my playthrough...
PalPad was added to my inventory, yet I cannot use.
Just comes up with a system message "Would have no effect."
What's that about then?