The reason for my curiosity is that I was watching the Gadget Show a few weeks back when they put the iPhone through its paces alongside the Nokia N95 and the extremely enthusiastic and passionate iPhone supporter (male presenter, Jason) ended up admitting to feeling a little deflated by the results.

They put both phones to the test and when I say test, they went to some quite extreme measures to find out which hone was the best. This included jumping off a bridge and then competing to see who could use their phone to text and phone for help in the fastest time. Jason struggled to text with the iPhone under such extreme conditions and concluded that while the beauty of this ‘must-have’ mobile is it’s touch screen, it’s also it’s achille’s heel.

In fact the feature rich Nokia N95 seemed to hold it’s own and come out ahead in many of the tests conducted. The super sexy iPhone can only use iTunes, whereas the female presenter was quick to point out that with the Nokia N95 you can drag or drop tunes from any source. She was also less than impressed with the fact that you can’t change the iPhone’s battery yourself (as you can with the Nokia) suggesting that Apple will cash in on that, charging a fortune to do it for you. Jason argued that whilst you may be able to change the battery in the N95 yourself, that is because it’ll probably run out really quickly and says while the N95 has great features, what’s the point if the battery can’t support them?However as the tests continued, he was really disappointed by the camera and had to admit that the iPhone had consistently let him down all night. But, he still maintains that it is the most designer phone in the playground. So, if you are the type of person who has to have the latest ‘must-have’ item regardless of functionality or performance, I’m sure you won’t be put off by these findings, but as I say, I’d love to hear if the iPhone has lived up to the hype…

Water Buoy claims to be the world’s first and strongest intelligent miniature flotation device that is also visible at night. If you accidentally drop your keys overboard, Water Buoy will save the day, so there’s no need for you to go diving in after them! Using gas, a balloon and a light, this little device may be small, but claims to be capable of lifting up to 1KG of weight!

You simply attach it to your valuable and should they end up overboard, the device will trigger the balloon before they sink too far and they’ll soon reappear on the surface of the water. If only someone would invent something similar for use on dry land - but then again, with the list of things I mislay around the house, I’d end up attaching one to everything I own!