A birthday night of madness and debauchery could have have happened to anyone. However, things change a bit if you have the prototype of one of the best kept secrets (until now) from Apple in your hands.

The engineer of the American firm, Gray Powell, will not forget his 27th birthday as an oversight in a bar in Redwood City, California has placed him in the eye of the hurricane. The benefits of the new iPhone 4G, Apple were keeping it a secret until it's official launch scheduled for this summer, but now has been seen by all after Powell forgot the coveted device on a stool of the local he was drinking at. Following the finding, the terminal ended up in the hands of technological portal Gizmodo, which charged him 4,000 euros. Now Apple is seeking to recover the phone while in the air is the uncertain future of the forgetful engineer.