Tech Eye: I'll multitask you in a minute

Likewise, they steer clear of our desk on the more routine days when TechEye rolls into work early in the afternoon, bleary-eyed and smelling slightly the worse for wear (sometimes on the way to the sweatshop in the morning we have been known to pop into a local hostelry for a swift one merely to take the edge off the day, though these things do have an unfortunate habit of developing).

Indeed, we have often taken the sage advice of not mixing our drinks. The last time we were hard up for a snifter or two we mixed the carpet cleaner with the methylated spirits and the lighter fuel and although the ensuing seven-day hallucination-filled frenzy was not entirely without pleasure, the effect on our ravaged body was less than magnificent (even if the local A&E department did say we were a walking medical miracle to still be breathing).

Mixing is also bad when it comes to the ladies. The last time we mixed up our mistress with our Mrs, not to mention the fact they were in the same room at the time, the ensuing debate was somewhat on the harsh side, and it took those brave souls at A&E three hours to remove the wooden spoon from us (oh, thoughts of the splinters still send a shiver down the spine).

However, we are willing to make exceptions to our hard and fast rules (provided the bribe is up to snuff) so when it comes to mixing our gadgets, we're as malleable as a monsignor's morals. Herewith find the Nokia N91. Its a proper 3G phone with all the bells and whistles you have come to expect from those fancy Finns, including a two-megapixel camera, but they've also lumped in a hefty 4GB hard disk that will store roughly 1,000 tracks for your aural pleasure. This makes it a proper alternative to the separate MP3 player weighing down your pockets. Costs vary, depending on your contract with your service provider/local soul merchant. Two birds, one stone, let's hope neither is an endangered species.