The much anticipated Apple iPhone launches in the UK today, so the queues of people waiting for the last couple of days outside the Apple store in Regents Street in London can finally go home and take a shower. The levels of interest that this story is generating are massive, even the BBC website is getting in on the act (following extract from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6254986.stm)

"The man who is first in the queue - Greg Packer, a 43-year-old former highway maintenance worker - has been waiting so long he has become something of a celebrity.

"It's been a bit of an adventure, a bit of a freakshow," he tells the BBC News website, asked about his five-day wait.It will not be the first time Greg is first in line - he has a reputation as a semi-pro queue-sitter for gigs and signings - but he insists he is here for the gizmo, not the glory.

"I want to be the first person to have it in my hands," he says. "I heard a lot about how the iPhone is going to be. I'm planning to keep it."

Right. Ok Greg, you have fun with your new toy. Pity he has no friends to show it off to. But I think that I have found the perfect accessory for Greg and his fellow fanboys to keep their new toy in pristine condition.

Introducing, PhoneFingers !!!!!!!

What???

PhoneFingers are basically finger condoms to prevent your new iPhone (or any other touch screen enabled device) from becoming smudged from your grubby little mitts. This is brilliant. From www.PhoneFingers.com 's home Page:

"This is probably the funniest accessory for any touch screen enabled devices available! Our Phone Fingers are made to prevent  smudges and fingerprints. With Phone Fingers you won't have to clean your touch screen all the time and it's an eye catcher too. "

Quite an eye catcher as some of the pictures on the site show! I think my favourite part of the site is the "Finger Charts" section, where you can download outlines of hands to estimate what size of PhoneFinger you should order.

So Phonefingers, the final frontier of bad gadget accessories or a timesaving device?

Let's hope for Greg's sake that they are the timesaving wonder that they promise to be, so he can make up those five days of his life he lost be camping on Regents Street to buy a phone.