It took me quite a while to upgrade from my Treo 750 to an iPhone. Despite being a lifelong Mac enthusiast, I had the same concerns that I think many people share - battery life, lack of tactile keyboard, lack of video camera. But having finally took the plunge, it didn't take long to fall in love with this thing. And in the last week, I've been using three things that really blow me away from a technology angle:

1) Google Mobile App with voice recognition

Despite the promise of an all-hearing all-understanding computer as shown in Star Trek, I have never understood the real need for voice activation software. Until Google proved me wrong. All I need to do now is say "Indian restaurants near Bellevile New Jersey" and I have a list. My concern about the Apple keyboard is slowly diminishing as in many cases, I no longer need one. Best of all, I don't even have to push buttons. The act of lifting the phone to and from my ear triggers the onboard accelerometer that starts and stops the voice app. Just beautiful.

A cool craft gift for the holidays - a knitted vivisected frog. I particularly like the 'dead eyes" when you peel back the head

Another week, another competition. This week, the team at Heroes have provided us with a few goodies, including a "that has to sit on my desk so I can keep flicking it" Hiro Bobblehead. It's to promote "Heroes: Destiny", the new online Heroes spinoff in conjunction with Sprint, that features a character created by the online fans. First episode is embedded above. Apologies to overseas viewers if you can't see it - complain to NBC, not me.

Here's a picture of the prizes they sent me which, as you can see, includes a 2009 calendar, an action figure and a Heroes pendant. Hey, think smart here - at the very worst, it'll save you ten bucks in the office Secret Santa pool.

To won, all you have to do is REGISTER TO COMMENT (in caps because it's amazing how many entrants don't) and answer this question (which was inspired by a topic over on our forums started by regular commenter, Sarcastic One.):

If you had super powers, what would they be?

Make sure you leave your comments on this story (not on the forum) to be in the running for the prize. We'll pick a winner at the end of the week (approximately) to get your address (which is why you need to register) and get them out to you next week.