This has been a damned entertaining story.
For those not following the story, basically, an Apple Engineer (Gray Powell) took his test next generation iPhone (not yet released or even formally acknowledged it is coming by Apple) with him to a bar to celebrate his birthday.
And left it there (DOH!)
Gizmodo bought it and has posted the whole saga of the loss and recovery by Apple. It is amusing.
How Apple Lost the Next iPhone
Why Apple Couldn't Get the Lost iPhone Back
How Apple asked for their phone back
All the details about the device
The Unofficial T-Shirt
Gray Powell's MySpace page (whatta pic!)