I was recently contacted by 3 Mobile Buzz, which has been setup to help the mobile company 3 engage with bloggers, and get them talking about 3's products. They kindly loaned me two Skypephones.

In case you haven't heard of them, 3's Skypephones are cool mobile handsets which have Skype fully integrated. Just press the Skype button (you really can't miss it) and up pops the Skype application, just as you know it from the desktop. You can make unmetered Skype calls across 3's data network for no cost, as long as you're on a contract or have recently topped up if you're on PAYG.

I thought the best place for the actual 3 Skyphone review was over at myHotpots.co.uk, so check that out for more info.

I think getting in touch with bloggers is a great way to get the word out about new products. It's especially cool that they send two so I could lend one to a friend to test the functionality. I think I read elsewhere that Toshiba were doing something similar with their laptops recently.

I want to do some more video reviews this year, and that gets a lot easier when companies are willing to provide kit for review purposes.I'll be sending the handsets back soon but thanks to 3 Mobile Buzz for sending them out.

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