Hardware (gizmo) testing

[markgm]

I was wondering if anyone here does hardware testing for products, and if so, how do you get started. I think it would be cool to tinker with the latest gadgets in exchange for providing feedback. Do companies still do this? Seeing this post on Gizmodo made me wonder. Back when I used to go through motherboards like they were free I used to wonder if I could get a company to send me one in exchange for me translating their Babelfish manual into English for them.