Someone asked earlier where or to whom Eldar works for... at least few years ago he was the lead analyst for Mobile Research Group. To my understanding this is also the biggest "connection" for him and the reason why he indeed has these prototypes and apparently pretty amazing number of devices available.

I also can't really understand why some of you had to attack so harshly against him. Some even said that they haven't even heard of him before and frankly, that tells more about the commenter than it does about Eldar. In my books he's still probably the best reviewer when it comes to phones (thanks to his connections and very thorough articles). And there's a reason why he still gets these devices even though his previews and reviews may also harm the companies (or at least the big guys like OPK might think like that).

This is just a guess but I think that Nokia has given the device to Eldar "unofficially" because he is a known player and knows the limits. By limits I mean that he knows how to maintain both the position where he can make scoops and the trust that for an example Nokia (or at least certain parts of Nokia) shows towards him.