I have now personally switched to using the Parrot MiniKit Slim as my bluetooth speakerphone of choice. It’s an extraordinary device!

Read my Parrot Minikit Slim Review below:

Quite simply the best bluetooth speakerphone that I have played with this year (2008)! The Parrot Minikit Slim fuses both style and functionality into one device.

I loved the ways it allows you to access your mobile phones contact list: it can either pull your whole list from your phone (capable of 2500) or access on demand via bluetooth. Being able to sort through your contacts via the dial and text-to-speech was an ingenius capability that Parrot included.

Using voice-dial is also a cinch given that there is no device/voice training required. You can use voice-commands to dial someone from your address book as soon as you pull it out of the box!

With 10 hours talk time and approximately 280+ hours standby time, you’ll only need to fully charge the Parrot Minikit Slim once a month; to help you with this task, it comes with both a car and PC USB charger.

The Parrot Minikit Slim also looks a lot less obtrusive than other bluetooth speakerphones - the speaker makes up most of the device and there are only 3 buttons, therefore making it very easy to operate.

I was particularly impressed with the sound quality; there was no echo whatsoever! People on the other end of the telephone conversation commented how ‘normal’ the voice call sounded and were surprised when informed that I was actually using a bluetooth speakerphone.

Very proud to be one of the first selling these in the Australian market. Well done Parrot!

Order your own Parrot MiniKit Slim here!

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ — HTC Corp. (TAIEX: 2498; “HTC”), the leading provider of Microsoft(R) Windows Mobile(R) based smart devices,
and Parrot(R), a leader in wireless peripherals around the mobile phone, today announced an alliance to develop improved compatibility and overall user experience between the companies’ products. This alliance will see HTC working closely with Parrot to support product roadmaps, marketing efforts and channel development to provide an enhanced complimentary solution for customers.

“While HTC smart devices offer users one device for all their content, Parrot provides the easy-to-use wireless peripherals to release that content wherever and whenever the user wants,” said Henri Seydoux, founder and CEO of Parrot. “This enables HTC users to maximize the use of their devices through Parrot’s technology.”

Parrot manufactures a wide range of wireless mobile phone accessories,
from Bluetooth(R) handsfree car kits to wireless digital picture frames and
Hi-Fi speaker systems. Parrot’s product range includes wireless peripherals
to suit every environment for HTC devices - be it in the car, at home or in
the office.

“By working in tandem with Parrot we can enhance our offering of
mobility and connectivity and add real value for all customers by providing
them expanded capabilities for their devices,” said Florian Seiche, Vice
President, HTC Europe.

HTC has been manufacturing powerful Microsoft(R) Windows Mobile(R)
based Smartphones and PDAs for more than ten years. The company launched
its own consumer brand in 2006 and has since made great strides into both
the corporate and consumer mobile markets. HTC’s diverse range of converged
mobile devices offers choices for consumers, whatever their mobile needs.
Its latest developments include the new Touch family of products featuring
the HTC Touch(TM), HTC Touch Dual(TM) and HTC Touch Cruise(TM).

All three devices incorporate HTC’s touch-driven TouchFLO(R) interface
which provides an intuitive user experience. These devices integrate
seamlessly with Parrot accessories delivering more choices for consumers.
For instance, users can listen to their MP3 collection with the wireless
Parrot PARTY to create instant entertainment on the move.

View our HTC range of gadgets here!