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Mom, Get me a Blackberry!

May 12, 2008 Barbara No comments

Morning!

Kids want a Blackberry? Heck, YOU want a Blackberry? I’m thinking about a Blackberry as I’m considering getting either that or an iPhone. Well, check this out:

Zee New Blackberry, you can get zee new glimpses! To wit:

…After months of online speculation, rumor, and badly photoshopped innuendo, RIM announced its new BlackBerry Bold today.

RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis stopped by the Wired offices last week and gave us some one-on-one time with an early version of the Bold. It’s, well, kind of awesome. I’m by no means a BlackBerry fanboy, but the Bold has some impressive features.

First off the big news:

* HSDPA We tried it out in G-Lab HQ and were able to load several graphic heavy sites quickly. There were a few hiccups when pulling up Wired.com‘s front page, but keep in mind this was also a beta unit. Mike assured us they were still ironing out all of the bugs and that final units would not have any issues.

* Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/ compatibility No n spec, but that’s no biggie. Unrestricted Wi-Fi access now on a BlackBerry. Oh and 3G compatibility? You betcha.

* Half-VGA 480 x 320 pixel screen The screen itself is gorgeous, bright, and colorful. We watched the colorful, seizure inducing trailer for Speed Racer the and it was gorgeous and glitch free. Too bad we can’t actually say the same for Speed Racer itself.

* Built in GPS Paired with location based services plus BlackBerry Maps, you will also be able to use it while simultaeously making a phone call. Try that while driving and see if you can resist crashing your car ….MORE…

Will it beat out the iPhone? I didn’t just ask that, did I?