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OMFG, it’s finally the blackberry I want

Via I’m-not-sure-which-gadget-blog, the Blackberry 8300 aka ‘Curve’:



A large improvement indeed over my trusty 7290. Thinner, faster, 2 megapixel camera, MP3 player, finally sized to fit in a pocket instead of the geek holster.

I’ve been waiting for this, particularly the form factor plus camera. Nearly jumped on the 8100 ‘Pearl’. However, I’m glad I waited, because I really like a full QWERTY keyboard.

It’s not out yet on T-mobile, and the iPhone is due this summer too, along with the a-bit-thick Helio Ocean, so we’ll see what I end up with. It’ll be really cool to have email + camera + phone, that’s for sure. Finally, I’ll be able to blog like Chuck.

One way or the other, just like the song says.

Reviews I’ve found so far:

  1. Wired
  2. Engadget
  3. Airtimemanager
  4. cnet
  5. Laptop Magazine

More info:

  1. RIM press release
  2. High-res image gallery

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2007 at 11:52 am and is filed under Blackberry, Cell phones, Hardware, News and updates. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “OMFG, it’s finally the blackberry I want”

  1. mr ghort Says:
    May 10th, 2007 at 12:40 am

    don’t forget this one; though i can’t figure out if it’s still vapourware:

    http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/resource/JavaFX_Mobile.png

  2. Terri Says:
    May 14th, 2007 at 3:37 am

    (rolling eyes) And I’ve gone back to my ancient “handspring” - old fashioned functionality for my calendar and addresses. Phone? Just an old flip phone - Verizon wants us to upgrade, we’ve had ‘em 2+ years. WHy? They work. Camera…well, 4.0 megapix with a 1 gig chip, enough, right?

    (We’ll never make true geekdom, will we…”
    ;^)

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