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BlackBerry Wristphone Outed

by Jay Garrett on October 19, 2009

BlackBerry WristphoneNow, most people know that RIM wouldn’t be so frivolous as to go for a trendy, fashionable gadget and turn its back on the serious business market.

So what the heck is this wristphone, phonewatch nonsense all about then?

Well – apparently this natty little thing is a BlackBerry companion watch – BerryBangle? StrapBerry?

This is what CrackBerry wrote on their knowledge-fest of a site:

• It was designed “specifically for BlackBerry from the ground up,” by a “new BlackBerry-dedicated accessory company,” and could be branded as the “inPulse.” This sounds suspiciously like BlackBerry wanting a watchphone, and outsourcing the design and manufacturing expertise.

• It’s got a large (but hopefully not too large) OLED screen, with a high enough resolution to display text clearly

• Its primary purpose is to display messages from a paired BlackBerry.

So – it’s not a BlackBerry branded standalone wristphone such as the LG GD910 but a screen so you can read messages without having to rummage in your pocket.

Crackberry describes the shots as “actual renderings of the real deal” – which is kinda like saying these are really real ideas.

That also means that there’s no real tech specs, price, eta or whether RIM will slap the BlackBerry logo on it.

Apparently there’ll be more “soon”…..

Hmmmmmmmm…………

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Unify 4 Life Changes Blackberry Into Universal Remote

by Jay Garrett on November 24, 2008

Blackberries.  They’re a bit…..business like generally aren’t they?

Well, that was my impression until I read about this hardware and software thingy from Canada.

This clever stuff will magically change your BlackBerry into a universal remote control for a typical AV set up, your lights, your garage door or anything else that you have remotely controlled! 

Unify4Life supplies an AV hub box that talks to the AV equipment through an infrared connection, but then communicates with a BlackBerry over Bluetooth.

The software also knows which commands can be used with which situation, so if you’re watching a movie, the BlackBerry’s screen will display only those buttons required to, for example, fast forward a DVD and change the volume for the AV system.  This is to stop you fastforwarding the lights and turning up the volume on the garage door I assume.

There’s a full review of this cool little bit of kit on the CrackBerry website.

Unify4Life

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