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Do You Think A BlackBerry PlayBook Could Effectively Replace A BlackBerry?

by Robb Dunewood on April 5, 2011 · 9 comments

BlackBerry PlayBook

I reverted back to carrying multiple smartphones just about this time last year.  One device has always been a BlackBerry (currently the original BlackBerry Storm).  The others have been the Palm Pre Plus, the Motorola Droid, the Droid Incredible (which I am currently using), and, the BlackBerry Torch 9800, which, believe it or not, I ended up returning.

The BlackBerry is great for messaging, but, very utilitarian

I don’t particularly want to carry two devices, but, the truth of the matter is that I have found nothing else that comes close to handling email and messaging as effectively as does the BlackBerry, and, with the exceptions of battery life and call quality, the BlackBerry handles “nothing else”as effectively as most every other smartphone platform of consequence.  My BlackBerry has become, essentially, what BlackBerry devices, for many, were 6 – 8 years ago…  An email device that you carried for work in addition to your personal cell phone.

For those of you not keeping a close eye on the date, the BlackBerry PlayBook launches on April 19th, exactly two weeks from today.  I know that the PlayBook won’t have native email client when the device ships, but, RIM is building one, and, I would be willing to bet that allowing the BlackBerry PlayBook to get email natively without a BlackBerry is a huge priority for RIM.  I would imagine that the BlackBerry PlayBook will be able to do email natively sooner rather than later.

PlayBook vs. BlackBerry

With all that being said, do you think that the BlackBerry PlayBook could effectively replace a BlackBerry smartphone?  Remember, I am already carrying two devices, and, really see doing so for the foreseeable future.  My BlackBerry is about as utilitarian a device as they come these days, as, I use it for messaging, listening to the occasional podcast, and, little more.  Assuming that the BlackBerry PlayBook will eventually be able to connect to BIS and BES without the need a BlackBerry phone to do so, could the PlayBook make the BlackBerry, not necessary at all…

By the by,
For those of you wondering if the PlayBook could effectively replace an Android phone, I’ll let you know in about two weeks…

 

 

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Motorola Droid + Bath Time = Using Blackberry Storm

by Rod on April 1, 2010 · 4 comments

Motorola Droid in Bathtub

Imagine looking at a happy baby about 17 months old holding your mobile phone while sitting in the bathtub. That was the exact moment I lost my Motorola Droid and went back to the Blackberry Storm. The sound of water running in the bathtub drowns out the sound coming from the Droid’s speaker, my solution I had it next to the tub during bath time. (Note to self buy one of the recommended speakers from Brent) I was listening to Buzz out Loud (BOL) podcast and the podcast went silent. This is not abnormal on a Droid if a new message arrives but the silence was a bit too long. While rinsing the soap form the hair of one kid I looked over to see my smiling son holding my phone as the notification light rapidly flashed green. UGGGGHHHHH!

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The Storm2 Is Out But Is Verizon Betting On The Droid?

by Robb Dunewood on October 28, 2009 · 6 comments

Droid Takes Times Square

Remember when the BlackBerry Storm came out last year?  Verizon hawked it everywhere possible.  Magazine ads, billboards, TV commercials, contests…  The BlackBerry Storm was the most hyped BlackBerry ever.

Move up a year and Verizon didn’t even officially announce the BlackBerry Storm2 until 2 days before the the device became available.  Verizon didn’t  market the BlackBerry Storm2 before it’s release at all.  Whether they will now that it is available remains to be seen.

That being said, it is hard to miss the buzz in front of the upcoming Verizon Droid, which Verizon just happens to be marketing the heck out of.  Word on the street is that Verizon is creating an interactive experience named Droid Does Times Square where people will be able to control both the Reuters and NASDAQ digital billboards.

Do a Google search for Verizon BlackBerry Storm2 (at the time of this posting) and you don’t get a single sponsored ad for the Verizon BlackBerry Storm2.  You may actually get a sponsored ad for the Droid.  Search for Verizon Droid, and you most certainly do.  Probably several of them.

There is no question, at least from initial advertising efforts which device Verizon is betting on.

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