The BlackBerry 9000 Just Got A Whole Lot Cooler

Albert
#1. April 15th, 2008, at 11:48 AM.

I think its a given that the next GSM BlackBerry will be 3G, especially given the comments by AT&T CEO at CTIA

JohnnyHeff
#2. April 15th, 2008, at 12:18 PM.

…keyboard aside, i think the ability to video conference from just about anywhere a signal can reach you is pretty darn interesting. Considering where cell phone technology was just a decade ago, that in and of itself is amazing!

argonnj
#3. April 15th, 2008, at 8:29 PM.

I see nothing cool about this device.

REV
#4. April 15th, 2008, at 9:43 PM.

Meh. Still not enough to get my to dump my Curve, seeing as how I just got it last October.

3G is nice, but the speed doesn’t count for much with the crappity BB browser.

Color me unimpressed.

Thought
#5. April 15th, 2008, at 9:49 PM.

Just from this image, it looks like the device attempts to borrow some of the looks of the iPhone. The screen, the icons, the rounded edges with the metallic border around the device…it kind of looks like RIM is trying to create an iPhone with a keyboard.

That’s not necessarily bad, but it is fascinating to me to see them follow the iPhone’s lead in design.

This looks to be a very cool device.

argonnj
#6. April 15th, 2008, at 10:57 PM.

it kind of looks like RIM is trying to create an iPhone with a keyboard.

And failing miserably.

Arsenio
#7. April 16th, 2008, at 1:11 AM.

How exactly does anyone really know that this is really the new BB 9000? RIM could just be putting this image out to throw people off..And how does anyone really know that it will be “9000″? I mean they went from the 8700, to the 8300…And then again maybe I don’t know what the heck I’m talking about….:)~

bluehorseshoe
#8. April 16th, 2008, at 8:16 AM.

Personally, I don’t care how the device really looks provided it works well and does everything I need it to do. But I don’t think a camera in the front is going to do it for me. Not everyone will have the capability to do the same on the other end, and it’s a cell phone, not the device that I’d rely on for important conference calls unless on the road with no other choice. If they jacked up the memory, then I’d be interested.

AZA
#9. April 16th, 2008, at 2:40 PM.

I really don’t think this device is going to have a front-facing camera. This blog post list a few good reasons why.

That sure would be cool, though…

AZA

knight
#10. April 19th, 2008, at 1:36 PM.

Would be nice if they could incorporate VOIP into their phones, but it would be nice to make voip calls directly from the phone rather than use third party apps.that would make it all the more interesting, given the fact that it may be trying to copy out apples design, fact remains that RIM still came out with the initial arch. Been following this for a few years and started using it for both personal and office use and find that its a hell of a way to keep in touch with both family and friends regardless of everything.using a BB isn’t a lifestyle, its a way of life.

josh
#11. May 8th, 2008, at 12:56 AM.

this phone will blow the iphone out of the water if it gets more than 16 gigsi love it

Roop
#12. May 19th, 2008, at 12:22 PM.

I haven’t bought a 8320 because it doesn’t have SIP, and that is the only reason I’m not on a blackberry yet. I’ve just seen a Nokia E61i which handles SIP well without any 3rd party software. I’m not interested in a camera in any direction, but if the BB 9000 has proper SIP/VoIP (NOT skype or voice over MSN/gmail etc) I’d be interested.