http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/new-blackberry-killer-soon-to-be-announced/ The voice of the BlackBerry community. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/new-blackberry-killer-soon-to-be-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-29696 BlackBerry Cool » Is BlackBerry the new iPod? Fri, 02 Jun 2006 17:04:26 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/001805/#comment-29696 [...] Sadly, the BlackBerry seems most similar to the iPod in its evangelical fan base. “Macheads” are well known throughout the tech world for their rabid love of all things Apple, scouring the ‘net for reports on rumored devices, tech specs of the latest releases and vehemently defending the iPod on forums against all off the “killers” out there. However, if you check through the last week of BlackBerry Cool postings, you’ll find two posts to a poll about “BlackBerry Killers,” three post about new BlackBerry releases, mocking of competing devices (and Windows Mobile devices in general), and photos of a man-sized BlackBerry that we know all of our readers would want sitting in their living room (admit it). We’d only go through a 12-step program for our CrackBerry addiction if we were still allowed to check our email every 15 minutes (most likely using some archaic “pull” email device). [...] [...] Sadly, the BlackBerry seems most similar to the iPod in its evangelical fan base. “Macheads” are well known throughout the tech world for their rabid love of all things Apple, scouring the ‘net for reports on rumored devices, tech specs of the latest releases and vehemently defending the iPod on forums against all off the “killers” out there. However, if you check through the last week of BlackBerry Cool postings, you’ll find two posts to a poll about “BlackBerry Killers,” three post about new BlackBerry releases, mocking of competing devices (and Windows Mobile devices in general), and photos of a man-sized BlackBerry that we know all of our readers would want sitting in their living room (admit it). We’d only go through a 12-step program for our CrackBerry addiction if we were still allowed to check our email every 15 minutes (most likely using some archaic “pull” email device). [...]

]]> http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/new-blackberry-killer-soon-to-be-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-29354 BlackBerry Cool » Mystery “BlackBerry-Killer” Revealed Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:23:51 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/001805/#comment-29354 [...] Last friday we gave you the skinny from tech site The Inquirer about a new “BlackBerry-Killer” device that set to be announced in North America. Apparently the device was supposed to be remarkably similar to IXI’s data-only clamshell handset, the Ogo. [...] [...] Last friday we gave you the skinny from tech site The Inquirer about a new “BlackBerry-Killer” device that set to be announced in North America. Apparently the device was supposed to be remarkably similar to IXI’s data-only clamshell handset, the Ogo. [...]

]]> http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/new-blackberry-killer-soon-to-be-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-28565 jake Mon, 29 May 2006 10:20:59 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/001805/#comment-28565 That is the ugliest thing I have ever seen. *hugs BB 8700* That is the ugliest thing I have ever seen.
*hugs BB 8700*

]]> http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/new-blackberry-killer-soon-to-be-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-482915 jake Mon, 29 May 2006 10:20:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/001805/#comment-482915 That is the ugliest thing I have ever seen. *hugs BB 8700* That is the ugliest thing I have ever seen.
*hugs BB 8700*

]]> http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/new-blackberry-killer-soon-to-be-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-28108 kozen Sat, 27 May 2006 08:47:55 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/001805/#comment-28108 The design tells me: This will never become a BlackBerry killer! The design tells me: This will never become a BlackBerry killer!

]]> http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/new-blackberry-killer-soon-to-be-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-482914 kozen Sat, 27 May 2006 08:47:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/001805/#comment-482914 The design tells me: This will never become a BlackBerry killer! The design tells me: This will never become a BlackBerry killer!

]]> http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/new-blackberry-killer-soon-to-be-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-27646 ams Fri, 26 May 2006 15:55:04 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/001805/#comment-27646 sounds like that POS the sidekick sounds like that POS the sidekick

]]> http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/new-blackberry-killer-soon-to-be-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-482913 ams Fri, 26 May 2006 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/001805/#comment-482913 sounds like that POS the sidekick sounds like that POS the sidekick

]]> http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/new-blackberry-killer-soon-to-be-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-27635 Drew Fri, 26 May 2006 14:11:47 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/001805/#comment-27635 Doomed idea. Nobody carries two devices if they can help it, and that thing is huge. With the e61, Q and new BB's, the standard is a "bit" higher than it was a year ago. Doomed idea. Nobody carries two devices if they can help it, and that thing is huge. With the e61, Q and new BB’s, the standard is a “bit” higher than it was a year ago.

]]> http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/new-blackberry-killer-soon-to-be-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-482912 Drew Fri, 26 May 2006 14:11:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/05/26/001805/#comment-482912 Doomed idea. Nobody carries two devices if they can help it, and that thing is huge. With the e61, Q and new BB's, the standard is a "bit" higher than it was a year ago. Doomed idea. Nobody carries two devices if they can help it, and that thing is huge. With the e61, Q and new BB’s, the standard is a “bit” higher than it was a year ago.

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