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We’ve been playing with the VM605 for some time now. While it’s fun making calls from the Visor Mount Speakerphone, it’s more fun while driving an M3 BMW. I feel the two products go nicely together.
Stay tuned for a full review when it becomes available in the BlackBerryCool store.
Engadget got their hands on the new BlackBerry Storm 2 codenamed the BlackBerry Odin. The device that they did the hands-on with had the OS locked down so they couldn’t give us a real insight into the software side of the device, or much about the new touchscreen features.
The big news that has been confirmed, is that RIM has abandoned the original Storm’s SurePress click-screen and gone with a traditional fixed capacitive display for the sequel. The new screen is rumored to include haptic feedback as well, but the locked device couldn’t be tested.
Click through for video, hardware details and a gallery of great Storm 2 pics
If you’re a terrestrial radio gal or guy, you might recognize Clear Channel – owners of the radio airwaves in the United States. If you’ve fallen in love with one of Clear Channel’s many stations from across the USA and find yourself unable to hear your favorite stations or on-air personality, don’t fret, I Heart Radio is here! You can still listen to your favorite station via your BlackBerry now. The I Heart Radio application is available for free via the BlackBerry App World.
Are you finding that you’re getting a little soft around the mid-section from reading too many blogs and eating more than your body intended? Lance Armstrong’s foundation, LIVESTRONG is here to save you from yourself. The BlackBerry LIVESTRONG application, available now for $2.99 from the BlackBerry App World, helps you set goals for your physical fitness, including caloric intake and exercise. Check out the video above for more details.
Pyxis Mobile, better known for delivering financial applications, created something a bit more fun. Movela Netflix Manager for BlackBerry allow you to control your queue of dvd and instant video streaming. The changes made on your BlackBerry typically take about 14 seconds to be applied to your Netflix account. Check out the video for more information on the Movela Netflix Manager and Pyxis. You can pick up the app on the BlackBerry App World for $2.99
Here’s some more video goodness of our time at AIM Autosport for the Telus BlackBerry Curve 8350i launch event. I had a great time talking to Ian Willis, one of the founders of AIM, about a variety of things: why his company needs a PTT BlackBerry running on the Mike network, how cool his car is, and a special project he’s working on with RIM/Telus (it’s quite cool). Ian is actually a BlackBerry Cool reader and also gave us a nice shout out. If you want to learn more about AIM (they have a great team and wicked cars), you can check out another video about them after the jump, or a link to their website below.
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While at Telus’ BlackBerry Curve 8350i launch event, I had the opportunity to speak with Mark Applebaum, Director of Strategy & Marketing, Mobility Solutions at Telus. You can think of Mark as the enterprise version of Judy Mellet, who we interviewed at the BlackBerry Storm launch party. Watch the video above to learn which industries should choose the 8350i over the BlackBerry Curve, why a PTT (push-to-talk) BlackBerry is better than a separate communications system, and more about iDEN’s superior voice quality and in-building penetration. We also give a shout out to the ancient BlackBerry 7100i.
As for the talk-time stats Mark mentions in the video, they can be found at the link below.
Telus BlackBerry Curve 8350i Specifications
As more people get on Twitter and Facebook, we seem to have a fascination with sharing our every detail with the world around us. Sure, pictures are good, but video is so much more fun (at least for those with big data plans). For those of you who are interested in living your life in front of a camera and have OS 4.5, we have four streaming/sharing video applications for you to check out. Do you use any of these? Is there a free (or paid) BlackBerry video application that we left out? Hit us up in the comments so we can try ‘em out.
Qik – a live streaming video application for BlackBerry devices that has integration with Twitter. They are currently working on direct integration of Facebook.
ITookThisOnMyPhone – allows you to take pictures and videos and upload them automatically or manually to their server or to photo and video sites such as Flickr, Picasa and YouTube. Then you can catch embed codes and post them to your favorite places.
Next2Friends -Next2Friends seems to be a blend of Qik and ITookThisOnMyPhone. Here you can stream video and upload pictures automatically. Next2Friends also allows you to get embed codes to place your videos on your Facebook profile, blog or other location. Additionally, they add Ask where you take a picture, add a question and send it to a friend for their opinion.
12Seconds.tv – this is a bit different as it is not quite an application but a place where you can email your videos, similar to the way Twitpic works with photos. After sending the upload, you can have 12Seconds.tv post your video automatically to Twitter, Facebook and FriendFeed. 12Seconds.tv also has direct integration to TweetDeck to make it really easy to upload a video from your computer. Note: If you use Sprint, use your @sprint.blackberry.net email address to send videos to 12Seconds.tv.
A lot of BlackBerry Storm users are still waiting for Storm versions of their favorite BlackBerry software, and TeleNav GPS Navigator is no exception. Nan Palmero spent some time with the fine folks at TeleNav during CES 2009 checking out their new version for the BlackBerry Storm. In addition to the video above, TeleNav’s Mary Beth Lowell goes deeper into GPS Navigator’s functionality after the jump. Check out both videos and tell us what you think!
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When he wasn’t gambling, drinking, or twitter live-blogging, BlackBerry Cool contributer Nan Palmero was roaming around Las Vegas with a camera to bring you the goods from CES 2009. One of his first stops was at the Zeemote booth, a BlackBerry Cool 15 presenter and all around cool company that makes a sweet bluetooth controller for smartphone gaming. While the Zeemote JS1 controller is only out in Europe and Mexico right now, you can expect it to launch in Canada and the U.S. in a few months.
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