I found this interesting piece in an AP article talking about watches losing ground to electronic devices. No surprise here, my cell phone/blackberry has replaced my watch for a long time. I still sometimes wear a watch but that’s more due to wanting to look fashionable.
The part I did find interesting is depending on your Blackberry beeps to control your life.
“I don’t check my watch anymore. My watch checks me,†says Sean MacPhedran, a 27-year-old from Ottawa, Ontario, who works in advertising. He’s referring to the beeps and vibrations his BlackBerry makes to remind him of his obligations.
“On the one hand, I’ve become a slave to its beeps,†he says. “But on the other hand, it automates a lot of things that I would have to do manually otherwise, like try to remember when I’m supposed to go learn how to cha-cha or call a client.â€
Wow and I thought it was just me! I jokingly tell my girlfriend the best way to spend time together is to send me a meeting request through Outlook so I can see if I can fit her in.
Here’s a little fun Friday goodness for you. We were tipped off to an article today about Matthias Wandel, an engineer at RIM who came up with an inventive low-tech solution to a high-tech problem back in the day.
It seems as though Matthias was testing the 900MHz reception of the old RIM 950 (we’re talking pre-BlackBerry here, folks), which varies by angle and orientation. The Solution? Build a LEGO machine to do the work for you.
Not really sure what’s going on just yet, but we hope to hear more soon. Over the weekend, Boy Genius posted a video called “RIM Break-In”, presumably showing “Team Alpha” breaking into RIM headquarters to get a BlackBerry. The acting is community theatre-level at best, with poor props and dialogue coupled with an interesting execution. I’m thinking this might be the beginnings of a viral campaign of sorts for the BG, but you really need to check it out for yourself and be the judge.
Thanks to one of pals Dave Mabe, author of the great BlackBerry Hacks (available now from Amazon for only $17.22 USD), for the tip. Last October, Wall Street satirists WallStrip.com posted a video about RIM’s place on the stock market and commented on the device’s addictive nature.
Well, looks like there’s another one on it’s way today. Be sure to check in with the WallStrip.com to check out what they’ve got to say about Research In Motion and their and their addictive nature this time around – and enjoy the little competition they’ve set up. Actually, just check out the video after the jump and continue to hang out with us.
In the spirit of the week where email/BlackBerry addiction seems to be the big deal, I present you with this Dilbert classic. Stay tuned for the Weekly Contest announcement.
File this one under “slightly creepy”. While doing the daily duty of trolling YouTube for mentos and diet coke videos BlackBerry-related content, I came across this spot for Hutch’s release of the BlackBerry Pearl in India. The ad features a near-spine chilling narration that’s probably supposed to seem cuter by a child who notes the tools his father uses in his daily routine for work. The BlackBerry, says the kid, “keeps Daddy out of office.” Ok there, creep-o. Just check it out for yourself after the jump.
Since everyone seems to have a solid case of the Monday’s (wow, haven’t used that in a while), I thought I’d take a chance to share a decent YouTube find. This one goes out to those suffering in the bitter cold – only a few more months until we can finally hit the links again. Let’s hope that this guy’s not a member at our favourite 18.
How has this not surfaced yet? I can’t believe it. The BlackBerry Mascot, the lovely fellow we’ve seen about town before, has his own MySpace page. You’re able to download pretty awesome desktop wallpapers, icons, things of that nature, and check out a pretty decent video, too. They’ve also got notice of an upcoming “name the mascot” contest – why don’t you go ahead and share some ideas here after checking out the BlackBerry Mascot’s official MySpace page. Go ahead, add him to your top 8 (what does that even mean?).
I needed a good laugh like this today. Earlier this week, Mr. W. Bush held one of his crazy State of the Union addresses. Looks as though one of his cohorts couldn’t care any less, as it appears as though one US Vice-President Dick Cheney is actually BlackBerry’ing during the speech. Check out the video after the jump and judge for yourself, but I think it’s pretty obvious what’s going on. At least, I hope it is, if you know what I mean.
Thanks to one of pals Dave Mabe, author of the great 
File this one under “slightly creepy”. While doing the daily duty of trolling YouTube for 
I needed a good laugh like this today. Earlier this week, Mr. W. Bush held one of his crazy State of the Union addresses. Looks as though one of his cohorts couldn’t care any less, as it appears as though one US Vice-President 
