UPDATE: Sorry folks, looks like the video has been removed. Until next time!
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is shaping up to be one of the most impressive devices in the RIM product line. The device is part of the Bold product line meaning that it’s geared towards high level executives and CEOs. That means that it will be relatively expensive and come with all of the features you would expect from a high-end smartphone.
The above video is a quick look at the form factor and trackpad functionality. It’s safe to say we’re all looking forward to trying this one out.
Bla1ze makes sure you don’t miss your favorite shows and movies by making them available for all BlackBerry devices. Here is a roundup of some of the most popular TV and Kids content on his site, Videos4BlackBerry.
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.
The SlingPlayer for BlackBerry beta we told you about a few weeks back has launched today and is now available to all. The public beta is available to BlackBerry users in the US, Canada and UK and SlingPlayer has a list of recommended BlackBerry devices, which you can see below.
To see the complete requirements and download instructions, head to the link below. After the public beta, SlingPlayer is offering a free 30 day trial and then charging $29.99 for full purchase.
For those of you that thought yesterdays photos of a virtual BlackBerry OS running on a Windows Mobile HTC Touch Pro were fake, the video above should put you at ease. As someone that has been using the BlackBerry Storm for awhile, the concept of navigating the BlackBerry OS with a stylus doesn’t seem too weird. Of course, the whole WinMo thing makes me feel dizzier than Jimmy Stewart in Vertigo. Keep up the good work, Ronen!
I know what you’re thinking: another Storm video? I get it, by now you’ve probably made up your mind as to whether or not you’re a BlackBerry Storm fan. However, to borrow a line from recent elections, there are likely still many ’swing voters’ on the fence about this touchscreen business. The video above is one of the best we’ve seen in demonstrating the basic functionality of the Storm’s OS, if you can ignore the dreaded BlackBerry Buzz. If you can’t decide after watching this video, you might as well leave the choice up to Santa.
You have to hand it to Telus: they sure know how to uniquely brand their BlackBerry offering. For your viewing pleasure, we have two Christmas themed Telus commercials featuring the BlackBerry Storm (”Coming Soon”). Let’s hope Santa puts one underneath the BBCool Christmas tree.
You can find the second Telus BlackBerry commercial after the jump. Post a comment and let us know which one you like the best!
Verizon has released another BlackBerry Storm 9530 commercial, continuing where their first teaser commercial left off. It’s great to see Verizon actually showing footage of the device in action this time, but I wonder about the subject matter of any future commercials? Maybe it fasts forwards to the Storm owners first bill, whereupon he realizes that mobile music downloads can add up quicker than you think? We’ll have to wait and see, I guess.
Josep just pointed us to Beam it up Scotty, which chews up picture, document, music and video files and spits mobilized versions back at you via SMS download link. We aren’t getting any luck with a Canadian phone number, but considering it’s German, we might guess this is just for European users right now. (Edit: I’m a dumbass, just didn’t put 00 before my phone number.) Anyway, give it a shot and leave a comment letting us know how it works.
