Comments on: BlackBerry: Evolution of an icon. Photos (1/10)

By: Brendan42

Brendan42 — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:40:59 +0000

Having worked with a range of Blackberry and other devices, the Pearl is the best. To get all that functionality into such a small package and still make it easy to work with…
Shall we even talk about data-compression? My Pearl surfs the web at about a quarter of the throughput of the other manufacturers out there.
Less data transfer-same result-less to pay my service provider. My Pearl is now a browser, movie-player, workout-music player, camera, instant messenger…oh, and it get's e-mail too.
In my opinion, too much focus on design leads to loss of functionality. Apple-itunes only, Sony walkman – have to use their poxy music-transfer tools. Pearl-use RIM's tools, OR use Windows…bring it on.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:39:18 +0000

ugly design

By: make_or_break

make_or_break — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:52:19 +0000

I would never call any current (or past, for that matter) BlackBerry sexy; but neither would I consider them to be dogbutt fugly, either. I'm a confirmed fan, but it takes a hell of a lot more than splashes of plastic chrome to make any consumer product "sexy", not the least a candy bar cell phone. If any phone qualifies, I'd still say it's the RAZR, a ground-breaker if ever there was one.

Even the largish iPhone doesn't seem to me to qualify as "sexy", despite the fact that I think the UI is the best currently out there (even though I'd still rather have a mechanical, tactile thumb/keyboard) and that the design has the hallmark of classic Cupertino cleanliness.

By: John

John — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:45:00 +0000

The blackberry is an amazing device and I applaud RIM for their constant innovation in the wireless field. They created the market for smart phones and continue to dominate in terms of sales and reliability. Way to go Blackberry! May I forever be addicted to the Crackberry. Oh and Andy, the Blackberry Pearl has a better design than any other smart phone with the exception of the Curve. The iPhone's slow touch-based keyboard doesn't have anything on RIM and I'll have a type-off with an iPhone any day…and I'll win hands down.

By: Andy kyenes

Andy kyenes — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:40:43 +0000

no more comments, only two words: Ugly design.

Don;t know how did your brain motivated to crown this ugly bulky design as 'sexy'.