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Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the star of any show, the Blackberry
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You can take a picture of a Blackberry, and it can take one of you!
PDA’s, Pocket PC’s, Blackberries, I-Phones. Whatever you call them, they are the biggest celebrity in any town.
At first, it seemed that every celebrity had one. Now, it's the major form of communication in the homeless community. (I just made that up.)
Even though I used almost all of the features of my former Verizon LG phone (email, wireless web, V-cast, video with a mini SD memory card, etc.), I knew that at some point I'd have to upgrade to a Blackberry. The clincher was when we were up visiting friends in Northern Michigan and my wireless web didn't work, but the 3-G Blackberries did.
With a portable, wireless broadband connection in your pocket you can surf the web, send and receive email, view satellite maps, watch videos, listen to internet radio and so much more.
Because of my carrier, my only sensible option was to get a Blackberry. I put off purchasing one, not because of the cost (they have really come down in price), but because I knew there would be a pretty big learning curve to make it a useful tool in my life.
How do I use my Blackberry? How do I add my email accounts to my Blackberry? Where do I find cool applications for my Blackberry? Can I get mobile porn on my Blackberry? (Probably in that order.)
The first thing I had to consider was which Blackberry to get. I want the Storm, but I won't buy one until they come down in price (which will mean that they already have something cooler). Argghhh!! It just doesn't end.
The two options I considered were the Blackberry Pearl 8130 (currently the smallest of the Blackberries) and the Blackberry Curve 8300 series (probably the most common of the Blackberries with cameras). I opted for the Pearl because of its size. It’s pretty small.
Although the Pearl 8130 has a QWERTY keyboard, it has two letters per key instead of a full keyboard like on the Curve. It took a little getting used to, but now I'm pretty fast.
So I began my journey to move into the realm of always connected, pretty damned high-tech communications. Then with the help of Google and a few dozen message boards and Blackberry addict web sites (like Crackberry and Blackberry Underground), I started to figure out how to use it.
For anyone who likes technology and the ability to resolve an argument right at the dinner table, find out where you are when you're lost, email a friend on the fly, whose birthday you forgot, then the celebrated PDA is a great investment.
For more info: I have compiled a list of some really cool, free applications and features. Things like free GPS, 411 Connect, Internet Radio and more. Click here.
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