The BlackBerry Storm
The BlackBerry Storm will be the flagship consumer product for RIM. I’m expecting big things from RIM because they did such an amazing job bringing the enterprise world to the consumer. With so many BlackBerry users being consumers, now is the perfect time to hit the market with a pro touch screen device. Will it be an iPhone contender? Hardware wise? Absolutely. Software wise? Depends. Content discovery is key these days and the App Store has delivered great results. Verizon will have to figure out a simple way to be great content to Storm users. Below is a video that was “leaked”, showcasing the BlackBerry Storm. Personally, I have a feeling that Verizon meant for this to get leaked and is trying to capitalize on the viral factor.
Demo Video
Summary
It’s hard to say who is going to be buying this phone because of the uncertainty surrounding the device. RIM has kept a lot of details secret from the public and it’s therefore difficult to say how it differs from the other phones. I’m not sure of a few key details such as:
1. Will the browser support Flash?
2. Will they have an app store?
3. Does the phone have an accelerometer?
Given this, I would have to say that the Storm will likely fit somewhere between the iPhone 3G and HTC Dream users. I would buy this phone if I wanted the efficiency and access to enterprise useful software, but also liked some added consumer elements. The demographic here is: young professional with a cool job.
Update: Douglas over at BlackBerry Cool gave me some good info on the Storm.
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I guess I just felt that 2 devices from the same manufacturer would show some bias I don’t really have.
But it is for sure a device worthy of attention!
Lets hope that happens!
Why Apple went with AT & T is beyond me. So I returned this to the Apple store after 20 days of use, and told them I would never buy a product from them again.
So now I am waiting patiently to try two other phones:
Blackberry Storm and the HTC Touch HD.
I expect the HTC HD will be available sometime in early 2009 through sprint - who has a great network, and of course Verizon has a great network so the Storm should work well.
IPhone has so much potential, but the bottom line is that if you cannot even have a decent conversation on it what’s the point?
Don’t know why so many people with the iPhone have trouble.
Q - Will the Storm have a trackball?
BTW (and in response to Off Topic), vote for Obama if you want the country to turn around and head in a much better direction then where we’re headed now (and will likely continue under McCain).
Being tethered to the T-Mobile network is also a weak point for the HTC device. T-Mobile is almost a non-entity here in New Hampshire, where you lose their signal about half a mile off the highway. I need a device that makes me reachable when I’m skiing, traveling, etc. Even AT&T has lots of coverage problems up north, which is why I don’t have an iPhone.
I’m far from the only one who is limited to Verizon for coverage purposes, but maybe HTC will release a CDMA version of this thing once Verizon’s network becomes open in December 2008. More competition for devices is good.
don;t post your political views on a technology forum! and the BB storm doesn’t connect to Wi-Fi hotspots.
iPhone, G1, blackberry bold, and blackberry storm
The Blackberry storm seems to win in most categories.