BlackBerry Bold 9000 unboxed on video
By Paul Miller 
posted August 23rd 2008 6:21PM
posted August 23rd 2008 6:21PM
posted August 23rd 2008 6:21PM
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But does it play Tap Tap?
I didn't think it was that bad. And I've made plenty of fun of people on Engadget.
I think we're just upset about the ATT 3G roll out problems.
Excellent video; great pacing-- professional without being forced.
Still not as good as the iPhone though.
[ducks]
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I wish engadget just stops the "versus iphone" and "iphone killer" shit.
that was crackberry not Engadget, but as a windows fanboy I am forced to agree, :)
Seriously, enough with the iphone vs...everything. Its a good phone, we get it. It wouldn't surprise me if next I saw "Dell's netbook vs. Iphone". I'd like one day to go by where I see no Iphone articles on engadget, now THAT would surprise me. How about a Blackberry bold vs. Blackberry cuve : why it's actually better...instead of a Blackberry Bold vs. a phone that is completely different in every way to include target audience (Iphone).
Usually, I'd agree, but in this case it was Crackberry who drew the comparison. Engadget just mentioned it. I suppose the tech sites will stop comparing it when the masses stop wanting to see the comparison.
But how does your comment compare to one typed on an iPhone?
What's all this hating aboot?
All of a sudden, it is a US-eh vs. Canadah
huh? no its not. its about iPhone taking on everything.
Since most people use Windows, they are naturally Windows defenders. An enemy of my enemy is my friend, as it were.
Pathetic, I know, but most on here will bash Apple incessantly, except, of course, Apple customers.
Grow the F up.
You guys hate Canada because our 3G network is bigger and better than your 3G network. Sour grapes! :-)
unboxings are some of the most pointless things ever
We'll he did do a better job than most unboxer, he showed a bit of difference and similarities. So he showed the evolution of the devices and even gave a tip of whats to come. So it wasn't really like an unboxing, but more of a teaser for the blackberry versus iphone... did RIM get it right?
Unless you're waiting for your salary in anticipation of buying the device in question.
A few see it as gadget pr0n. Most might consider it useful just to see what you get in the package after spending $300+ on a bleeding edge device.
In unboxing videos, you get a chance to see how does the end product actually look like, and which accessories do you get, instead of just taking peeks at useless rendered pics of it online. On the other side, most unboxing videos on YouTube are pure crap, since 90% of the video shows the unboxer struggling with the packaging and sticking scissors in it while the camera goes off focus every few seconds...
C'mon canada is nice!
Hey turkeys... No Canada vs. U.S. stuff. Okay? I mean, first we burned down your White House some 200 years ago, but that's between friends, eh? And then we invade U with CrackBerries and beer. But hey, it's okay. It's all abooot being friends. ;-)
in was the England that burned the white house down... Canada didn't even exist for many decades after that
And beer in the states costs less than 1/4 of what it does in BC
It's the other friendly party favour that Canada mostly supplies the states with
?..
Did it occur to you that the people who .. didn't like the Americans..set fire... decided not to join the Union...?
Same people, bro. The 'New World English' became Canada. Eh.
As for beer prices, check the alcohol content homie.
as far as many are concerned... Canada still doesn't exist...
@mike and Ryan R
The White House was attacked and burned by the 'English,' the majority of whom were Canadian. So we can lay claim to that.
They are not the same people. Canadians were those who settled in 'New France' and British controlled territories. After the French lost control of Canada, the names changed to Upper and Lower Canada. True, some disillusioned colonists came from the US, but Canadians are not to be blended together with the 'Americans.'
You can't compare price of our beer either. You are probably thinking of American brands, which are riced slightly higher, but we have Canadian brands that are priced much lower. As far as alcohol content goes, true, Canadian beers, on average, contain more alcohol (but only slightly so), it is measured differently between the two nations. American labels are usually by weight and Canadian labels are by volume. For example, A 3.2% beer in the U.S. (by weight) would be equivalent to a 4% beer in Canada (by volume). However, U.S. beer is labelled according to state laws, which unanimously dictate that the maximum alcohol percentage be labelled. As such, a 5.4% beer in the U.S. (by weight) may legally contain as little as 1% alcohol by weight.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_beer
Wow that was unboxed way faster than the iPhone.
Don't you just love it when people get to the point?
You can tell Kevin is so anxious to play with the Bold he's rushing through the video. You can hear the excitement in his voice too. Hope they release it soon in US.
the 9000 isn't worth the $599.99 that rogers wants for it. If you sign up for 3 years the let you have $200 rebate it's bullshit once again it's the reason camadians are slow
camadians hey... interesting. What about Anericans?
I always get it confused. Is it the Americans or the Anericans that are loud, rude, and obnoxious? :)
It's the Anericans. The subtle spelling difference tends to confuse the rest of the non-Anglophone world, so we Americans tend to get blamed for all the stupid stuff the Anericans do.
I moved here from Canada and they think I'm slow, eh.
Blackberry.....always the bridesmaid, never the bride!
More like the father of the bride that has to pull a 60-hour week to pay for his flaky daughter's $10,000.00 wedding to some slacker.
seriously, my coworker seriously thought blackberry was made by motorola... I told him its Canadian junk, not as bad as motojunk. lol does it do video streaming yet? damn curve, RIM u need to get ur shit together
Tomorrow is the last day I can return my iPhone 3G. I really want the Blackberry Bold. I don't know if I should return my iPhone 3G. What do you guys think?
iPhone FTW!
Keep the 3G, you'll have more fun with it.
Keep the 3G?
The 3G, of course.
If you love Blackberry Messenger and typing texts, you'll probably want the Blackberry...otherwise I'd recommend the iPhone 3G which I'm picking up later this week.
"Maybe it's a Canada thing, or maybe we're just haters. Or maybe we hate Canada."
What a good start. I see the "new" Engadget is shining with humour. Would "or maybe you're just a bunch of idiots" add to the fun?
Lol you're all probably aware, but there ARE a huuuge amount of Canadian readers over here =). We patrol these sites daily lol.
Its kind of a way of brewing our jealousy for all the gadget glory that happens beneath us, while our major 3 carriers continue their price dominance streak.
@Dahk
Amen. Goddamn Rogers (insert name of Telus or Bell in place of Rogers if you so choose.)
Am I out of touch with pop culture or does anyone else find it weird he's got 4 skins for one device?
Its a symbol of "status" in some countries....
agreed. its one thing to buy a skin for a device, but to buy like 4 colored skins?
Some people prefer devices with four skins.
It's idiotic, flame-war-inciting posts like this (among other reasons) that make Gizmodo such a superior site to Engadget. Sigh.
Now now children, I know you've both got "independence" these days, but you're both Britain's offspring!
Now stop fighting. America, you need to get more like Canada. At least Canada writes home sometimes!
Screw you I'm a Newf!