BlackBerry Storm shows off in trippy Vodafone promo vid

In what can only be described as the fastest and most exhilarating one minute, twenty-two seconds of our lives, RIM and Vodafone have thrown together a promotional video for the upcoming Storm that touches on most of the handset's high points: mobile music, GPS, desktop-grade browsing, streaming video, expandable memory, and -- get this -- voice and data ("it can do two things at once," we're triumphantly told). Now, bear in mind this is a Vodafone video, not Verizon, so that "two things at once" claim probably isn't going to hold water when you're hooked up to Big Red's EV-DO Rev. A -- but the remainder of the factoids in the flashy, seizure-inducing commercial should apply. Follow the break for the covertly-shot material, if your sensitive eyes can take the kind of sensory punishment that only this much primary color and enterprise compatibility can deliver.

[Via CrackBerry]

[daniel @ Oct 2nd 2008 6:15PM]

This is beautiful. The music , the movement, the iPhone Killer dubbed The Storm has arrived. I am in pure Nirvana. A Verizon employee guaranteed the phone before Black Friday, with what he said looks like the first two weeks of November.....I will stand in line for this phone. This is ......"The Calm Before the Storm"

[are you kidding me @ Oct 3rd 2008 1:30AM]

So how much do you get paid to be a corporate shill?

[daniel @ Oct 3rd 2008 11:40AM]

surprisingly enough I'm not getting paid. I've covered this since moment I heard about it. On my facebook, on blogs. I read BGR and Engadget on daily basis and get updates concerning the Storm. Some people follow there favorite sports teams and others like to follow there favorite tech happenings. Mine just happens to be the Blackberry Storm. My email address is [e-mail] if you want to send some hate mail my way. But to be honest, I will seriously be first in line at my local verizon store (so cal) to pick up the Storm. yours truly, DS.

[Abuzar Baloach @ Oct 2nd 2008 6:15PM]

Pretty good ad...

[Kennyb123 @ Oct 2nd 2008 6:17PM]

Cool video - as long as the touchscreen is comfortable to type on and touch, and the web browser is smooth and renders pages as well as or better than some other phones can... it could be a serious winner. The jury is still out, though. Remember, our resident Engadget Ninja hated it, for whatever that is worth.

[a ham sandwich @ Oct 2nd 2008 10:47PM]

well said! plus one internets to you good sir.

[StalematE @ Oct 2nd 2008 6:18PM]

blackberries are good, hampsters are good... drugs are bad... i wouldn't do drugs.

[noyp @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:59PM]

What's a hampster?

[Robert @ Oct 2nd 2008 6:18PM]

(lol*wut)^lol

[iansilv @ Oct 2nd 2008 6:22PM]

You know what? I love my iPhone, I doubt I will switch because I don't see Blackberry making a more elegant device than the iphone. But I love the fact that this will likely be the first real competition for the iPhone. It will keep apple on their toes!

[jonhimself @ Oct 2nd 2008 6:27PM]

Sam Sparro.. 'sick' (as the kids say)

[R00B0y @ Oct 2nd 2008 6:45PM]

it will fail... its just a "phone" no matter how wiz bang they may try to make the video...

iPhones are a new device entirely.. not just a phone with a few tricks like the rest

[Trent @ Oct 2nd 2008 6:50PM]

Blackberries JUST WORK! Can't wait to get one.

[Ketan @ Oct 2nd 2008 7:00PM]

I like my iPhone and wont be trading it in for the Storm (even tho I prefer VZW's service/coverage), but as much as I like the iPhone, it just doesn't do corporate e-mail like BlackBerry does. I use my iPhone just to basically check my inbox and maybe some light replies. I miss my BB Curve for searching through e-mails, checking different folder, and especially needing to forward an e-mail with attachments (particularly large attachments). I can't wait to see what the Storm is like on VZW and see how much of it's potential is actually available to the consumer.

[HOOPER @ Oct 2nd 2008 7:29PM]

sam sparro 4ever

[CraigK @ Oct 2nd 2008 8:59PM]

Why couldn't they just add Wi-Fi and I wish they didn't go with Verizon. I hope the G1 & the Storm raises the bar. All the better for us.

[zig @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:11PM]

the reason no one is using the iphone for productivity is that its to hard to be efficient with the keyboard, especially if you are writting a long email or chatting someone. the beauty of the blackberry is that you can type fast and access your companies private intranet. I really cant imagine this phone being any good for productivity if its going to have a touch keyboard like the iphone. and as far as the interface goes well its not gonna be better then iphone, and if it is apple will make a new one and even better as they do with all their products. Thats what apples good at, not blackberry. It's pretty sad to see blackberry trying to compete with apple, they should just stick to making what they do best and thats a productive phone not a unproductive good looking phone.

[zig @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:13PM]

the reason no one is using the iphone for productivity is that its tohard to be efficient with the keyboard, especially if you are writtinga long email or chatting someone. the beauty of the blackberry is thatyou can type fast and access your companies private intranet. I reallycant imagine this phone being any good for productivity if its goingto have a touch keyboard like the iphone. and as far as the interfacegoes well its not gonna be better then iphone, and if it is apple willmake a new one and even better as they do with all their products.Thats what apples good at, not blackberry. It's pretty sad to seeblackberry trying to compete with apple, they should just stick tomaking what they do best and thats a productive phone not aunproductive good looking phone.

[rippinhonda @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:30PM]

That is a pretty sweet video.

Not sayin its gonna make me buy the phone

[Azerk @ Oct 2nd 2008 10:00PM]

I feel sorry for you if that really is the fastest and most exhilarating one minute, twenty-two seconds of our lives. Though I will say it does look like it has great potential!

[rita hainsworth @ Oct 2nd 2008 10:23PM]

I use to love my Iphone...now its the ISuck. NO SERVICE..my favorite two words from ATT....I am soooo getting this phone..Mama is coming home Blackberry!

[Mase @ Oct 2nd 2008 11:34PM]

You all say iphone killer iphone killer for every new phone thats announced. But when it actually comes out, you say, if only it had this and that, it would of been a iphone killer. Just like with the Android phone, and all the other wannabes.

[Andrew T. @ Oct 3rd 2008 12:48AM]

I really do hope the Storm lives up to the hype. But for some reason, I'm just not excited. New technology or old technology, the iPhone pretty much raised the bar for what a mobile phone should be even if it's missing a feature or two (bluetooth, cut/paste). I guess I know not get excited because I just might be disappointed especially with all the "iPhone killers" that have already been released and none coming really close in doing exactly what people call it.

I love my BlackBerry and will be waiting for the Storm to see if it's something on the iPhone's level. Two things that need to be near perfection: touchscreen and webrowser. And seriously, a new looking UI wouldn't hurt either, to me, the Storm still has that enterprise feel to it the way the icons look.

[b @ Oct 3rd 2008 6:34AM]

you do realize that blackberrys can be skinned/themed right?

[Hari @ Oct 3rd 2008 3:11AM]

WIFI would have completed it and make it a real competitor for iPhone

[Eastman @ Oct 3rd 2008 5:25AM]

Can't help myself but this ad reminds me of the latest ad's Nokia is running here in germany !
So not that mega coooool..