BlackBerry Telephones - Top Accessories

The first Blackberry came onto the scene in 1999, heralding the dawn of increasingly convergent devices. The Blackberry (before Blackberry Cellular Phones was originaly intended as a complicated pager. But its local messaging system was so effective that it quickly earned a cult following of such magnitude that Webster’s New World School Compendium recognized “crackberry” as the “New Word of the Year”. The BlackBerry Storm, RIM’s latest and greatest, is going after the mighty iPhone, which appears to have a hold on being the #1 selling cellphone. The Storm’s partner on this is Verizon, as it is being offered as part of Verizon Phones , who is still reeling from its mistake of turning down Steve Jobs’ iPhone (Verizon as a carrier). If Verizon is trying to make amends for losing the iPhone, it’s at least heading in the right direction. The Storm has a wide screen, touchscreen interface that offers lots of the same features as the iPhone, but with some boosted enhancements on the touch screen display. The results of these improvements are mixed. Unlike with a proper keyboard, onscreen keys are not able to keep up with fast typing. Old School Blackberry “thumbing” addicts will most likely not be in a position to rattle off messages with equal accuracy.

The clickthrough interface needs a good bit of practice if you want to become accustomed to pushing the touch-sensitive screen down until there’s a click, in complete contrast to the seamless interactivity offered by the iPhone.

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Ever since 2002, the basic monochrome screen of a Blackberry 8320 along with several features have completely changed. The cell phone industry is growing fast with technology and as fast as you buy one telephone, a new one seems to come out.

the Blackberry 8320 is thought to be the best telephone on the block. Even those that do not have one want one. Potentially the best feature that any phone offers is the full QWERTY keyboard. This is essentially the equivalent to a PC keyboard, which means you won’t have to push numbers in order to get your text out. And, you won’t have to hit the 2 button three times solely to get to letter C. This is a great feature for anyone who enjoys the life of texting.

You’ll also notice that the Blackberry Curve 8320 also has all the applications of a smart-phone. Whether it’s the word processor, browser or any other tools, they’re all available for office work you could need to do throughout the day.

You will find this model features a two megapixel digital camera meaning that you will be in a position to capture the moment wherever you chance to be. If you are at a baseball game and you would like to catch that home run the moment it occurs just pull out your phonephone and take a picture. At a wedding? No problem! Just pull out your smartphone and snap a picture ; isn’t technology amazing?

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By Steve Van Dinter
Special To Channel 3000

Powermat
Rating: 4 out of 5
Price: $99.99
www.powermat.com

Think of how many things have gone wireless in the past few years the Internet, telephones and most recently USB. But whats the one thing thats always causing problems and getting tangled? Those power cords!

Wouldnt it be nice if power could be wireless? Today that dream is a reality.

Let me introduce to you, the Powermat. This thin little mat promises to revolutionize the way you charge your portable devices.

So how does it work? You plug the mat into a traditional wall outlet. Then you simply set your phone, DS Lite, mp3 player, iPod, etc., onto the mat. Youll hear a futuristic whirring noise, an LED illuminates and you know your device is charging.

Now you cant just plop any old device onto it and have the process start. Instead you need a special

Source: WISC

Tarpon Towers, an acquirer and developer of wireless communications sites backed by ABS Capital Partners, has completed the acquisition of 37 tower sites, bringing its total to more than 75 towers. The company received additional capital for the deal from ABS Capital Partners and an additional debt commitment from its bank. Terms were not disclosed.

PRESS RELEASE:

Tarpon Towers, an acquirer and developer of wireless communications sites, today announced it had completed a 37 tower acquisition and now owns over 75 towers. With the company’s current backlog of tower builds and committed acquisitions, the company expects to own approximately 100 towers by year end. To support the company’s growth, Tarpon received additional capital from ABS Capital Partners, a leading later-stage growth company investor, and an additional debt commitment from its bank. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

“We are pleased to add these towers to our high quality tower portfolio,” said CEO Ron Bizick. “With mobile devices evolving into portable offices and entertainment centers, there will be no slow down in demand for expanded coverage as wireless providers continue to upgrade their networks to keep up with this need.”

Source: Private Equity Hub

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