By: Simon Sage, IntoMobile Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 at 7:10 AM
You might remember that video from the Vodafone BlackBerry Storm launch party (before it got taken down) – well, here’s the original presentation, which doesn’t do much outside of getting folks hyped up for RIM’s first touchscreen device. While that might not be entirely for the public eye, Verizon has kicked off their public teaser campaign for the BlackBerry Storm, with an ad during CBS sitcoms the other night. Apparently there are some viral videos in the works showing peoples’ first impressions of the BlackBerry Storm from Verizon, too. Both Verizon and Vodafone both have notification pages set up, so they’ve at least given the BlackBerry 9500 and 9530 a nod, but proper videos just go to show that the Storm is ready to roll. Keep an eye out for this one in early November.
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement.
With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.