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If you are anything like me you keep a healthy distance between yourself and any kind of printing device. Case in point, I have had today’s review gadget on my desk for more than a month. I have been hesitant to even unbox it because I know it will ultimately break my streak. My No Printing Streak that is.
Read the rest of Geek Review: PrintStik PS910 from Planon…

In News From The Wire last week we had a few BlackBerry Storm videos up. RIM released demo units to publications, so we’re starting to see more and more of them. Here’s one to brighten up your Monday.

The BlackBerry as a consumer device has finally arrived. It is no longer just a business phone. Now that the BlackBerry lineup of devices has begun growing at a rapid pace, people are starting to pay close attention to the expanding multimedia functions provided by RIM.

Folks are diving into podcast listening, watching their favorite videos, and storing large numbers of pics and music on their high capacity SD cards. On top of all of that, there is an ever expanding market for BlackBerry Accessories that allow access to all the multimedia goodness.

Today we are going to take a look at the Sony Ericsson HBH-DS970 Stereo Bluetooth Headset. It promises to deliver superior sound while maintaining all of your phone and music functionality with no wires involved.
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Feeling overloaded with BlackBerry news and rumors? We know the feeling. We hear new things almost every day, and it can be tough to keep up with it all. that’s why we’re bringing you BlackBerry News from the Wire every Thursday.

We’ll catch you up on everything ‘Berry that happened over the course of the week. Not only that, but we’ll rank ‘em by importance, so you can more easily skim the items and read the ones of most significance. If you only have time to read one article, for instance, you might want to head down to our 5-star section. It’s All the BlackBerry News Fit to Geek.

Read the rest of BlackBerry News From The Wire for the Week of 8/31/09…

So I got my new Bold after my last one kind of “walked away” on me. This new one, now that I have loaded all my 3rd party applications, themes and data is working just fine. Or it was working just fine I thought, until I tried out the GPS.

I set up all the settings that were required, I clicked to find my location and . . . nothing. An hour later, still searching for satellites =(
Read the rest of Geek Review: GlobalSat BT-368 Bluetooth GPS Receiver…

Ok, wait. If you guys are really us, what number are we thinking of? ((episode) 69, dudes!) Okay, sophomoric antics aside, we’ve got some stuff to run down on the show, including the Tour announcement. Plus, there are some other BlackBerry devices in the offing.

So click on over here to hear the BBGeekcast (10 min, 20 sec)

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With all the new applications available through places like the BBGeeks Store and the recently released BlackBerry App World, people are starting to push their BlackBerry devices to the limit. When you take into account the GPS and WiFi functionality of the latest models like the Bold, Curve 8900 and the Storm, you have a recipe for the dreaded BlackBerry Battery Drain.
Read the rest of Geek Review: Freedom Mobile BlackBerry Power Supply…

New laws are popping up everywhere that’ll make it illegal for you to punch keys on your Blackberry behind the wheel. Sure, it’s not safe, but sometimes we can get more done by communicating while in transit. What’s a commuting Blackberry addict to do?

The Canadian province of Ontario and State of Colorado are the latest places ready to ban the use of handheld devices while driving.

The Colorado handheld ban, (House bill 1094, sponsored by Rep. Claire Levy, D-Boulder) has passed a vote of the Senate Finance Committee. Colorado’s ban permits Bluetooth and hands-free devices if your over 18. The penalty is a class A violation and a fine of $100.

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It’s time again we dust off a few BlackBerry themes and give them a review. I joked to a colleague yesterday that it was time to say the same thing about a different batch of themes, but the more of these features I write the more I realize just how many unique themes are out there. Plus, I try to pick the themes blind — in other words, I won’t go test a theme and then decide if I want to review it. The good and the bad should be on display, so I pick three and that’s that. If it’s bad, you’ll know it from the review. This week we go back to a pair of theme developers from last week, Jason Calhoun and Cherri Chiodo, plus one from BlackBerry Theme Central, which I don’t believe we’ve yet included in TRW.

Read the rest of Theme Review Wednesdays: Sidewinder, No Smoking, Super Mario…

One thing I’ve always wanted to do with my BlackBerry is really customize the call and message alerts. Not that the BlackBerry defaults are bad. It’s just that sometimes I’m away from the phone or more than 15 minutes, at which point the LED stops flashing. Sometimes I want my phone to vibrate and ring at the same time. Sometimes I want a different LED for my SMS than my email. Then I stumbled across BerryBuzz, a custom alerts application for your BlackBerry. I downloaded it to see how good it actually is. Is it worth the $6 price tag?

Read the rest of Geek Review: BerryBuzz alerts for BlackBerry…