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Introducing the BlackBerry Presenter - New Bluetooth Accessory from RIM Delivers Presentations Wirelessly

on 6 Jan 2010 08:00 AM

NICE. CES 2010 hasn't even kicked off yet and already RIM is throwing a little suprise at us with the announcement of their latest accessory for BlackBerry Smartphones, the BlackBerry Presenter! The BlackBerry Presenter connects to your BlackBerry Smartphone wirelessly via Bluetooth and from there the BlackBerry Presenter can be connected to a monitor or projector via VGA or S-Video connections. Once connected, you can present your Microsoft Powerpoint presentation to the monitor/projector straight from your BlackBerry - no more need for a laptop!

An accessory like this to me seems pretty useful and pretty logical. The concept is obviously very similar to the BlackBerry Music Gateway, which allows you to stream music from your device to your stereo. While not as mass market as something like the Music Gateway, I'm sure there are a lot of road warriors and mobile professionals out there who will find great value in this and pick one up. You can let us know what you think about in the poll below. You can learn more at blackberry.com/presenter.

What do you think of RIM's new BlackBerry Presenter Accessory?(surveys)

Contest: Win a Free BlackBerry Presenter! - We don't have the BlackBerry Presenter available for purchase just yet, but when it hits ShopCrackBerry.com inventory we'll send one out to the winner of this contest. Just leave a comment to this blog post letting us know how you'd make use of the BlackBerry Presenter in your life if you were to buy / own one. Contest ends this Sunday at Midnight PST. Good luck!

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Filed Under: News & Rumors, BlackBerry Accessories, Contests; Tags: BlackBerry Presenter, CES 2010, RIM announcements

1540 Comments

Posted by samuels1289 Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

Def' will use it in IT meeting daily, no need for laptop! Sign me up!!!

Posted by flawson Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

Looks cool!

Posted by marckatz Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I do several presentations a year. This would be a great asset to have

Posted by onafday Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

new way to do presentations

Posted by CarlKrass Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

please would be sick :)

Posted by sgt-d Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

pick me, pick me!

Posted by WLHNLH Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

This little piece of technology would fit right into my lifestyle/career. I would surly impress my clients by using this instead of a laptop. Sometimes conversation starters such as this is what gets your foot in the door. Plus the publicity sure wouldn't hurt RIM. Good work!!

Posted by miloszz Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I'm giving on average one presentation per week. I don't have my laptop with me all the time. It would be just awesome to give presentation from my Blackberry.

The best part is that I sometimes create slideshow on my blackberry and then it is a problem to transfer it to pc...

I'd use it on work-meetings, seminars, lectures... No need to worry about remote presentation controller any more!

I do really NEED one! :)

Posted by Damin69 Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

Very neat idea. Could use to put videos and movies on a bit bigger screen when on the road.

Posted by bonkerz1005 Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

that would be great for my presentations. how much

Posted by robrowald Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I'd use it, so send it my way.

Posted by GreatSave31 Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I think this would be great for court, or at the academy> No more bulky laptops.

Posted by vixirocks Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

With many cross country/international presentations at educational conventions, I cant wait to not have to carry a laptop. YAY.

Posted by KDsport Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

a great hook up.

Posted by jordanb2003 Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I'd more than likely use this baddie to project my movies :D

Posted by giardinop Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

My wife NEEDS this! She works for a school district and has to present to teachers on behavior and special education issues in 14 different schools. she is always lugging around a 2 laptops to get the job done (mac and PC) the schools have the projectors and she has a Tour.....perfect solution for her and her sore back!

Posted by jussimple Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I don't know if you can recommend any one for the win but this is a pretty good reason if any. I hope she does get it and God Bless her and her sore back.

Posted by ruger10_22 Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

Out of all of the reasons to have one of these I believe this would be the perfect candidate to receive one.

Posted by JRF_8520 Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I agree, If we could nominate or vote for someone, I would most likely vote for your wife. Wish everyone could get one though :) including myself :B but I wouldn't use much as I don't have a job, although it could be used for other activities like, sharing pics and vids, since Nokias and others, have TV Out, this could be a good substitute for people who used it.

Posted by sandydurst Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I would use it for courtroom presentations.

Posted by sedalia066 Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I do only a few presentations a year so this is a device that would be useful, but not necessary enough for purchase. The overall idea is a good one. Nice to see RIM moving this direction.

Posted by Jrbrass Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I would love to have this machine. Being a Loss Prevention Agent I woud use it in my presentations of Organized Retail Crime criminals.

Posted by MHBlink8 Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

Looks awesome, I would love to give it a try.

Posted by Snarfler Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

PICK ME!!!!

Posted by marcus1369 Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I could really use one of those at work.

Posted by mcelroyc Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I used to have a Palm and used Presenter To Go. This sounds similar. I used it all of the time. It was awesome not having to lug my laptop into the conference room. Way to go RIM!!!

Posted by SJRod55 Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I would use this almost every day here in Lima Peru with my students. So often I have things to share on my Blackberry but by the time I get the equipment or try to find a laptop the teaching moment has gone. With this I could really become more effective and reach more of my studnets.

I would love one. Please

Posted by DigtheBerry Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I'm a A Scoutmaster for our boy scout troop in town, I do a lot of training for the scouts and adults. We do a lot of winter camping and other activities along with a ton of community service. So I put a lot on computer for these kids and present it to them. this would be a welcome addition to our troop!

Please consider us when you pick... Thanks!

Posted by muydess Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago

I would use this for presentations so I don't have to borrow a loaner laptop from IT.

Posted by howarmat Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 767 days ago