BlackBerry Z10 hardware shown off once again on video

By Adam Zeis on 15 Jan 2013 08:54 am

BlackBerry 10 is just about two weeks off at this point but leaks are still popping up all over. The latest comes in the form of this hands-on video from Germany (or Austria - I'm not good with foreign languages). We get a pretty good all-around look at the BlackBerry Z10 in this one. The video shows off the device itself as well as the OS and native apps like the clock and BlackBerry Hub. There really isn't too much that we haven't seen before, but it's always good to get another scope at what's in store for us on launch day.

The video offers a good overview of the basic OS, but we can say that it's probably not the final version of the software, so expect some surprises to be included. There is much that RIM has kept well under wraps so hopefully we'll be surprised at the launch event at the end of the month. There will be plenty of announcements regarding hardware, carriers and apps at the event and we can't wait to take it all in. For now, keep the leaks coming :-)

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Source: telekom-presse.at

Topics: BlackBerry 10 BlackBerry Z10 News & Rumors

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180 comments

aliyuiliyasu Jan 15, 2013 at 8:55 am

First!!

BruvvaPete2 Jan 15, 2013 at 9:16 am

Congratulations. Please contribute something.

lang007 Jan 15, 2013 at 10:04 am

agreed

BSFA2008 Jan 15, 2013 at 12:54 pm

Yeah, Bruvva and Lang. You two should contribute something. ;)

That video is awesome. I'm getting way too excited as Jan 30th approaches. This is gonna be good.

Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Jan 15, 2013 at 11:23 am

And ill contribute too. I understand german.

The guy is clearly from austria. Can hear it in his acccent. He doesn't tell us anything new really. He does confirm the middle pause button is for voice activation. He also once again says we get 2gb ram. Other then that its just another video.

megajo123 Jan 15, 2013 at 11:46 am

I love the fact that theres 2GB of ram!!! Just slightly annoyed this wasn't included in the playbook.

Qaxl Jan 15, 2013 at 12:49 pm

Thankyou for the translation - 2GB RAM sounds great!

all3n7 Jan 15, 2013 at 1:05 pm

Thanks for translate...

iulian_1207 Jan 16, 2013 at 5:21 pm

Yes, is Arnold Schwarzenegger. Look at his hands!

Chrisd534 Jan 15, 2013 at 4:08 pm

either the phone is small or this guy has massive hands.

shabbs Jan 15, 2013 at 6:05 pm

That was my first thought... those are some huge hands... the phone looks so small...

Plazmic Flame Jan 15, 2013 at 12:53 pm

Kevin and the Crackberry team, could you please go back to deleting comments that only post first?

Professional_Tickle_Fighter Jan 15, 2013 at 2:47 pm

LOL, sometimes they "first" just for the fun of it. Just relax.

Dark_Blu Jan 21, 2013 at 12:46 pm

Is it me or does this dude have the BIGGEST HANDS EVER?? BEAR PAWS. Hope it's just that his hands are that big and the phone isn't, THAT small!!

NamelessStar Jan 15, 2013 at 8:56 am

very cool cant wait to have this baby in my hands

bbfanboi Jan 15, 2013 at 9:24 am

This guy must be HUGE with massive hands like that! The phone looks so tiny in his hands, but I know it is not as small as it looks.

chammer101 Jan 15, 2013 at 9:45 am

OMG that was the first thing that crossed my mind. I was like OMG he has monster hands. It's like Frankenstein is playing with a BB!

BGK Jan 15, 2013 at 9:56 am

Exactly what I thought too ! This guy must be a giant. His thumb was wider than the phone. Or did they make mini Z10's ...... However all that said, it looks awesome :)

DaedalusIcarusHelios Jan 15, 2013 at 10:11 am

Arnold Schwarzenegger is a pretty big guy. :/

arhcangel Jan 15, 2013 at 10:27 am

Funny, that was my first thought "What is Arnold doing with that BB 10" The guy sounds very much like Arnold.

megajo123 Jan 15, 2013 at 11:47 am

lol, first thing I thought was "GEETTT TOOO THHHEEE CHHOOOPPPPAAAAA!!"

birdman_38 Jan 15, 2013 at 1:43 pm

Question: How did a random Austrian get his hands on a Z10 and be able to demonstrate it online? RIM should pull an Apple get a search warrant for this dude's place.

mnc76 Jan 16, 2013 at 3:50 am

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The big hands is an optical illusion.
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The hands look big comapred to the phone due to the fact that the camera is positioned close to his hands so his hands end up looking proportionally huge in comparison to the phone.
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(Consider how your finger placed in front of your face can 'cover up' the moon! Since you finger is closer to your eye than the moon, it looks bigger to your eye)
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E.g.: In this video, the distance quotient phone_to_hand / hand_to_camera is probably greater than 1.
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If they pulled the camera back so the distance phone_to_hand was smaller than the distance hand_to_camera, then they would look like normal size hands and the Z10 would look like we expect it to look :)
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By the way: this message would have taken at least 10 times longer to compose on anything other than a blackberry. :) :)
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#BLACKSHEEPBYCHOICE :)

Zach Gilbert Jan 15, 2013 at 9:04 am

*picks jaw up off the floor

Awesome! I'm so fricking excited!

rustlecrowe Jan 15, 2013 at 9:06 am

Actually, it's from Austria ;)

eraserx Jan 15, 2013 at 1:05 pm

Austria ftw ;)

neteng1000 Jan 15, 2013 at 9:10 am

Guy sounds a bit like Arnie :)

berry4life99 Jan 15, 2013 at 10:02 am

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one waiting to hear "Get to de choppah!" Somewhere in this video.

Oxygen22 Jan 15, 2013 at 1:47 pm

It's because the guy is from Austria just like Arnold, So there you have the funny accent.

neteng1000 Jan 15, 2013 at 9:13 am

This guy must be a giant. Look how small it looks in his hands...LOL

OniPod Jan 15, 2013 at 11:43 am

First thing I noticed as well. Geez his hands are huge, or the phone is really tiny.

rjkolo Jan 15, 2013 at 9:14 am

I may not be able to understand most of what he is saying but that is one sweet video! Only a few more days folks....January 30th hurry up!!!

curvezzz Jan 15, 2013 at 9:15 am

Not sure how u figure austria? But he was speaking german and the language on the BlackBerry® was german. Where is the 2nd video he mentioned at the end???

BruvvaPete2 Jan 15, 2013 at 9:17 am

Who are you talking to?

--TommesJay-- Jan 15, 2013 at 10:11 am

They do speak german in Austria with a certain dialect. Second thing is that "Telekom Presse" is an Austrian website (.at), third thing is that the phone area code for Austria is "+43", which could be spotted in the phone application.

chi-town311 Jan 15, 2013 at 10:40 am

Aren't you a regular Dick Tracy. Seriously, I hope this guys didn't think Austrians speak "Austrian"

Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Jan 15, 2013 at 11:20 am

I understand german. The guy is clearly from austria...

curvezzz Jan 15, 2013 at 1:06 pm

It doesn't matter if he was from Johannesburg Africa ot Timbucktwo Georgia he is speaking Deutsch and not Östereichisch. I was born and raised in Karlsruhe Germany and do not understand austrian. :)

mokkasins Jan 15, 2013 at 1:55 pm

liegt vielleicht auch daran, dass du ein Gelbfüßler bist?

Mixitbaby Jan 15, 2013 at 9:17 am

Hi. This is not german. Its austrian ;)
I have translate the beginning:
This is a pre-series modell (Z10), but its near the final product.
8MP camera with flash.
On one side two buttons for volume in the middle for voicecommand.
On top the powerbutton.
On bottom nothing (here is a groove to open).
On the other side microsub and miniHDMI.
4,2" fulltouch with 1280*768px
Dualcore 1,5Ghz, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal space
weight 125g

The rest needs no translation :)

pallox Jan 15, 2013 at 9:28 am

Austrian is still German.
You also don't differentiate between English and American... Both speak English, not another language. You may call it dialect, accent or whatever, but not as an other language, wise guy.

Yandar Jan 15, 2013 at 10:02 am

I think you will find that an English speaker from the UK would quibble with that statement.

gtpointer Jan 15, 2013 at 10:33 am

Haha I love this response so much!

pallox Jan 15, 2013 at 11:30 am

Well, every onlooker will confirm you both as English. That's what I actually wanted to say.

Thachoc1 Jan 15, 2013 at 11:59 am

Sorry, but I'd refer to it as the Queens English. #2cents!

cvdburgh Jan 15, 2013 at 4:41 pm

Sorry Pallox, while there are more similarities than differences between UK and US English, I think that 'every onlooker' will be quite informed enough to distinguish between the two. Just the same way that we in The Netherlands acknowledge that both we and the Flemish half of Belgium speak 'Dutch', but when we want to be precise we will separate 'Hollands/Dutch' from 'Flemmish'. And case in point: Bla1ze was wondering if this guy was from Germany or Austria (Switzerland would also have been a possibility), and the answer was given, as an overstatement, by calling the 'language' 'Austrian' (which is of course not completely true as it is a dialect rather than a language). But, as the overstatement served to make the distinction that was sought, I would, in your shoes, not prattle on about the difference between language and dialect, and certainly not call the OP a 'wise guy'. That's just my 3 cents (inflation), of course, and now, may I suggest we go back to nourishing our astonishing hard-ons for BB10?

pallox Jan 16, 2013 at 5:16 am

Since some of you insist about this issue (of which I'm absolutely sure you are wrong ;), I retreat from the battlefield and turn back to BB10 and the Z-model.

Mixitbaby Jan 15, 2013 at 11:07 am

Sorry guy. I'm german. And austria is not germany. So an austrian is not a german.
But its not important :)

Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Jan 15, 2013 at 11:25 am

100% agree. Atleast he wasn't swiss. That's even harder to understand.

pallox Jan 15, 2013 at 11:32 am

Sorry guy. I'm German. And Austria is not Germany. So an Austrian is not German. Oh shit! Look! They both understand each other using same words. HOLY COW! :D
I agree, it's really not important ;)

megajo123 Jan 15, 2013 at 11:57 am

Hey Hey Hey! This statement is false, as soon as you add a "U" to Color to make it Colour, or say Zed instead of Zee, and have two different languages to choose from on almost every device.. I say Americans speak Americish Canadians Speak Canadish and The people in england of course.. speak English.

G-bone Jan 15, 2013 at 2:03 pm

Or even Canada...

Professional_Tickle_Fighter Jan 15, 2013 at 2:49 pm

If yer gonna live in ma country speak AMERCAN!

Playbook007 Jan 15, 2013 at 2:58 pm

Well I am not "gonna" live in yall country, so I ain't "gonna" speak AMERICAN......just kidding. :)

georg22 Jan 15, 2013 at 9:35 am

He speaks german. His "slang" is used by the people in Austraia and Bavaria. Look at the source-link. It ends ".at" - its Austria.

--TommesJay-- Jan 15, 2013 at 10:15 am

If you know both well, there's a big difference between the austrian and bavarian dialect :-) Never call an austrian bavarian et vice versa, it's similar to canadians and US-americans :D

chi-town311 Jan 15, 2013 at 10:46 am

Similar, except that the US doesn't invade Canada every 50 or so years. ;)

--TommesJay-- Jan 15, 2013 at 10:52 am

Well, the USA and Canada aren't that old and their people got similar roots. European civilization has a bit longer history ;)

chi-town311 Jan 15, 2013 at 11:21 am

yeah, it was a bad joke. I am king at those.

axllebeer Jan 15, 2013 at 11:28 am

* BlackBerry by choice *
He is clearly spreading Klingon. Come on guys :)

Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Jan 15, 2013 at 11:27 am

Very tasteless. If I see this again from you I am reporting it

pallox Jan 15, 2013 at 11:38 am

Well, I had to laugh a bit, though :)
Even it isn't true ;)

chi-town311 Jan 15, 2013 at 2:03 pm

geez. Reporting it to what? the joke police?

Professional_Tickle_Fighter Jan 15, 2013 at 2:51 pm

I'm gonna tell kevin on you!

cvdburgh Jan 15, 2013 at 4:44 pm

oh sh!t, that's harsh. He can strangle all of us at once with his hair by now!
Kevin for Presidunk!

megajo123 Jan 15, 2013 at 11:52 am

well its just been 201 years since the last time the US invaded, can't be to long no.. THEY'RE TRYING TO STEAL OUR BLACKBERRIES!!!

P.S. Is the plural of BlackBerry (Smartphone), BlackBerrys? Or does it follow the correct thing with BlackBerries?

EsJayDee Jan 15, 2013 at 1:53 pm

Well I always say it as Blackberrys, I guess because it's a proper noun. Blackberries fruit, Blackberry(s) devices. Lol

lmrangeljr1 Jan 15, 2013 at 3:21 pm

Nice!!!

You Sir are a Gentleman and a Scholar. Thank you for the translation.

sk8er_tor Jan 15, 2013 at 9:20 am

This guy is running newer software than we've seen before. You can tell because his calendar shows the day of the month, instead of just 31.

sj10689 Jan 15, 2013 at 7:39 pm

I'm glad they fixed that - believe it or not, that was actually bothering me a bit.

PeterRei Jan 15, 2013 at 9:19 am

It's austrian dialect. Southern slang. ;)

dbarz Jan 15, 2013 at 9:18 am

everything opens so fast!!! the loading time for apps are ridiculously quick!

BruvvaPete2 Jan 15, 2013 at 9:19 am

German, Austrian, Polish, Spanish, Swahili... I need no translation. Hahaha. That video was pimpin'.

pallox Jan 15, 2013 at 9:19 am

What a noob. Autofocus activated.
But still interesting as I finally see whole the Blackberry 10 in one video on the Z-device.
Finally. It gets reachable :D

curvezzz Jan 15, 2013 at 9:21 am

I am german and don't speak schwarzeneggerish so I'm pretty sure its German!

antikorr Jan 15, 2013 at 9:24 am

Freaking awesome!

I'm buying this for sure!

The device itself and the whole ecosystem just look too perfect!

EXCITED!!!!

Hello Blackberry World Jan 15, 2013 at 9:26 am

Is this maybe there low cost model? This is not the Z10. It's way too small. If they release a low cost version this year as well....wow. Market share!

EsJayDee Jan 15, 2013 at 1:54 pm

It's not small, his hands are big.

curvezzz Jan 15, 2013 at 9:27 am

Di is abreviated for Dienstag ie Tuesday, jetzt means now all in german. Ich sprech gut deutsch und englisch aber versteh kein östereichisch. Try rosettastone.com and check both languages out. J/s

mundo472 Jan 15, 2013 at 9:35 am

Fantastic. When the display isn't on it looks almost identical to the obelisk in 2001: a Space Odyssey (which was also an advanced communication device)

On the release date will the huge hands also be available? Getting a pair of those, too..

texn884 Jan 15, 2013 at 9:36 am

I am going all in on the full touch screen when I can with my contract with Sprint.

So Cool Way to go RIM

nvestn Jan 15, 2013 at 9:42 am

No it's a Z10 - the man taking the video is Andre the Giant.

Malicab Jan 15, 2013 at 9:59 am

I think he is called Hans, big Hans

chi-town311 Jan 15, 2013 at 10:48 am

haha, good one.

Playbook007 Jan 15, 2013 at 2:59 pm

LOL

Hello Blackberry World Jan 15, 2013 at 10:48 am

This guy needs the Galaxy note 2 for sure. Makes this phone look like a torch.

megajo123 Jan 15, 2013 at 12:10 pm

Naa he's probably gonna get a 4G Playbook running BB10 and modify it to work exactly like a Z10, then it should look to scale

q649 Jan 15, 2013 at 3:15 pm

lol.

Hello Blackberry World Jan 15, 2013 at 3:48 pm

Nice

nvestn Jan 15, 2013 at 9:43 am

Anyobody know why there is tape on the screen and through the BB logo?

curvezzz Jan 15, 2013 at 9:49 am

He said to cover up serial numbers.

buster3535 Jan 15, 2013 at 2:10 pm

true story... he's using an old school soviet era screen protector that attaches with velcro fasteners.

i could be wrong

Playbook007 Jan 15, 2013 at 3:01 pm

Finally....someone noticed.....I had to read all the comments just to get what I was looking for....LOL

BKING2911 Jan 15, 2013 at 10:07 am

Why is the charing port on the side and not at the bottom. It's annoying using the phone while its charging with the placement of the port

pallox Jan 15, 2013 at 11:42 am

It's the typical place for the usb-cable since generations at Blackberry smartphones. If any of the target-powerusers would have complained, it wouldn't be at that place anymore.

Playbook007 Jan 15, 2013 at 3:02 pm

Also allows for docking stations.....but agreed. On the Playbook, I wish the cords were in the sides if you use the flip case like I do.

pallox Jan 16, 2013 at 5:18 am

Agreed. Same problem here.

Jerky223 Jan 15, 2013 at 10:10 am

Someone needs to leak the Z10 booting up so we have a boot time reference.

--TommesJay-- Jan 15, 2013 at 10:20 am

No big deal for me as many sources stated that BB10 needs reboots very seldom. Heins said in an interview he uses a Z10 as his daily driver for 8 weeks and didn't have to reboot it a single time.

Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Jan 15, 2013 at 11:29 am

Most are saying about 20 seconds

sj10689 Jan 15, 2013 at 7:44 pm

If I'm not mistaken, the BB 10 should boot up in ≤ 30 seconds

CaptainGoodnight Jan 15, 2013 at 10:15 am

Man; the world has changed! A 7 minute preview of a smartphone, and he mentions the phone once, with about a minute to spare, and doesn't even show it. A decade ago, how good the radio was would have been a topic of much quasi-religious debate. Now the phone part is a complete after-thought. You get in a time machine and go back just 10 years and try to tell people that on a forum, they'd laugh you off the site. Wonder how quaint this will all appear to us in another 10 years .....

kirson Jan 15, 2013 at 10:15 am

Always nice to see a new leaked video. This device looks awesome! But those hands definitely steal the show. They have got to be the largest hands I have ever seen! The man must be 8 feet tall...

thunderswagger Jan 15, 2013 at 10:16 am

After watching this video and the many videos and pictures that have come out this year and last year, I am very impressed with Blackberry OS 10 and with their hardware. In my opinion, Research In Motion have made a 160 degree turnaround to compete with Apple's iPhone 5, Samsung's Galaxy S3 and many others. As the user of an iPhone for 5 years including the iPhone 5 This year's CES devices as well as all that Research In Motion has thrown in the wild, has made me rethink everything. I 100% regret purchasing the iPhone 5 wishing I waited for what 2013 has in store. The translation of the video provided in the comments above by Mixitbaby, the Blackberry Z10 is more powerful then the iPhone 5 and matches the Samsung Galaxy S3 in screen size, beats Samsung in screen resolution and RAM. Research In Motion is not going anywhere in 2013 or 2014, or even 2015. Blackberry was king of the hill and lost it to Apple and Samsung in 2008-2012, but 2013 belongs to Research In Motion and its 6 phones releasing this year

--TommesJay-- Jan 15, 2013 at 10:28 am

No regrets, as fortunately iPhones are very value stable. Just sell it and maybe there are a few bucks left for some accessoires. Unless your iPhone 5 has already become a scuffgate victim.

"matches the Samsung Galaxy S3 in screen size".

But this is not true. The GS3 comes with 4.8", the Z10 with 4.2". But that's quite good. The Z10 is aiming at people who search for a handy premium fulltouch device you can use properly one-handed, but which isn't an iPhone. And I think there are many people you bought a GS3 just beacuse its mindshare and who actually pretty messed-up by its convenience in everyday use. I honestly think there are quite a few ship-jumpers out in the wild.

BruvvaPete2 Jan 15, 2013 at 11:31 am

And in other news, Apple stock have been takking a lickin while RIM shares are up:
http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/
Apple+falters+Research+Motion+stock+soars/7817171/story.html

buster3535 Jan 15, 2013 at 2:13 pm

just wait till RIM does that extra 20 degrees and does a complete 180 degree turnaround. you'll be even more impressed i promise!

sj10689 Jan 15, 2013 at 7:50 pm

"Research In Motion is not going anywhere in 2013 or 2014, or even 2015."

I disagree; RIM is moving UP, and going where no mobile manufacturer has ever gone before.

Have no regrets; many fell to the iPhone 5 craze, so it's understandable. Hopefully, more Apple people emigrate to BlackBerry.

DbkBerry Jan 15, 2013 at 10:17 am

Just Sweet. Cool Specs. Can't Wait but I must....

Mixitbaby Jan 15, 2013 at 10:20 am

The user telekompresse has one more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAuLIb5qTl0
testrecord by night with the Z10 in 720p

--TommesJay-- Jan 15, 2013 at 10:31 am

Pretty good low light behavior me thinks.

Mixitbaby Jan 15, 2013 at 10:37 am

And here the testguide: http://www.telekom-presse.at/Testbericht_BlackBerry_Z10_Teil_1_Hardware_...
(shorten: http://bit.ly/X1CIoi )

I translate the mainfacts:

First - BB10 is the most modern/advanced in february. four gestures are enough to control the hole system. Its faster, more solid and more fluid then every other.

the OS needs only 0,6 GB
battery with 2100 mAh - big enough for more than one day
size: 129 x 65 x 8 (mm)

camera on back:
8 Mpx or 3264 x 1836 Pixel in 16:9 mode or 3264 x 2448 in 4:3 mode
frontcamera:
1,9 MPx with 1600 x 1200 or 1600 x 900
the camera makes very nice pictures and beats lumia 920 and iphone 5 although in bad lights. (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAuLIb5qTl0)

the pictures u see in the article: left iphone 5 and on the right Z10

1roguecanuck Jan 15, 2013 at 12:49 pm

with all the leaks coming out the last while its hard to keep up.

I don't remember the 2100mA battery (i have 1800 stuck in my head). Have we seen this 2100 show up anywhere else?

pallox Jan 16, 2013 at 5:30 am

Thanks a lot for the link. Amazing stuff. I'm so tired of all those Apple-brownnoses and Android-fanatics teasing about Blackberry. It's about time for a huge comeback.

fbf2012 Jan 15, 2013 at 10:38 am

Love it...Did not understand a word but it was clear as day. Awesomeness!!!!
BB 10...Boldly taking over!

rexrim Jan 15, 2013 at 10:39 am

oh my bb10 <3

JMDBERRY Jan 15, 2013 at 10:39 am

Either he is the Jolly-Green Giant,..(based on the size of his hand(s)) or the device is really small.

JMD

Matt J Jan 15, 2013 at 10:51 am

Looks good.... but nothing game changing. I hope there is more to it than that..... I thought the device was bigger than that???

--TommesJay-- Jan 15, 2013 at 11:34 am

The only problem here is that you just didn't recognize the actual game changing factors. You're only looking at the surface I guess, in expactation of some useless eyecandy like in Ubuntu for phone. But everyone who spends hands-on-time with this, will certainly recognize them.

Vemilyus Jan 15, 2013 at 11:15 am

Why does almost everyone here feel the need to dispute either his nationality or hand size?
I like that I could get an in-depth view of the OS. After all, that's what this video is all about!

Gugui1969 Jan 15, 2013 at 11:33 am

Have u seen his f********n hands!!! This guy must be a giant!!!!! It makes a Z10 look like a Z5 - HALF SIZE!!!!!!!! Anyway the 10 ROCKS!!!!!!! Can´t wait to order mine!!!!! Sorry X10 but touchscreen BB10 for me!!!!

bergeronjc Jan 15, 2013 at 11:40 am

I want a bigger screen then I'm back to being a BlackBerry user. I'm so used to the huge screens that are close to 5 inches that I just can't go back.

FlashFlare11 Jan 15, 2013 at 11:42 am

Those icons are so bright and colorful, and that's just through the camera! Imagine what it'll look like when it's actually in your hands!

15 more days...

pmccartney Jan 15, 2013 at 11:44 am

14days 22hrs 15min (EST)...but who's counting?

DocDRM Jan 15, 2013 at 11:47 am

Two things:

1) Oh my gosh I love that blinking red light!

2) As a big Texan, that's exactly what the Z10 will look like in MY hands (and yes, big shoes, too . . .)

Delil Jan 15, 2013 at 11:53 am

apparently their is a part 2 coming from them also to show off some more apps

megajo123 Jan 15, 2013 at 12:07 pm

+1 This if all you understood was MegaPixel Camera ,Full Touch Display, and BlackBerry Hub

mavsguy842 Jan 15, 2013 at 11:55 am

His email and a website in the browser shows ".at" so I'm going w/Austria. I'm glad English is a germanic language so i can understand a lot of what he's saying.

Rub3n5 Jan 15, 2013 at 11:56 am

Adam, you mentioned "here is much that RIM has kept well under wraps".

Has that been confirmed? How do we know for certain that there are features we haven't yet seen?

felixlives Jan 15, 2013 at 11:59 am

Is the phone small or is the dude like a giant ???.....

DomenicoMarco Jan 15, 2013 at 12:08 pm

Very cool!

He said, he will do a second video where he will demo voice controll and other stuff.. Good :) Two weeks!!

koool1 Jan 15, 2013 at 12:17 pm

Performance is very snappy.

Its going to be pretty easy as I'm already used to those gestures on my playbook.

ab345 Jan 15, 2013 at 12:45 pm

Looking forward to part 2...
google translate - "In the second, which is about to come out here, we deal with the apps and the excellent voice control, which is at least on par with Apple's Siri German already."
Was not expecting voice control to be a major feature of BB10 but if it is I'll take it. RIM is clearly coming in with the goal of eliminating any gap it may have between GS3 and iP5.

Danny Mulcahy Jan 15, 2013 at 12:53 pm

has anyone heard about its battery life?. The battery life was one of the best things about a BB

cbdwolff7 Jan 15, 2013 at 12:59 pm

I can"t see video on a windows 8 PC. Help.

swishhh Jan 15, 2013 at 12:59 pm

phone looks GREAT!!!

all3n7 Jan 15, 2013 at 1:07 pm

What size is screen of the Z-10 again? If it's 4 inches, damn this guy's hand is a Mammoth..good video, though. 2G RAM, enough for me.

dannyd86 Jan 15, 2013 at 1:24 pm

Sign me up, I want one

len5 Jan 15, 2013 at 1:48 pm

Was that arnold schwarzenegger?

The Furbz Jan 15, 2013 at 1:49 pm

Did this guy really go to all that trouble covering up the identification numbers on the phone, Just to then show us his name in both his Gmail and Facebook? LOL
#BB10BELIEVE

G-bone Jan 15, 2013 at 2:12 pm

Well, whether German or Austrian, I find it easier to listen to and understand than Spanish on account of it not being spoken so swiftly.
Our gigantic friend with the catchers mitts did a nice smooth demo...
#BB10Believe

jefftam68 Jan 15, 2013 at 2:12 pm

I think that was Thorsten with the big hands.
And LOL at the guy that said this is a 160 degree turnaround for RIM. I guess we still need another 20 degrees to go before Jan 30!

;-)
Rockin' the 9900

teostar Jan 15, 2013 at 2:16 pm

BB10 looking nice. I have 1 concern though, based on all the vidz i've seen so far there doesnt seem to be a way to "jump" to the "homescreen' or active apps page or quickly jump to a particular app. if your on page 2 or 3 of the app list you would have to scroll back 2-3 pages before you can select the app u want.

ab345 Jan 15, 2013 at 2:42 pm

You can tap on the small square icon directly at the bottom of the screen that will take you to that page. Or the icon with four small squares I believe is the hub which if you hit that it will take you straight there. Maybe wrong but I vaguely remember that feature being demoed in a video earlier.

SDTRMG Jan 15, 2013 at 2:59 pm

There's little dots at the bottom of the screen, one for the hub, the active frames, and one for every page of apps you have, all you have to do is touch the dot to quickly jump to any page.

pagal Jan 15, 2013 at 2:25 pm

I've been using one for over a week now...mixed feelings at best.

SDTRMG Jan 15, 2013 at 3:00 pm

As in you don't like it much?

Playbook007 Jan 15, 2013 at 3:07 pm

BB10 is going to be freakin awesome!

buckwylder Jan 15, 2013 at 3:23 pm

austrians speak german - although they've never been apart of a german state prior or after WWII
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