It's OK if Your BlackBerry Pearl 8100 likes it Rough

BlackBerry Users and Abusers Rejoice! Following the success of their Defender Series case for the BlackBerry 8800, OtterBox has released the Defender Case for the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 (one for the Curve will be available at the end of this month). Rugged and durable, no other case on the market offers BlackBerry protection like an OtterBox does. 

The Defender case is offered in two colors, a yellow and black combo which is featured in this review, as well as an all-black version. You can pick either up from ShopCrackBerry.com for $49.95. Regardless of the color you choose, you willl sleep well at night knowing your beloved BlackBerry Pearl 8100 is well-protected.

Wireless Music with Lightweight Design for Active Individuals
The Motorola S9s are geared towards active BlackBerry and Bluetooth device users. Providing lightweight, water and sweat resistant technology that allow you to use your BlackBerry, or any other Bluetooth device for that matter with ease without getting tangled in cords. Trying to run on a treadmill at the gym with regular ear bud corded headphones can get quite annoying at times. Perhaps it’s the fact that the cord is not long enough to be able to place your device on the treadmill and run freely without the cord getting in the way every time you take a stride. The technology is here, so going cordless seems like the perfect fit. At $74.95 the Motorola S9s come priced comparable to other headsets on the market (slightly under), such as the Samsung SBH170 which are available for $89.95 and are slightly less expensive than the Sony Ericsson HBH-DS970 which are $119.99.

PC World put out their annual Top100 devices list. Their staff went over the list of electronic devices in 2007 and the BlackBerry 8800 scored an impressive fifth spot putting it among some elite electronic devices from this past year. Not a bad showing for RIM - the 8800 came in just behind the craze-of-the-year Nintendo Wii (which everyone and their mother wants) and the Intel Core 2 Duo (which is featured in 1 of every 2 computers sold). Check out the rest of the list over at PC World.

Well not quite, but nevertheless the recent BlackBerry outage brought a slow down to both the White House and Wall St. It's common knowledge that most people on Wall St rely on their BlackBerry to do their job, but I never realized so do most politicians.

"At the U.S. Capitol, where lawmakers and staffers rely on the BlackBerry to keep plugged into shifting legislative and political battles, the outage was crippling."

Or perhaps it was an attack by us Canadians on the US  Nah! Didn’t think so. Anyone got Bush's PIN#? Read more about this story. Original Article over at Yahoo.

Most people attest to their ability to control BlackBerry use, and don't consider themselves CrackBerry addicts. In light of the recent service outages to BlackBerry email, people are finally realizing their dependency.. er..addiction.. er love for the BlackBerry.

So why not embrace your love for the BlackBerry by joining the CrackBerry.com community? By signing up with CrackBerry.com you will be entered into our monthly draw for your chance to win some great prizes. Even better, enter our “Confess Your Addiction and Win Giveaway” by telling us your CrackBerry Addiction story... or the discomfort you suffered during the outages. Do this and you will be entered into our Grand Prize Draw, with a chance to either “Get Your Fix”, or “Get Some Rehab”.

It's your choice to either fuel your addiction by getting $2,000 towards your BlackBerry accessories or bills, or $2,000 towards a rehab trip to get away from it. It's free, and you've got nothing to lose.

It’s hard to imagine our lives without our cell phones now, but in reality cell phones are still fairly new technology. The original mobile phone was the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X which got FCC acceptance in 1983.

Believe it or not, it would have set you back $3,995 to be the coolest cat on the block. Even more astonishing is the fact that it took Motorola fifteen years of research and $100 million to come up with the technology. So what did “the brick” offer? How about 30 minutes of talk time, eight hours standby time, and only took 10 hours to recharge. It even let you store up to thirty numbers.

This was the start of the cell phone evolution, or should I say revolution. As more companies started developing cell phones and networks were established, consumers demand went up as prices fell. Now a day, some countries have more mobile phones than people, and in 2005 it was estimate that 2.14 Billion people were cell phone subscribers.

The DynaTAC has lead the path to the devices we’ve come to love now, such as the Motorola RAZR V3, Blackberries, IPhone, and Palm Treo. With cell phones offering the ability to SMS, check email, browse the internet, listen to mp3s, it really makes you wonder what’s in store in the future of cell phones.

Saw this picture at Gizmodo and just had to get it up here. Thanks guys. I really, really want to go as the BlackBerry Mascot for halloween.  That's only seven months away. Somebody MUST be able to hook me up with a costume by then?!

It sure didn't take long for Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and her sister Nicky to toss their 8700s and move up to the new BlackBerry 8800.

I wonder if they even pay for these things?!

So I'm eating my healthy chunky soup meal of champions in the office on my lunch hour, reading an old issue of Popular Science (Yes, I'm a Geek) when I stumbled upon something cool that caught my eye. You can actually build your own USB device charger for less than $15. Better yet, how about it be in a snazzy looking Altoids Gum Tin package.

That’s right, over at The Original Electroids Co, you can pick up your very own Altoids Tin can USB charging kit, which can be used to charge any USB device using your regular inexpensive 9Volt battery. Popular Science claims a single 9Volt has the ability to charge most devices two or three times.

There is a guide on Instructables on how to make your own at home, although I admit it’s not as sleek as an Atloids Can. Great gadget to have on you if your CrackBerry battery is ever running low, and you have some important calls to make.

Stay tuned, I'm going to build my own CrackBerry.com USB Charger.

Looking for a new cellphone? Are you Linux Fanatic? Well then, this may be of interest too you. Ministry of Tech had a neat piece on 'The 5 Hottest Phones for Linux Fanatics'.

I gotta say, some of these do look pretty cool. The Grundig B700 has a nice stylish blackberry look, but has a built in 2 Mega Pixel digital camera, as well as mp3 and fm radio playback.

Some nice looking devices. Check 'em out.

It seems like Google is trying too diversify their portfolio some more, like they don't have enough projects on the go already?

Nevertheless, rumors report that Google and Samsung are teaming up on a new phone to compete with the upcoming IPhone, possibly named the Google Switch. The phone seems to be a complete touch screen device, but does not seem as flashy or sleek as the IPhone. Could this be the IPhone killer or just a internet photoshopped hoax?

Read more about this story over at Engadget

A new alarming trend is happening, and it can be blamed on none other than the little BlackBerry and Smart Phones we’ve come too love. My apologies if you’ve read this already, as this article is a few months old, but The Wall Street Journal Online had posted an article titled ‘BlackBerry Orphans’. Parents are actually neglecting or often even endangering their children with their constant use of the BlackBerry. Typing away as they drive, and sneaking around the house hiding their addiction from their children. Check out the Article on The Wall Street Journal Online .