Breaksclusive: Introducing the BlackBerry KickStand!

By Kevin Michaluk on 17 Oct 2011 08:32 pm

[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ]

Ok, Ok. For ALL the times I've yelled at Adam Zeis over the years for being lazy and not doing enough creative blogging, I take it all back. Adam knocked it out of the park today with his discovery, no... invention, of the BlackBerry KickStand.

While I was sitting down giving an interview to some nice folks from CBC for a piece they're working on for The National, Adam was sitting bored... twiddling around with his BlackBerry Bold 9930. The eureka moment struck. Turns out if you pull the battery door only halfway off your Bold 9930/9900 and prop it up, it turns into a perfect BlackBerry KickStand. Great for desktop use. Awesome for watching videos. Check out the video above to discover how to set the BlackBerry KickStand up for yourself on your own Bold 9930/9900. Great job Adam!!!

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Topics: DevCon11 BlackBerry KickStand News & Rumors Editorial

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51 comments

Bla1ze Oct 17, 2011 at 8:36 pm

My favorite accessory!

EvilmasterMMA Oct 17, 2011 at 8:36 pm

Michelle Haag Oct 17, 2011 at 8:37 pm

Awesome. The rest of DevCon could be a bust, but at least this was discovered. :P

gordongr Oct 17, 2011 at 8:38 pm

Yes ive noticed how smart Adam is in the past, shoulda been a brain surgeon I think

sirenseye Oct 17, 2011 at 8:38 pm

This is for sure an 11 out of 10!!!

the brother Oct 17, 2011 at 8:39 pm

The best part was when he said he was out!

dakid72 Oct 17, 2011 at 8:39 pm

This is the best DISCOVERY/INVENTION, for a BB, eveeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
Great Job Adam, you are not as worthless as Kevin makes you out to be! :-)

Just Me Oct 17, 2011 at 8:41 pm

Excellent. Now go enjoy a pint.

stubbornswiss Oct 17, 2011 at 8:41 pm

Excellent idea!

Thanks for sharing this with us.

jin-n-juice Oct 17, 2011 at 8:42 pm

NFC doesnt work with the Kickstand :( lol

sineco Oct 17, 2011 at 8:48 pm

lol

kazn3r Oct 17, 2011 at 8:48 pm

Well, that's 99** owners freebie from RIM for the outage. They wont allow free premium app downloads on 99** now. Thanks Crackberry.

misskalunji Oct 17, 2011 at 8:49 pm

Nice.......! but sucks for those that have a case...

TheTechGuy Oct 17, 2011 at 8:49 pm

Seems to me it will take 2 mins for a fool, or a cat or an accidental moment to lean on it with to much weight to break the clips at the top. It will no longer be a battery cover or a stand. I'm just saying.

Foppa_21 Oct 18, 2011 at 10:21 am

Glass half empty

ekafara Oct 17, 2011 at 9:08 pm

That's the first thing I did after I took the battery door for first time. I should have posted it here :(

Edit: well that's not entirely true. The first thing I did was put the battery in :)

tfmartin Oct 17, 2011 at 9:03 pm

How much does it cost?

djdonnyk Oct 17, 2011 at 9:05 pm

Wish the 9850 had one

chiefbroski Oct 17, 2011 at 9:06 pm

Works with my 9860. An awesome feature, although its not very robust. A strong breeze and its down.

mister160 Oct 17, 2011 at 9:06 pm

couple quick questions right off the bat: is this compatible with my 9700 and will there be a contest? lol

chiefbroski Oct 17, 2011 at 9:10 pm

One question though, will this work with my Playbook?

Oh, and Kevin or Adam, if you're reading this, how about making a contest (like someone before me mentioned) about it?

"DIY Blackberry Accessory Contest"??? Could be fun eh?

Liquid_Revolver Oct 17, 2011 at 9:08 pm

This is the best you got LOL...oh god RIM is falling apart.

Auli Oct 17, 2011 at 9:13 pm

Loosen up man ... Why take this so seriously LOL

Liquid_Revolver Oct 17, 2011 at 9:56 pm

because lol = serious every time...how can i be serious with clowns like you LOL

Auli Oct 18, 2011 at 5:42 am

Trolls use LOL all the time when they mock, I was referring to you saying rim is falling apart

TIMSHULL Oct 17, 2011 at 9:21 pm

Tell em to kick AT&Ts ass and relaease the 9900 and 9860 wtf ???????

travaz Oct 17, 2011 at 9:26 pm

After a studing the video very carefully and making learned analasys I believe there is BEER involved!!

l ll llll l l ll Oct 17, 2011 at 9:36 pm

available on shop crackberry soon? :P

m12k1177 Oct 17, 2011 at 9:56 pm

is this what's become of the BB? that we need to make up "features" of this awesome phone as selling points??

unless of course this video was purely done out of humor, then i feel like a fool for not picking up on it, haha.

robtanz Oct 17, 2011 at 10:16 pm

I believe you are a fool.

robtanz Oct 17, 2011 at 10:18 pm

I am sure that this was actually going to be announced at the keynote speech...thanks for spilling the beans guys....

m12k1177 Oct 17, 2011 at 11:49 pm

i believe you are a fool.

narci Oct 17, 2011 at 10:23 pm

When is it gonna be aired?

yvpan1 Oct 17, 2011 at 10:40 pm

awesome invention Adam!!

JonManu Oct 17, 2011 at 11:22 pm

but does it work in landscape mode?

kazn3r Oct 18, 2011 at 12:15 am

second best accessory is the hard case. people ask me "what phone is that?" and "oh theres a case on it?" when that white one comes out, i'll have my "white 9930"

rickgainsmith Oct 18, 2011 at 12:42 am

This will leapfrog the competition...show me an iPhone that can do that!

Good Job guys...

00stryder Oct 18, 2011 at 1:51 am

snoozininsomniac Oct 18, 2011 at 1:54 am

woo! this works for 9650 too!

jason18 Oct 18, 2011 at 2:11 am

Has anyone broken their battery door prongs yet? I have had that problem on my tour 9630 and bold 9650 and had to use cases to keep on the battery door, not to mention after the fact if I set my phone down to hard the battery jossles loose and the phone restarts. Thankfully the restart time on the 9930 is amazing, but I do not want to break this kick ass battery door. And don't want to have to buy multiple replacements. Anyone had a breakage yet?

chanpisan Oct 18, 2011 at 6:12 am

lol, innovation

TBone4eva Oct 18, 2011 at 8:59 am

Works on my Storm 2 too!

kojita Oct 18, 2011 at 10:15 am

Unfortunately, I do have an otterbox commuter case on X (

Connor83 Oct 18, 2011 at 10:40 am

They have a much better (easier) one for the 9700.
Take the case that comes with the 9700 and lay it on a flat hard surface with the clip down and flap up. Then tilt one of the side down so it leans. Then set you phone on it with the side of you phone touching the bottom of the outside flap.
I use this all the time to watch video.

anthonybaker Oct 18, 2011 at 11:19 am

.....i use my playbook to watch video :)

staraf Oct 18, 2011 at 11:55 am

go Adam go! any thing else ?

boldkeyboardholic Oct 18, 2011 at 3:43 pm

LOL

Now I know my device has a failer - or Adam has adamatium finger nails ;)

My battery door is so hard to open that when I do not have a paper clip (plastic/no metal ;) ) or a credit card - I can't open it. When I try it with my thumb I will hurt my self.