Things are about to get crazy... announcing CrackBerry's BlackBerry 10 Launch Campaign Headquarters!

Does Kevin not look a bit like a male Ashley with those glasses and long hair? haha kidding of course kevin...

Awesome see you here in T.O.

Damn, if only I lived a little closer.

Outstanding! Can't wait for all the fun!

Wait, I'm flying where??

man damn you guys get to have all the fun lol i wish i was apart of the launch event

O boi! Very exciting! I can't wait for the NEW Blackberry 10 and everything that comes with it....Crackberry rules!

OH BOY! Can I come crash at the house and have my band play a show!? House Party!? YES PLEASE!

Can't wait for non-stop updates!

Will you have a nice glass wall that gawkers like myself (who live in T.O) can come and watch you big-brother style?

Oh, and Kevin, have you scheduled the live-stream haircut yet?

That sounds great Kevin! You'll have me locked to crackberry throughout that entire time.

oooooYeah ! you DID blow me away !
C'mon guys, make this unbelievable, I know you cando !!!

Love it! Crackberry.com will be very exciting. Can I come visit the condo? Hahaha sounds like a party. I should have my BB10 on launch day :D Very excited!

You should do a CrackBerry nation tweet up or event somewhere in downtown TO!

Would be cool to meet the team. You guys going to be putting aside any time to meet some of the Crackberry Members?

I'm pretty excited about this. CrackBerry Nation, in the words of Thorsten Heins, let's rock and roll this!

BLACKBERRY 10 IN STORES FEBRUARY 4TH 2013

GET READY

Yeah, some kind of reader contest to visit the HQ is a MUST!!

The Team is going to be spent after that month long event. They better pick their vacations spot now; won't have the strength to even lift a brochure after the launch. I'll compare this video and Kevin's energy to the one he posts after the all is over.

RIM should have you guys on marketing payroll. I know, I know, journalistic integrity, unbiased content, yadda-yadda...

Even so, go on you guys for drumming up excitement like no other :)

To the poster that insulted my Ashley ............... please, she is beautiful!!!

Back to work, .... great news Kevin, I need you to work hard so that I can get richer on this BB 10 launch, do everything you can to get the message out there! Go RIM!!!

Why on earth are you making that drive in the middle of winter?? Nuts!! Could almost be entered in and of itself in the 'What would you do for BB10' competition LOL!!

RIM Dev events have been great. Now, it's time to line-up events for in-store staff in big cities (not just execs/managers, store staff). Show store-staff a preview of BlackBerry 10, let them play with it, show them some love and they will amplify it to ALL their customers!

Do it, RIM, do it! Events for in-store staff!

So we are all invited right? Volunteers? So Serious...

I really want to see a video of Thorsten cutting Kevin's hair!!! I think he owes you big time.

Rockin' the 9900

Will Kevin cut his hair after launch, lol. Yes, Toronto will be where it is at...Now where the heck is the launch venue and who do I bribe to to get in?

Perfect opportunity for marketing would be at the Super Bowl on February 3rd. Captive audience of approx. 200 million.

I know who will get the Overnight shift. (Bla1ze) And Adam if you think its cold in Jersy wait till you get to TO.

Brilliant idea! Good luck guys! The hard work WILL pay off. BB10 is the future!

Are you going to host your own launch party for those who of us who don't get to go to the official one?

Good stuff. Would like to see some Z10/X10 giveaways - ideally with the box signed by Mr. Heins and the Crackberry gang. Kevin can you make this happen?

I'm excited. I'm from Toronto and I want to come out to see the group

Kevin, can you guys get us hooked up for a bb10 launch party too? I want to come out and support the bb brand! PS. I know I am one of the ten winners for the bb10 phone so just send me one now :).

Seriously though, tell Thor he needs to rent the Rogers center so we can have a massive crackberry bb10 launch!

Words I never want to speak as I live in BC.... "I'm driving to Toronto"

I believe!

Go! " CRACKBERRY 10 "!!!!!!!

Hey its raining in Toronto right now. 10 degrees and 14 tomorrow. What little snow we had is melting and will be gone. So the roads down here are fine.
Now if I could only pull out my MXZ-X 600 E-TEC!!!

I hope that on launch day (should devices be available from carriers) there would be a rep from a mobile phone vendor like Wireless Wave or even a BBMobile or FS CellShop kiosk so you can buy and register the device RIGHT THERE, ON THE SPOT, at CB Headquarters.

Or, perhaps there will be an in-store event by CB at, say, Future Shop Yonge & Dundas? Rogers head office at Mount Pleasant and Bloor?

I would like nothing more than to purchase and activate my new Virgin Mobile Z10 at a CB event and get on it right there, with many of my CB compatriots at my side, with whom we all giggle like the 12 year old girls at a Justin Bieber concert that we will become. Ok, that's a bit weird... but dozens of BB fans at "ground zero" for the BB10 launch? It WILL get weird.

Holy shit! This gets me too pumped!!!! I might even bump into kevin... Who knows?!?! I bike allot downtown. :D

* BlackBerry by choice *
If you guys are really going to be podcasting daily and throwing tons of content up on CrackBerry like that then the little bit of sleep I'm used to getting is well gone. And although better spent devouring that content I might be too shot to remember it lol. :)

Cheers to the mighty RIMpire!

I am SOOOOO in for a visit, huge BB fan. Not very vocal on forums but HUGE BB fan.
I would love to come visit the location. Buy you guys a round of beers!

New BB10, new CB cite, new CB BB10 app.... Excited!!

Soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wanna know how Kevin hit those high notes at the end :) Did he elude to something to do with "Crack"?

RIMPIRE STRIKES BACK!

Guys.. I'm eager for BB10 too, even stopped by an AT&T store to ask yesterday.

.. but guys.. its a smartphone, its not the Curiosity Mars Rover..
in twenty-three months we'll be throwing it away for the next uber-widget!

... And so it begins ... Rocket ride , hang on tight ...

In other news ... Shorts are making a scramble to cover their butts,lol.

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/rimm/real-time

KEVIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I live literally 20 minutes away from Toronto, can I come visit the HQ?

Ah, long time crackberry reader and comment/forum lurker here... this post finally made me register :)
I live right downtown, *blackberry by choice* and FIRED UP for BB10!
I hope there are tons of get togethers around TO, formal or not, in the coming weeks that we can all find out about through crackberry.com. Would be great to share this landmark moment with other fans.
Thanks to the Crackberry team for being so dedicated. If you spot a guy with a P'9981 that answers to Frobozz, he has a drink with your name on it!

I cannot wait for my new BB10 phone!!!!

This is exciting times!!

Wow, It sounds really really good, I can't wait for it. I'll be verry happy those days. You will ''shoot'' us with new interesting news :P:P

A 'Crack House' ??

Very exciting! Every day that goes by I'm hooked more and more on all the updates. Keep that positive energy up! :-D

Wow you guys are going balls out with bb10!!

Why won't it shock me if we find out this guy in the video owns massive amount of assault rifles and automatic machine guns?

I think the winner of a CrackBerry Nation contest or drawing should be flown to Toronto for the launch and get to be the one who cuts the first locks of Kevin's hair! Better yet, just pick me cause it was my idea ;)

Better start clicking on those Ad links and buying from the CrackBerry Store, kids! Those downtown condo's are not cheap!! =)

The Waiting is just about over!!! I'm ready for all of the awesomeness WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Make it a Big Brother type live reality show in the Crackberry house, lol. I don't think I want to see what Blaize gets up to on the webcam at 4am though :)

Let's get crazy!
Let's get nuts!
Look for the purple banana
'till they put us in the truck!
Oh No! Let's Go!

Hey Kevin. I'm in downtown Toronto so if you guys need any extra help, give me a holler! Probably going to be skipping class to watch the launch event if its going to be broadcasted online.

Still got my dev alpha and I'm waiting until the last minute to send it in for my Limited edition BB10. Haha.

Its going to be LEGEN .. wait for it ... BERRY
#Legendberry

Kevin, will public be able to go to the headquarters and see it all in action and meet you guys at all? I would love to stop by, see all the action, and actually play around with a Dev Alpha and not use the boring BB10 Simulator!

I think a brush cut or shaved head is in order to contrast the current hairstyle.

Booked Jan 30th off work for launch, I'm all in.

Kevin Pick a bar and make it the house of Blackberry. Make it the point of contact for all things BB. You can hang out there after hours and think of all the free drinks you could get from all the hardcore BB users ;)

This is so going to make HUGE media buzz around Toronto and beyond, tv,radio,internet,many clebs in Toronto at any given time, all leading up to Jan 30 2013.

Viral!

are we allowed to drop by? ; >

That is awesome news. I am driving into TO on the 30th for another meeting but I would love to see if I can make it to an unofficial party after the official launch party.

There are no words for my excitement level...
#BB10Believe

This just in: Crackberry has rented the conference room at the condo for a launch party for people that were not invited to the event!!!!!!

Link bait much?

Honestly a new low for Crackberry. Didn't think I see this kind of crap.

I am assuming there will plenty of alcoholic beverages flowing at the Crackberry HQ..? Maybe some Blackberry wine? ;)

LOL - awesome

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The Second Coming of RIMM is earmarked by the launch of BB10!

In the smartphone/mobile computing world, Jan.30th should be then celebrated annually!

LoL!!!

I work downtown, so i'm scheduling a lunch date/dinner with the Crackberry crew! Might has well have a crackberry get together at the condo!

I will definitely come by, I live 40 minutes from TO!

I really absolutely don't think there is anybody out there that is more passionate than Kevin and the Crackberry team when it comes to this industry. I have great respect for everybody. BB10 Let's go!

Wow... They're gonna run out of things to say after a couple days.... Then what LoL... 'Most' everything bb10 has already leaked out... What more (other then a few minor surprises) is there to even blog about? I love the hype... But really? Its a smartphone... One that... Sure a lot of us die-hards are excited for.... But we are a small minority... Just sayin...

Kevin, that's what I want to hear from you, because I go on crackberry.com literally 50 times a day looking for new articles and most of the time I'm disappointed, but I understand the situation, the lack of news, but from now on the things are gonna change.:)

So I had my wife go to Future Shop and the rep's had no idea about this and were no help. Then she went to Best Buy and the rep there said they do not sell out right and that I would have to take a early activation for my contact. I just looking to buy out right anyone know where I can just buy or pre order to buy out right.

OMG MAAAN!!! I WANNA BE THERE!!! I'm in Toronto! GET AT ME!!! WOOOOOOO!!! BB10!!!! =D

Just a thought to pass along. Get some jersey style BlackBerry shirts made up with colors Black & White, the BB Logo on the front, and on the back put your names or just BlackBerry with Z10 or N10 typically where the numbers go.

Then since you guys will be in Toronto and NYC for the launches, shortly thereafter attend a Leafs/Raptors and/or Rangers/Knicks game at their respective arenas (hopefully) with BB10 devices in tow. Sorry Islander fans but they don't get the same exposure as the Rangers. Great (and free, ableit the price of the tickets) advertising.

Toronto should be the permanent Crackberry HQ lol.

Can't wait, this is going to be epic.

where is this house?! wish i knew before i booked my hotel room. im flying down on the 3rd for the Enterprise forum RIM is having. will you guys be there too?

That's so exciting!! Toronto rocks! Does that mean that some of us Crackberry members get to meet some of you talented people?! :) My husband got me into BlackBerry several years ago, and now I am a true-to-heart BlackBerry supporter! BlackBerry 10 all the way!! Don't believe me? Check out my Twitter! I posted some pretty cool make-up pics of my love for BBM @sharranw :)

I live in Toronto, can I crash the party to meet all you guys for 5 minutes????

We going to have a CrackBerry nerd meetup? :O :O!!!!!! I'm in Toronto XD XD!!!!

the comments in this article seriously cracked me up hahaha. either way i'm excited for BB10!! can't wait!!

You've probably already have the Thompson Hotel rooftop booked out for the CB BB10 Launch party right? Open Bar?

What an AWESOME idea guys. Thousands of articles?
LIVE THE DREAM! GO WHERE NO BLOGGER HAS GONE BEFORE!

I hope I can focus and get my own work done...

Hey Kevin ...Did you make the Rim stock price jump up more than 13% today by your surprise announcement ! Seriously, I hope you can also swing something like getting the CN Tower in Toronto to light up "BB Z10" on the night of 30th Jan. .... that'll be so "sick" if you can get it done

I live in Toronto, so, I'm dropping by haha :D

Please.

LEts Party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BB10 COming SOOn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lookin' forward to the new CB site almost as much as "10",,, can you please make it so the Mobile Nations download doesn't pop up??? kind of annoying closing it 3 or 4 times when i log in,,, thanks...

"THE GUY YOUR MOTHER WARNED YOU ABOUT"

Wow. I cannot believe all the excitement and genuine love for this company. This is just absolutely amazing.

WooHoo, woot!! It's happening baby. And to think some morons were saying RIM/Blackberry was dead.

Just wait until BlackBerry 10 is on sale to the public!!

BlackBerry forever.

Kevin is so excited that he forgot the cut-throat gesture at the end of the video, lol

What a great idea coming to Toronto.
Book Yonge / Dundas square, and do some sort of showing. Everyone gathers there for the exciting stuff. It's great that you are coming this way. All the snow melted today, and the weather is pretty good.

Great to have you here.

Crackberry coming to Downtwon TO! Awesome.
The plus side: I already leave there and am 5mins from Dundas Sq.

Well, for when you guys get here... Welcome to Toronto Crackberry.com! Wish I could attend everything but sadly I have a severe lack of invitation... that's ok though, I'll just keep it all locked here instead.

Wow....so many excited people. You guys should rent a community hall and have a party while watching the launch webcast.

speaking of all in, no way you can cut that hair. pride of the c-nation? certainly. looks killer? check. ultimate social crack-status? indeed. yes sir, the hair stays.

Yeah Kevin. Let the hair grow. Just trim it a bit. How many months has it been since your last hair cut?

Kevin.....can you do me a favour and ask RIM to clarify a couple of things that may be a concern for me with respect to the BB10 launch:

1. I read on some posts that there a camera demo, with time shift feature using a dev alpha device, to a reporter who reported that the camera was laughable in that there the camera action was pathetic (I.e. buggy). Hope this camera was an earlier device and that the problem is now fixed. You sure hope RIM is smart enough to fix any bugs before the launch.

2. There was a post that the BB10 would retail (before any discounting) for $800 which, based on other comments, would scare a lot of potential convertees away! RIM needs to aggressively price the z10/x10 say $25 to $40 below the starting price of the base iPhone 5 to get lots of people converting to BB10. Once there is traction and word gets out that the BB10 is great than RIM can charge the Aristo (4.65" screen) the same pricing as the IPhone.

I hope that RIM has learned from their missteps from the past and need to get as many devices into the smartphone users' hands and have great user experience and the two concerns needs to be addressed!

Where is this campaign headquaters? I own a restaurant downtown T.O, free lunch for the Crackberry crew for working so hard to bring us all we need to know about BB10!

Or maybe this is a good idea for the "what would you do for BB10" contest..... Is it too late to enter?

Free lunch for the CrackBerry crew?
Man, you guys are the best.

Kevin will have a bowl of spiders and horse ears, with a glass of warm goat blood.

PLEASE: Moratorium on use of word "literally" by all reporters/blotters, etc until y'all really know how to use it .. Reading it so often makes me pull my hair out- figuratively at first, but now literally, with the tufts to prove it..... Get it?!?

Just reading this post makes me feel very excited for BB10! Go team blackberry

As you can tell by my name, I'm in TO. Thrilled to have you guys! Been trying to figure out how to get into the launch party. I rarely post but I read almost daily. I'm a crackberry all the way. Counting down the days. Would be amazing to meet you all at a crackberry BB10 party.