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We first heard of the BatBerry Project over a year ago, but the project has come a long way since. Tim Neil of RIM took some time out of his schedule to chat with Paul Leroux of QNX on just how the project is going. If you haven't heard of the BatBerry Project before, it's essentially a replica Batmobile that will be powered by a BlackBerry PlayBook running custom applications. Tim is truly a car lover and geek at heart, so he combined his loves to make one giant creation. He splits his time between building/tweaking the car itself and creating custom applications to make it do its thing. Hit the link below to check out the full interview. You can follow Tim's progress at batberryblog.com.
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