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Part I: Meet and Greet Your BlackBerry Storm
Chew on a BlackBerry Storm
A touch-screen PC in the
palm of your hand
Touch screen? Check.
Remarkable communication device? Check.
Full-fledged PDA? Check.
These capabilities are just the tip of the iceberg. Don't underestimate the
device because of its size: Your Storm is also a powerful computer.
Need convincing? Here goes. Out of the box, with no fiddling, it comes with
a great set of organizational and productivity tools in the form of programs.
Software developers outside RIM are taking advantage of this growing market —
which means hundreds of applications are available. For example, you can
download graphics-intensive games or a mortgage calculator.
Download? Absolutely! BlackBerry Storm comes with BlackBerry App World,
which lets you download applications OTA, or over the air. See Chapter 18 for
more
Look, Dad, no hands!
Your Storm is equipped with an earphone that doubles as a mic for hands-
free talking. This accessory is your doctor's prescription for preventing the
stiff neck that comes from wedging your Storm between your ear and your
shoulder. At the minimum, it helps free your hands so you can eat Chinese
takeout. Some places require you by law to use an earphone while driving
(but only when you're talking on a cellphone, of course).
We don't recommend using your cellphone while driving, hands-free or not.
But RIM didn't stop with just your standard wired earphones. BlackBerry also
supports cool wireless earphones based on Bluetooth technology. How could
a bizarrely colored tooth help you here? Bluetooth is the name for a (very)
short-distance wireless technology that connects devices. See Chapter 14 for
how to connect your BlackBerry to a Bluetooth headset.
Reliability and quality were probably your main concerns when you decided
on BlackBerry Storm. Will the product last? Will it perform like the manufac-
turer says? Will I regret having bought this item six months down the road?
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