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Posted by: James
Videos/Unboxings
The QNX Powered Porsche
The QNX powered Porsche was first seen at CES in January (I think) and we clearly weren’t there so I was pretty pleased to see it at BlackBerry World this week. If you saw the keynote you would have seen it made a brief appearance on stage but the car then spent the next three days in the showcase hall where I managed to get the grand tour.
QNX is in so many cars these days but as RIM purchased the company It makes sense to show of the power of the OS at BlackBerry events.
If you fancy a sneak peak into the future of what we may well see in all cars one day then check out the video below.
It is more than impressive.
BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha Device – Hands on Video
We posted the other day about the BlackBerry 10 Alpha device but I have now had a chance to spend some time with it and shoot a quick video.
As you will see in the following video the OS on board is essentially the PlayBook OS although the features are very limited. The handset is not a fully functional phone and its purpose is only to allow developers to create apps /games for the forthcoming BlackBerry 10 devices later in the year.
Please don’t take any notice of the hardware as this will not be a BlackBerry 10 handset. This one is purely a shell for dev usage.
You can see the video below:
Blackberry Music Gateway – Video
The BlackBerry Music Gateway is nothing new, however there is now a new version supporting NFC. I was in two minds about this accessory but after getting a demo I need to get one of these!
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Connections Made Simple – Using NFC, simply tap your NFC enabled BlackBerry to connect to the BlackBerry Music Gateway**, or connect via standard Bluetooth for universal connectivity of any Bluetooth enabled device such as smartphones, tablets and computers
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Enjoy Wireless Freedom – Stream music from your BlackBerry smartphone, BlackBerry PlayBook, or any other Bluetooth enabled device. BlackBerry Music Gateway connects to any existing home stereo equipment or car stereo using the RCA or 3.5mm cables included in the box
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Wireless Remote Control – Use your device as the remote for complete control of playback, track changes, and volume.
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Multitasking – Access other applications or surf the web while playing music. Music automatically pauses when an incoming phone call is received and continues when the call is ended without skipping a beat.
You can see the video demo below. It is pretty awesome. Why not follow @UK_BlackBerry for further updates.
The BlackBerry PlayBook powered police car
The one thing that really drew my attention when I entered the BlackBerry World showcase was a beautiful Canadian police car.
The force now has a few squad cars with the BlackBerry PlayBook mounted on the dashboard. The police officers also each carry a BlackBerry Smartphone and the two devices work in conjunction with one another.
The PlayBook gives officers quick access to a varity of apps from criminal databases to printing tickets.
The best bit though is how it controls the flashing red and blue lights.
Check out the video below. It is awesome!
BlackBerry 10 sneak peek video and screen shots
BlackBerry 10 preview!
University Hospital Birmingham and the BlackBerry Solution – Video
We mentioned earlier in the week about Surrey County Council using the BlackBerry Solution as a way of running the business more effectively. University Hospital Birmingham are also big BlackBerry fans and utilize the BlackBerry Solution to enable both management and medical staff to stay in touch on and off site while having secure patient information accessible on their BlackBerry.
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A reliable, secure and robust solution in a clinical environment.
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Real time access to patient information.
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BlackBerry MVS for efficient communications.
You can see a video below of how the hospital makes best use of the BlackBerry Solution.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance Unboxing Video
Only announced two days ago the Samsung Galaxy S Advance has already landed at tracyandmatt towers. It may be left out of the limelight due to the Galaxy S III being announced next week but I am quite surprised as to how nice the device is.
Sporting a 4 inch Super AMOLED display and powered by a 1GHz dual core processor the Advance is pretty nippy. Unfortunately it is only running Android 2.3 which may well put some people off.
This won’t dissuade me from giving the device a good run for its money. I shall be taking with me to the USA this weekend so I should get plenty of time to put it through its paces.
If you fancy picking one up now Clove have the device in stock sim free.
You can see the unboxing and demo below:
Surrey County Council and the BlackBerry Solution – Video
We have covered organisations that use the BlackBerry solution a few times on the site. Here is another that popped up on the BlackBerry UK YouTube channel.
Surrey County Council have 1700 BlackBerry smartphones in place to help them manage the business. In addition to using the BlackBerry’s native apps the council have created there own apps to make them as efficient as possible. Both office and remote workers therefore have instant access to a wide range of information at their fingertips. The PlayBook is currently being tested too so it will be interesting to see the results of the trial.
With BlackBerry getting stick from the media on a fairly regular basis it is great to see another success story.
You can view the video below.
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