Author Archive for Neil Berman

Neil Berman is a self-confessed gadget freak with a silicon soft-spot for mobile tech. Neil is the editor of technology blog theONbutton and a contributor to BerryReporter. Neil has ten years of IT career experience in the Financial Services industry in London and New York. Neil is a multi-platform supporter and believes that BerryOS, iPhone, Android, WinMo, WebOS, Symbian and others all have a role to play in our mobile world. If they made cyborg implants for a direct mobile Internet feed into the brain, Neil would have one.

Dexim P-Flip and MHub Dock for BlackBerry

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We haven’t covered the CES iLounge in great detail because it was designed primarily to showcase iPhone and iPod accessories. But…one company I did notice toting some trick BlackBerry products in the iLounge was Dexim. In particular their P-Flip is a sweet portable charger which will be available for the ‘Berry soon. The current [...]

Jan, 16 2010 Comments Full Story

CES 2010: Case-Mate Booth and Products Tour

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Earlier this week I had the opportunity to get a guided tour of Case-Mate’s product range at CES. A a self-proclaimed skeptic of cases in almost every BerryReport podcast episode, I thought it was about time for me gave cases a chance. So here, in all its HD glory, is the guided video tour [...]

Jan, 10 2010 Comments Full Story

CES 2010: BlackBerry Booth Highlights

The BlackBerry scene is well represented at CES this year with a fully featured RIM booth and plenty of accessories from third party vendors. RIM did make one product announcement in the form of the BlackBerry Presenter and the rest of the product line-up was of course on show at their booth.
The BlackBerry Presenter is [...]

Jan, 09 2010 Comments Full Story

RIM, Apple Winning in 2009; Windows Phone Suffers

The recently published ComScore stats give RIM good reason to celebrate this holiday season, and tell an interesting story about the US smartphone market overall. These stats show two clear winners this year in the form of RIM and Apple, while the company losing out was Microsoft which experienced a stagnation of Windows Phone [...]

Dec, 17 2009 Comments Full Story

Sennheiser MM450 Stereo Bluetooth Headset Hands-On

At yesterday’s CES 2010 preview in New York, I got some hands-on time with Sennheiser’s premium MM450 headset. This pair of ultra-light foldable cans support music streaming, remote control over playback and call management, as long as your device supports A2DP and AVRCP.
My initial impressions were positive, with solidly resolved basslines and clear highs. The [...]

Nov, 11 2009 Comments Full Story

Review: Sony DR-BT50 Bluetooth Headset

The availability of stereo Bluetooth headsets has been steadily increasing this year, helping to bring prices down. In particular at the top end last month’s arrival of Nokia’s noise-canceling flagship set, the BH-905, has led to significant drops in other premium closed-back designs. Motorola’s high end S805s have been selling for a steal recently on [...]

Nov, 07 2009 Comments Full Story

inPulse Smartwatch for BlackBerry Already Available for Pre-Order

It was only yesterday when I was telling all the podcast listeners about this seemingly rumorware watch. Just one day later it’s now for real and available for pre-order.
On the show we talked about the OLED screen, incoming message alerts and Bluetooth connectivity. Beyond that the inPulse Smartwatch for BlackBerry also has a rechargeable 4-day [...]

Oct, 26 2009 Comments Full Story