RIM’s Blackberry Watch Is A Real Thing

Pic 1 : RIM's Blackberry Watch

If you are a Blackberry addict then CrackBerry has some good news for you. As rumoured earlier, Blackberry indeed is coming out with a SmartWatch.

So, what is it exactly?

It is NOT a standalone device and does not aim to replace your smart-phone. It will be an add-on accessory to your Blackberry smart-phone and will communicate with it using Bluetooth.

Features

• OLED screen
• Primary objective of the watch is to act as a previewer and provide an easy access to your messages/mails/calls, especially when you cannot check you smart-phone (while driving or when you are a meeting etc).
• Specifically designed for Blackberry smart-phones.
• Probably branded as inPulse.

There is a high possibility that the germs of the idea came from Eric Migicovsky who presented it at LaunchPad $50K Pitch Competition(Pic -4 ) last year. Pic -3 below (very early-stage development) suggests that Eric’s company could be involved in the development of the Watch. Sony-Ericsson and LG have come-up with similar products in the past.

A recent poll conducted by CrackBerry asking:

“Would you buy/use a Bluetooth BlackBerry-Watch?”

Out of some 17k votes

37% said Yes

27% No

And 37% want to see the device before making a decision.

How about you?

Pic 2 : RIM's Blackberry Watch

Pic 3: Early Stage Development

Pic 4 - Launchpad

News Broken by :

CrackBerry : First Images: BlackBerry Watch is FOR REAL! by Kevin Michaluk

Neutral :

Engadget : RIM’s BlackBerry watch pictured, possibly called ‘inPulse?’ by Chris Ziegler

Gizmodo : This, Folks, Is the BlackBerry Smartwatch by John Herrman

MobileCrunch : The BlackBerry watch is real, renders leaked by Greg Kumparak

Thumbs Down! :

I4U News : The BlackBerry Smartwatch: Hot, But Silly by Robert Evans

Image Credit : Flickr Joey DeVilla