There's a story about one autistic family having dinner together. Dad was on his Blackberry phone, Mom was texting on her Blackberry, Son was playing DS (probably still too young to have a Blackberry). Once they were done with their meals and gadget activities, they went home. No conversation occurred. Blackberry should have a new motto: "BLACKBERRY. MAKING DISTANT PEOPLE CLOSE AND CLOSE PEOPLE DISTANT". (Anyone needs a translation, feel free to buy me a Blackberry and I will BBM you the translation).
Blackberry is a huge and successful invasion. It has expanded its basic function from emails to chats. From executives to teenagers. From working purpose to just a lifestyle. Couple years back, having a Blackberry was a privilege. Now, it's just a common cheap gadget. Some people once claimed they didn't need a Blackberry. When they finally surrendered to the technology, they just couldn't live without it. It's a gadget accommodating life, not the other way around. Blackberry is a new synonym of "soulmate", "addiction" and "lifestyle". Everyone else without one looks so out of this world. Ouch! I quote: "Life is much simpler when apple and blackberry were just fruits". @)-->-----
I am not a "fashion-victim" type of person, look at me and you'll agree in a second! :) However, this BB is now my must have gadget that without it I'd be lost. Let's list why I love BB :
- Office email is fast and easy
- Keyboard is similar to PC, easy to type
- Big screen for a presbyopia like me :p
- Connect with family & friends, anytime-anywhere
- Great sounds and visual features. Important! I store many songs and videos of you-know-who :)
- Mole Words - Words Puzzle Game, love it!
The only complaint I have with BB is that it's bigger and heavier than my SE980i, but that's OK. You will not just slip it in your pocket, as we are all go around with a handbag, rite?
Moi?? very much not a trend follower, not in fashion, not in gadget also,
owning blackberry was in the thought once or twice in mind,
meaning it queues up after several more important wish-list of mine...
yet after several deep thoughts on it,
i don't see much use in me of owning that...
(or at least for now,,,, don't know later on, hehhehe)
or was it becoz i didn't know yet the real feature that everybody was soo deeply attracted to..
this is what the answers i got from friends when asking about multiuse of blackberry,
- Cheaper than regular phone ... (hhmm,,, this reason gets me thinking rather seriously, then i wake up,.... i spend around Rp 150000 to 200000 monthly in the regular handphone, i don't think using blackberry will get me cheaper than this and fortunately the handphone allowance from office still covers for this amount -- so this doesn't apply to me)
- Quicker & faster way to send news/messages .... (hhmm, really, i regularly use the sms/text message method, and not really having any problem with the speed of its delivery --- so this doesn't attract me, either)
- Connect with friends quicker ... ooo, for this reason, even my Chatter Partner, ema, also have this on her list.... --- (for me again, i don't really see the difference between BB and the regular handphone)
- Quicker access to facebook and twitter.... (hhmm, my samsung phone also can have direct access to facebook. --- not much different than mine now).
- One other thing is about the small keypad that doesn't fit in too well with my big fingers.
12 to 18 months ago when somebody's status or messages have the small notes written down : sent by blackberry, whether i admit it or not, i think it's quite exclusive...
but now, even my children friends have blackberry, it doesn't seem as exclusive and as privileged anymore...
btw, has it ever bothered you whenever, wherever, whatever the occasion is, people just played with their blackberry,,, when they talked to u, when they eat, in a meeting (thank, God, my office colleagues are not blackberry-craze), almost everywhere...
that's about blackberry and me ....
BB definitely not in my wishlist,
however different with the stylist elegance I-Phone... hehehe.... still in my wishlist
But, Don't get mistaken, i am not a blackberry dislikers, and I don't dislike my friends using it either, it just doesn't click with me yet at least for now, it's a matter of one's choice for her/his lifestyle.
