RIM's BlackBerry 8300 received, photographed
You know there's nothing we adore more than snapshots of our favorite gear that we sadly can't touch just yet, and the BoyGenius himself has snapped up the elusive BlackBerry 8300 just days after codename "Daytona" first hit the 'net as a plainly labeled evaluation unit. Reportedly, the 8300 is a hair slimmer / smaller than the 8800, features an "outstanding" integrated speaker, and touts a much more manageable and responsive keyboard to boot. Interestingly, his unit didn't seem to sport video recording nor WiFi (bummer), and it was constructed primarily of plastic and soft rubber accents, which apparently added up to a fairly stylish device. The built-in OS was AT&T branded, but did feature a spell checker, fullscreen mode for playing back videos, and the ability to "create your own folders on the home screen and move any applications in and out of those folders." Not much nitty gritty beyond that, but be sure to click on through for a few closeups, and hit the read link for the full rundown of snapshots.
























Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Alex Karpowitsch @ Mar 10th 2007 8:26PM
Oh no :(
I wouldn't put it past ATT to have disabled the Wifi on this unit.
Anh Lai @ Mar 11th 2007 3:37PM
A true 8700 w/camera in 8800 form factor. Lemme guess, $250 with contract.
8100: $200
8300: $250
8800: $300
Fits the pattern
Jerry Panza @ Mar 25th 2007 1:25PM
Curious, when the keyboard lights up, it reminds me of a Treo. I guess when BlackBerry relocated its navigation tool to the middle of the device, the BlackBerry is losing some of its uniqueness and becomes one of the members of the smartphone world.