The RIM Booth at CES 2010
by The PocketBerry Team
We were all anxious to see what was going at RIM’s booth over at the Consumer Electronic Show this year but many were disappointed seeing that there weren’t much of any surprise devices appearing. Over the past few days, lots of blogs and Twitter users rumored that there would possibly be a BlackBerry Pearl 9100 appearance or perhaps the all new Tour 9650 which is already supposed to come out sometime in the next few months. We expect more of this in April at WES.
So what did RIM’s booth consist of? For starters, all the major BlackBerry devices were there on display. How could they not be? there are lots of accessories being displayed. The all new HS500 which is the official BlackBerry Bluetooth headset has its own little showcase include some demos to play around with. Endless OEM holsters that we never see in carrier retail stores were displayed. I went ahead made a note to one of the BlackBerry folks that some of these accessories are not available in retail store locations (in North America that is) and the representatives explained that some of the accessories were exclusive to ShopBlackBerry.com, which is the official BlackBerry Store for accessories.
Pretty much everything was accessory based including more holsters, covers, headsets, and replacement parts such as battery doors. RIM is giving out T-shirts which is a plus. If you’re currently here at CES and are looking for the BlackBerry booth, head down South Hall 3, you’ll see booth # 30851.
-by Collin Sorp
