Yes, Virginia, there really is a market for a smart flip phone

 The BlackBerry Style is really starting to stick with me. I was chosen to be a product ambassador right around the same time the EVO was finally released for employees. Being very cheap, I could not resist the $50 discount opportunity we were given for that day only and got one right away.

This gave me the chance to use the EVO a couple of weeks before switching over to the Style. Now I am living the best of both worlds with the BlackBerry active as my primary phone and the EVO Android rocking along just fine on WiFi as a mini tablet.

Here’s the deal. I love all the apps and cool things the EVO brings but as an actual everyday carry around in your pocket and take places device the Style wins hands down in my book. It has proven to me that there is a market for a simple flip phone. It is the perfect form factor and function for someone like me that likes a small device that fits nicely in the pocket and operates with little complexity. I have also found even though I have access to 1,000s of apps my main use on the device is still e-mail, text, twitter and that weird thing some of us still do—talk.

My conclusion from all of this is in a best case I would have a small smartish device like the style plus a second larger tablet device like the Samsung Tab. This indeed would give me the best of both worlds.

What is your opinion? 

Using the BlackBerry Style Camera

One of my favorite features of the BlackBerry Style has been the 5.0 MP camera.  The camera is feature rich and thanks to the ability to assign the function to a side convenience key super easy to use.  I love taking pictures and sharing them.  My only complaint about the camera is the placement of the lens. It is really awkward and I find my finger covering it up much of the time.

Here is what the camera home screen looks like and going left to right you will find quick access to gallery-geotag-camera-flash-scene mode.

The impressive scene mode menu matches all the features you will find in a basic point in shoot camera including: Face detection, portrait, sports, landscape, party, close up, snow, beach, night, and text. Actually the text option was a new one and according to the description this feature is “ideal for capturing text on white backgrounds”

Want to see some pics?

The wonderful Mrs. Copeland shooting a gun!    

                

 A beautiful Oklahoma sunrise!

 I thought this mushroom was interesting!

Geotagging is becoming more and more common now with a camera embedded in devices. This allows the shooter to add a location reference to the image. Here is pic of me enjoying another wonderful day here in my cubicle at Sprint:

 And now here and example of the geotag:

Pretty cool stuff huh?  What do you think?  Is a good quality camera something you find important in your device? What are some creative ways you are using the camera to capture moments to share with others?