BlackBerry 8820 features Wi-Fi and built-in GPS
Posted July 18th, 2007 by Mihnea Boiangiu
Research in Motion (RIM) announced yesterday the availability for the new BlackBerry 8820. The mobile is an upgraded platform of the BlackBerry 8800. In addition RIM has included a built-in GPS module and microSD/microSDHC.
The Wi-Fi cellphone supports the 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi standards to enable data access over Wi-Fi connections. It also support the UMA technology that offers the possibility to switch voice calls between a wireless carrier’s cellular network and a Wi-Fi network.
The built-in GPS module helps you navigate and provide “out-of-the-box” support for a wide variety of location-based applications and services like BlackBerry Maps. Upgrading the slot card, RIM increased the storage options from 2GB up to 32GB. Wow! That’s almost half of my hard disk.
Multimedia features have changed a little. The BlackBerry 8820 comes with a new and powerful desktop media manager - the Roxio Media Manager. It allows is users to easily search for media files on their computer, view and organize them. The Bluetooth uses the A2DP standard.
The new BlackBerry 8820 is expected in stores in the coming weeks. The favored carrier seems to be AT&T, but isn’t impossible to see T-mobile in the action.
via Market Wire
