RIM Unveils PowerPoint Display Gadget for BlackBerrys

Jamie Lendino PC Magazine 01/07/2010 06:28

RIM has unveiled BlackBerry Presenter, a portable gadget that lets business users show Microsoft PowerPoint presentations directly from BlackBerry smartphones--and gives owners a reason to forgo upgrading to an LG Expo projector phone.

The Presenter is a tiny but heavy device, measuring 3.4 by 2.4 by 0.9 inches (HWD) and weighing just over a pound. It displays three video resolutions: 640-by-480 (VGA), 800-by-600 (SVGA), and 1024-by-768 (XGA) at a 4:3 aspect ratio. The device contains VGA and S-Video outputs, plus a USB power connector and a multi-mode status LED.

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When displaying PowerPoint files, it features Loop and Freeze modes, and is compatible with third-party Bluetooth enabled devices. It supports NTSC and PAL video signals, supports most 2003 and 2007 PowerPoint animations and transitions, and offers navigation and displays speaker notes on the BlackBerry. The unit comes with a synthetic leather carrying case. It requires BlackBerry OS 4.6 or later, meaning that it doesn't work with older BlackBerry Curve 8300 and Pearl Flip 8200 series devices.

The BlackBerry Presenter lists for $199.99. RIM hasn't announced a release date other than posting a "Coming Soon" notice.

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