MULTIMEDIA TO GO
The BlackBerry Curve comes with a 2 megapixel camera, complete
with 5x digital zoom, built-in flash, self-portrait mirror and full screen
viewfinder. The camera can capture images in up to three picture quality
and size resolutions that can be shared instantly by email, MMS or
BlackBerry® Messenger and transferred over Bluetooth® or USB cable. Photos
can also be immediately set as a unique caller ID or Home Screen image.
The audio system is crisp and clear, playing music and videos through the handset's integrated speaker or through the 3.5 mm stereo jack. The Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP) is supported, and dedicated volume controls are conveniently located on the side of the handset.
A powerful new desktop media manager is also included with the BlackBerry Curve. The Roxio® Media Manager for BlackBerry®, which was developed with Sonic® and based on the award-winning Roxio Easy Media Creator® 9, introduces a new level of simplicity, allowing users to easily search for media files on their computer, view and organize them, create MP3 music files from CDs, add audio tags, create playlists and automatically copy or convert pictures, music and videos for optimal playback on the BlackBerry Curve.
The media manager also includes Roxio Photosuite® 9 LE, a comprehensive tool that makes it easy to edit pictures and create photo albums. With PhotoSuite, pictures can be cropped, rotated and straightened, and flaws can be fixed by removing redeye or changing the brightness, contrast and saturation levels. Pictures can even be enhanced with colour filters and special effects.
The media player on the BlackBerry Curve has been refined, allowing users to search for music by simply typing the title, genre, artist or album name. Videos can also be played in full screen mode.
MORE STORAGE
FOR YOUR TUNES, FLICKS AND PICS
For added storage of music, videos and pictures, the BlackBerry Curve
comes with a microSD expansion slot. It supports up to 2GB cards that are
available today and will automatically support 4GB cards that are expected
to become available later this year.
BRING THE WEB
WITH YOU
The BlackBerry Curve features a high-performance browser that can download
and display HTML web pages quickly and efficiently. Users can bookmark
their favourite sites and set up RSS feeds to stay connected to the timely
news and information that matters most during their day. The highly
responsive browser, large and vivid screen and super-easy trackball
navigation provides an exceptional mobile experience.
FULL FEATURED
PHONE
The BlackBerry Curve offers many convenient
phone features including Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for
Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), Bluetooth® 2.0 support for hands-free use
with headsets, car kits and Bluetooth peripherals, quad-band operation for
global roaming**, dedicated 'send', 'end', and 'mute' keys, smart dialing,
speed dialing, conference calling, call forwarding, noise cancellation
technology to offset background noise, a low-distortion speakerphone for
hands-free conversations and support for polyphonic, mp3 and MIDI ring
tones.
INDUSTRY
LEADING EMAIL & MESSAGING
The BlackBerry Curve delivers all the
renowned BlackBerry email and messaging capabilities and even features a
new integrated spell checker with a user-customizable dictionary to help
maintain spelling accuracy on the go. The BlackBerry Curve is supported on
BlackBerry® Internet Service, giving users access to up to 10 work or
personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts), as
well as BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, enabling advanced security and IT
administration within IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell®
GroupWise® environments.
