Comments on: REDFLY Comes to the BlackBerry, and Soon to the Manor http://gigaom.com/mobile/redfly-comes-to-the-blackberry-and-soon-to-the-manor/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:24:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Perry http://gigaom.com/mobile/redfly-comes-to-the-blackberry-and-soon-to-the-manor/#comment-428215 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:57:30 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=49023#comment-428215 Yeah, if you’re using the original C8, you’re SOL, unfortunately. I have one of the C8s and the Blackberry support is not coming to them ever. Nor is official WinMo 6.5 support, although they claim to be working on an unofficial, unsupported build that “might” work on the C8s. But they hoped to have that ready a few weeks ago and haven’t, so we’ll see if it ever appears.

Sadly, those of us who were early adopters and purchased the C8 were really just subsidizing the creation of the C7 and C8N and have been left in the cold with a device that supported one single version of the OS and generation of devices. I compare that to my old Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard which I’ve had for YEARS and just keeps working from phone to phone and OS to OS. Celio really let us down here, and I’m not particularly willing to take my chances again with them on a newer device.

]]> By: turn.self.off http://gigaom.com/mobile/redfly-comes-to-the-blackberry-and-soon-to-the-manor/#comment-428214 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:52:23 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=49023#comment-428214 ugh, wired really messed up their test of the ting:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/11/hands-on-redfly/

]]> By: GSW http://gigaom.com/mobile/redfly-comes-to-the-blackberry-and-soon-to-the-manor/#comment-428213 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:17:30 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=49023#comment-428213 You might want to check out this link…http://www.celiocorp.com/008 It may just fill the bill you are looking for to get the C8 working on the BB

]]> By: brobinson http://gigaom.com/mobile/redfly-comes-to-the-blackberry-and-soon-to-the-manor/#comment-428212 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:17:35 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=49023#comment-428212 I have the original RedFly (C8) and love it. It has been very useful when travelling or just out of the office.

Our CEO does not use a PC, only his BlackBerry. He has described wanting a device like the RedFly. Unfortunately, Celio has decided not to provide this update for the C8 model which prevents our CEO from trying it out without purchasing a new unit.

Also, the new firmware and drivers on their website are now packaged together and you need to select your model. Since the C8 is not listed, I can only assume that they will never update the firmware for this model again, making it obsolete as new phones are supported.

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