The aeroplane ticket are booked , the lights are all up , and the fruitcake is … repelling — but hold off ! The utter presents are missing ! Stop panic . Seriously , block it in good order now . While hardly the traditional offering of myrrh , a endowment of gadgetry is one that ’s always welcome . So straight out of Gizmodo’sBlackBerry Holiday Hall of Fame , here ’s a speedy templet to facilitate you take an ideal present .
For Your Cousin, the Pop Culture Addict
The BlackBerry Torch Torch 9850/9860 has a 3.7″ screen — one of the freehanded available — so no cat gif will go unforwarded , no YouTube video recording unchuckled at , and no photo unliked . It also ply on the brand new BlackBerry 7 OS so the BlackBerry internet browser ensures HTML5 compatibility and fast , beautiful video recording rendering . Just be aware that you ’re formally enabling massive familial over - share …
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For Your Brother, the Player
The all - Modern BlackBerry Bold is the small BlackBerry in chronicle . Yet , with an expansile 8 GB of memory , it means he can put in more contact , emails and photos than most phones on the marketplace . So no matter who he ’s judge to get at , no matter what time of daylight , he has plenty of ways to get to out . Plus , it packs both a eminent - resolution touchscreen and a full QWERTY keyboard , so on the days he feels like swiping , he can swipe . And on the days he feels like typewriting , he can type — making it the perfect gift for a man who likes his option .
For Your Friend Who Never Calls
Everyone has one of those friends who refuse to pick up the phone , but will text ten times in as many minutes . Fortunately , sending email , texts and share-out picture is powerful within reach thanks to the BlackBerry 9800/9810 . There ’s a fully QWERTY keyboard hidden behind a sliding touch screen , which gives them plenty of call - free option . Plus , a 1.2 GHz processor paired with the newfangled BlackBerry 7 OS keep the new features running as seamlessly as the transition from typing to graze .
For Your Sister, the Suck Up
The BlackBerry Curve is designed for the individual who actually follow 1,300 people on Twitter . With a Near Field Communication ( NFC ) chip , Wi - Fi , and a full QWERTY keyboard , she can squeeze her deathless devotion to all her idols . It also grants access to a giant regalia of apps and the new iteration of BBM , so she she ’ll always have her finger on the pulse .
For your Multitasking Mom
Just cause Mom is flummox up there in years , does n’t think of she ’s slowed down at all . Whether she want to video chat the grandbabies , e-mail her book club , or do both at the same time , the tablet she ’s look for is the BlackBerry PlayBook . With the help of the BlackBerry Bridge , she can mechanically sync BBM , Calendar , Contacts , Memo Pad , Messages and Tasks , keeping her just as open-eyed as that time she chaperon your sixth grade camping trip .
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