iPhone Fever – The Halo Effect

For months before the launch of the Apple iPhone, rival handset makers talked about the “halo effect” the highly anticipated device would have: The sleek new device from Apple would generate new innovation in the rapidly expanding smartphone market and new attention from consumers and businesses.

That has clearly happened, with innovative and feature-packed new devices pouring from the big handset makers including Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Samsung and HTC.

Research in Motion this week announced its new BlackBerry 8820, which like the iPhone operates over both Wi-Fi and cellular networks. The first dual-mode BlackBerry, the 8820 is clearly a response to the overwhelming popularity of the multimedia, dual-mode iPhone.

The upcoming weeks and months should be pretty exciting for new technology toys and gadgets which makes me smile. I like geeky toys.

I’m addicted to my CrackBerry but I prefer to call it my iBerry