Blackberry and Plaxo:
I got a new toy yesterday - a BlackBerry 7290 PDA. It's a pretty fun gizmo, and the fact that it runs J2ME is icing on the cake. It comes with desktop software (Windows only :-() that syncs your PDA data with other PIMS such Outlook, Lotus etc. For a company that does such a great job of supporting Java, it's a shame they don't use Java on the desktop to provide x-platform sync.
The Blackberry service also comes with a bundled online email (BlackBerry Web Client) that will gather up mail from several sources (POP and IMAP) and forward to your BlackBerry.
It's a neat service - but I can't help but think that RIM has missed a golden opportunity to enhance the "stickiness" of the BlackBerry. What I really want is the equivalent of Plaxo for the BlackBerry (or alternatively, I want Plaxo to support online wireless sync of my PDA). The thing is, I don't want to manage my contacts on my desktop - because my "desktop" moves around a lot (SunRay, laoptop, home PC, etc.). I want my contacts online all the time, accessible from everywhere, and safely backed up.
RIM and Plaxo would make great partners.
Posted by michael on February 08, 2006 at 10:24 PM MST #
Posted by Andy Rogers on June 21, 2006 at 07:45 AM MDT #
Posted by AKB on May 02, 2007 at 02:13 PM MDT #
Warren, Do you have your iCal on your Mac syncing to Google Cal and then using NotifyLink to sync to your Blackberry?
Posted by Roland Davis on May 27, 2009 at 12:25 PM MDT #
I search for a Plaxo/Blackberry sync every few months and still cannot believe there is no solution better than syncing to an intermediary like Outlook or Google
Posted by sherry smith on August 06, 2009 at 02:09 PM MDT #