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The maker of the REDFLY Mobile Companion has just announced support for the RIM BlackBerry smartphone.  According to Celio Corp, the BlackBerry solution will be offered free-of-charge for existing and new owners of the REDFLY Mobile Companion C8N and C7.

The actual launch of BlackBerry support will be mid-Q4 2009, with initial compatibility for the BlackBerry Bold 9000, BlackBerry Curve 8900 and BlackBerry Tour 9630.  Plans are in the pipeline to support additional phones as they are released by RIM.  At the moment, the REDFLY is compatible with more than 70 Windows Mobile devices.

If you are wondering what the REDFLY is, you can check out the below description which I got from the REDFLY product page:

“REDFLY is a smartphone terminal with a large screen and full keyboard with no OS, no CPU, and no storage that lets you use your smartphone like a laptop. REDFLY links to your smartphone via a USB cable or wireless Bluetooth connection.”

At this point, I’m not so sure about usefulness of the REDFLY Mobile Companion given that a new wave of ultra portables like the Sony Vaio X series – weighting 700 grams and just 15mm thick – is due to be released soon.  Then again, I’ve never used the REDFLY before, so I might find it useful yet.  As readers will know, I am a BlackBerry smartphone user, so I’ll check back with my opinion of it once I can get a review unit with the new BlackBerry driver.

A spokesman for Celio Corp told me that it might be a few weeks more before review units are available, as the company is still developing the BlackBerry solution and wants to make sure it works really well first.  In the meantime, you can see the video of the BlackBerry support in action.

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