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It seems to be a big weekend for new devices. Crackberry has an early pre-release version of the new Blackberry 9000 AKA the Bold and has posted a video tour of this much-hyped design.

Looking at the device, first and foremost I admit I really like the form factor and the way that RIM has stepped up and improved the look of the OS. It appears much more capable and stylish now. I have never been a Blackberry user, but I admire the engineering and software behind the products. There is no question in my mind that one of the essential revolutions in mobile communications came at the hands (or keyboard) of the Blackberry.

The Blackberry will definitely be seen as a worthy opponent on the consumer market for the iPhone 3g, and I can predict right now that in the Enterprise, the Bold will eat the iPhone’s lunch and come back for seconds.

Here are the specs a’la Gizmodo:

• Has 802.11a/b/g plus good GPS, typically a tradeoff with BBs
• GPS is enhanced and assisted, and the handset has better map rendering, says Laptop
• 480 x 320 resolution screen with 65,000 colors—Crave says "never seen a better-looking display"
• 624MHz Intel PXA270/Marvell Tavor PXA930 processor (reports differ), up from 312MHz
• Runs BlackBerry OS 4.6
• Keyboard has 8800-style "sculpted keys," says PC Mag, "but the rows are separated by curved barriers"
• 4.5" tall x 2.6" wide x 0.5" deep, weighing 4.7oz
• Side-loading MicroSD/SDHC slot for up to 16GB additional
• 2MP camera with flash
• Talk time of 5 hours, with standby of 13 days
• MP3, WMA, AAC, DivX4 and WMV3 codec support
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• "Pretty powerful speakers—none of that weak, tinny junk," says Crave
• 128MB of flash plus 1GB of onboard memory (with encryption)
• Black leather back panel that can be swapped for other color leather plates
• Pricing will be $300 to $500 says BGR, a pretty wide (and obvious) range; Crave narrows it to "$300 to $400"

Enjoy the video from Kevin at Crackberry.com.