Today RIM announced BlackBerry Presenter at CES 2010. RIM describes the BlackBerry Presenter as:Leave your laptop behind and use BlackBerry® Presenter to deliver Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations - directly from your BlackBerry smartphone. Simply plug BlackBerry Presenter into a projector or monitor and select "Present" from the wizard on your BlackBerry smartphone.
The BlackBerry Presenter features:
- Small & convenient: 3.4 x 2.4 x 0.9 inches (86 x 60 x 23 mm)
- Loop Mode: Set the time between slides and leave BlackBerry Presenter running as you deliver your presentation.
- Support for PowerPoint effects: Accurately show most of the slide animations and transitions from Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2003 and 2007.
- Freeze mode: Freeze a slide on-screen while you browse through the rest of your presentation on your smartphone.
- Bluetooth® connection: Roam up to 10m from your Presenter for a truly dynamic presentation.
- Single button operation: Use the button on top of your Presenter to put it to sleep, wake it up, or show a new presentation.
- Compatible with multiple video formats: Travel overseas or at home and present in NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) and PAL (Phase Alternating Line) formats.
BlackBerry Presenter is currently compatible with the following BlackBerry smartphones:
- BlackBerry® Bold™ 9000
- BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700
- BlackBerry® Curve™ 8500 Series
- BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900
- BlackBerry® Storm™
- BlackBerry® Tour™
