Celio REDFLY for BlackBerry tested: it's not the solution you weren't looking for anyway
By Ross Miller 
posted Nov 11th 2009 3:39AM
posted Nov 11th 2009 3:39AM
posted Nov 11th 2009 3:39AM
The percentage of returned gadgets that have nothing wrong with them.
Of the $13.8 billion worth of returned products in 2007, only 5 percent were because gadgets were actually broken, according to a 2008 study.
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"Celio fans, a rather unpleasant read lies ahead should you choose to proceed past the link."
lmao!!! not a good look at allllllllllllllllllllllll
Yes, JK's comments like "The REDFLY from Celio is a product like no other, and can be a good fit for road warriors" were quite painful to read.
Still, there's no doubt he didn't like BlackBerry version, even though he disagrees with Engadget about the Windows Mobile version, which JK likes a lot.
While we're on the topic, I notice Engadget didn't link to Matt Miller from CNET's positive review of the Blackberry driver, nor to mine. They picked this one review, the negative one.
As for JK's review, I think he made a mistake by ignored the advantages of the large keyboard, one of the major strengths of the Redfly. I know people have grown accustomed to tapping out messages on their BlackBerry's tiny keyboard, but this accessory brings a a nearly full-size one to the mix. It lets me type much faster.
And I disagree with James' comments on the screen. It's true, when the image from the BlackBerry is expanded to fill the Redfly's screen, pixels are enlarged, giving them a blocky look, but I'd hardly call it "unusable". In addition, there's a work-around for this: you can turn off the function that stretches the image to fill the screen. You still end up with an image that about twice the size of what's on your Blackberry, and it's as crisp as the smartphone's own display. I prefer the expanded version, but the other option is there.
I also disagree with JK's describing the cursor control as "unusable". There's a learning curve, but once you get familiar with it, it's much easier. If you don't want to work through the curve, the arrow keys are always there, which I think is a better option than JK does. True, it's not ideal, but it's not that inconvenient, either.