RIM would be wise to take note of these four BlackBerry concept renderings, even if some of the designs are more science fiction than reality. Research In Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device is probably a good indicator of what RIM’s first BlackBerry 10 device will look like, though the company vehemently stated that handheld is not the final hardware that will ship “later this year.” (Check out my slideshow and tech specs if you haven’t seen the Dev Alpha device up close.) One thing is for sure: RIM absolutely must wow mobile users with BlackBerry 10 and the associated hardware if it hopes to regain some of the U.S. market share it lost to Google and Apple in recent days. I’ll be the first to admit, looks aren’t everything when it comes to mobile devices. But let’s face it, many smartphone users, especially those who aren’t particularly tech savvy, largely base their handheld purchasing decisions on looks. That said, I decided to comb the Web for the best BlackBerry concept images I could find. The following four renderings were all created during the past couple of years, and they’re all quite stunning, in my opinion. If RIM’s first BlackBerry 10 devices, or any future BlackBerrys, look like these, the company could be well on its way to comeback. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe My favorite BlackBerry concept image is the BlackBerry TK Victory from DigitalHomeboy.ca. The BlackBerry Blade, from Toronto-based design firm Pixelcarve, is also quite sharp. Industrial designer and BlackBerry enthusiast John Anastasiadis submitted the above rendering to CrackBerry.com as part of its ongoing DreamBerry project. Kiki Tang and Daniel Yoon from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif., came up with the BlackBerry Empathy concept. AS Related content brandpost Four Leadership Motions make leading transformative work easier The Four Leadership Motions can be extremely beneficial —they don’t just drive results among software developers, they help people make extraordinary progress wherever they lead. By Jason Fraser, Director, Product Management & Design, VMware Tanzu Labs, Public Sector Sep 21, 2023 5 mins IT Leadership feature The year’s top 10 enterprise AI trends — so far In 2022, the big AI story was the technology emerging from research labs and proofs-of-concept, to it being deployed throughout enterprises to get business value. This year started out about the same, with slightly better ML algorithms and improved d By Maria Korolov Sep 21, 2023 16 mins Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence opinion 6 deadly sins of enterprise architecture EA is a complex endeavor made all the more challenging by the mistakes we enterprise architects can’t help but keep making — all in an honest effort to keep the enterprise humming. By Peter Wayner Sep 21, 2023 9 mins Enterprise Architecture IT Strategy Software Development opinion CIOs worry about Gen AI – for all the right reasons Generative AI is poised to be the most consequential information technology of the decade. Plenty of promise. But expect novel new challenges to your enterprise data platform. By Mike Feibus Sep 20, 2023 7 mins CIO Generative AI Artificial Intelligence Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe