Record 035 · Electronics · 2002
50%02.35.E
BlackBerry 5810
Research In Motion
“Push email that addicted professionals a half-decade before iPhone.”
First BlackBerry with a phone radio (headset jack for calls). The addictive LED and thumb keyboard defined knowledge-work culture.
BlackBerry line peaked ~50 million/year around 2011
- Push email
- Physical QWERTY on a radio
- BES enterprise control
Always on, always connected.
