The fastest way to get busted for a BlackBerry Crackberry is to attempt to conceal its use. Boring bosses in particular are hyper-alert and will bust you down for that first furtive glance under the conference table. Now there is a solution for all you connectivity addicts: a Crackberry companion wristwatch (not made by RIM) that lets you know when your BlackBerry has something urgent for you.
From the inPulse website:
Using your inPulse, a glance down at your wrist is all it takes to discreetly check recently received email and SMS messages. New messages are pushed directly to your inPulse. Instead of pulling out your phone to figure out who keeps texting you, just keep an eye on your inPulse.
Great concept, but the problem lies with the execution. For stealth, you would want a simple form factor, but this wrist appliance is honkin’ big, like one of those giant leather wristband seventies watches favored by ironic sideburned hipsters. Worse, it has a full-color OLED screen, so you’ll be notorious around the office as the Crackberry watch guy. Which means every time you so much as look in the general direction of your watch-side arm, you’ll be so, so busted -- even if you're just checking the time.
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