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BlackBerry wristwatch available for pre-order

The $149 watch shows BlackBerry SMS, e-mail and caller ID information.

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October 26, 2009, 3:43 PM — That BlackBerry wristwatch I told you about a week ago is now publicly confirmed, and available for pre-order. Called the inPulse, the wristwatch will ship by February 2010 in the United States and Canada only, and cost $149.

[ See also: What kind of digital nomad are you? ]

The inPulse isn't a phone, but a peripheral device to a BlackBerry phone. It connects to a BlackBerry via Bluetooth. To use it, you'll need to install an application in your phone.

The watch shows incoming caller ID information and text messages, as well as e-mails.

The watch's USB-regarcheable battery should last four days between charges.

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Mike Elgan is a Silicon Valley-based columnist, writer, speaker and blogger who specializes in the most complex part of any machine: the user.

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Canonical aligns Kubuntu as community flavor

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Why a chain of brick & mortar Amazon stores makes little sense

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