I recently attended Research in Motion's (RIM) Industry Analyst Summit at its headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario. It was a valuable and fun time that combined plenary sessions and break-out panel discussions as well as good food, a Toronto harbor river boat cruise, a day of touring in downtown Toronto and a performance of "King Lear" at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
RIM displayed a variety of new handsets, that I can't discuss because they haven't been officially announced.
However, I can say that GPS and WiFi will be two of the most important new technologies for RIM. Although RIM certainly is interested in capturing a share of the consumer market, especially with its Pearl (81xx) handsets, the company's focus remains the enterprise.
So, use your imagination about how GPS and WiFi could be incorporated into corporate applications. Also, if you've been reading "BlackBerry Cool" or the "Boy Genius Report" you have a good idea of upcoming phones from various leaked reports and photos.
Update (9/24/07): Today RIM and T-Mobile announced the new Curve 8320 that incorporates WiFi in addition to its two megapixel camera that was included on the first, 8300, Curve. The 8320 was one of the phones on display at the RIM conference and I was fortunate to be able to get one to test.
I haven't written a detailed review of the 8320; I'm sure many others will do that. But if you're interested in the camera aspects of the new BlackBerry, take a look at the article and photos I've posted on my camera phone weblog.
I also posted photos I took with the 8320 on a moblog (see above).
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