22Jan/090
Round 3: A Blackberry-esque device for Obama?
JR Raphael at PC World writes:
President Barack Obama may be getting a souped-up, super secure version of the BlackBerry called the Sectera Edge, recent speculation suggests. The NSA-certified device could allow Obama to fulfill his wish of staying connected, some suspect, while also addressing the numerous security concerns that come with the territory.
He goes on to explain how this would address the personal needs a Blackberry can provide:
The Sectera Edge offers one-touch switching between classified and regular "Joe Dialtone" mode, too -- so if you ever feel like slumming it with the unsecured masses, you're just one click away.
So is this thing really a Blackberry or what? The article goes on to say it runs on a Windows platform, so I guess that's a no. It is compatible with T-Mobile and AT&T, but at a hefty $3350 price tag I doubt i will try to 1up any of my friends with this bad boy.
