The Smart, Sleek, Stylish smartphone needs no introduction. Blackberry pearl has already presented itself before you many times. Now it comes to you as 8220 putting you in charge of how when and where you communicate. It is a pocket sized entertainment center which delivers fun into your life.

Previously named Kickstart it got itself a new name - the Pearl Flip. It boasts of a 320×240 internal display, built-in multimedia player, support for MP3 ring tones, Wi-Fi and a SureType keypad.It features a 2 megapixel camera with flash, zoom and video recording.

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone comes handy with SIVR - Speaker Independent Voice recognition for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD). Smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing, call forwarding, voicemail attachment playback and enhanced background noise cancellation are some of its other features. It also features a speakerphone and Bluetooth 2.0 for use with hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits and other Bluetooth peripherals such as a GPS receiver.

Turn the phone on to its side and you enjoy a widescreen view. Blackberry Media Sync allows transfer of desktop iTunes music files to your smartphone. You can screen your calls and preview messages on the external screen and use the internal display for messaging, maps,and more. It has a spell check feature and uploads pictures to sites like Facebook and Flickr. The large keyboard and Large screen adds fun and ease to your mobile gaming.

The quad-band EDGE-based BlackBerry weighs 3.6 ounces and measures 3.9 x 1.9 x 0.7-inch. It has a battery with four hours talk time and a longer standby life. The pricing and exact release date is not known as yet. If what is heard is true then America is looking at a fall release date and that says that those of us in Asia are too far off.