From the desk (and BlackBerry) of Keith Parnell

Research In Motion held an event to celebrate the opening of a new plant in Sydney, Australia. At the event, they had a nice panel showing the history of BlackBerry devices dating back to the RIM 950 Wireless Handheld (bottom left) released in 1998, followed by the 957 model in 2000 (top left). RIM unveiled the data and voice BlackBerry 5810 (bottom right) in 2002.

See the full set of photos from the RIM display here.

Related reading from my desk (or BlackBerry):

1. A Connected World and how important is it?
2. Text while you drive in Virginia, pay a $20 fine. Oooh.
3. Battle of the Smartphones
4. Fascinating Video - What’s coming to our world in 2010?
5. Our kids are connected - Are you?