Boy do I wish I had taken these shots. I was able to get my hands on a Blackberry Pearl before it was released and spend an hour with it.

Boy Genius is the one who was lucky enough to grab one of these new devices about 2 weeks before it is released. It seems to include WiFi, and is going to be released on Cingular first. I have a feeling that T-Mobile will get it’s hands on this device, and hopefully include it in the Hotspot @ Home service.

It’s thinner then the 8700 model, and the OS is described as even faster then the Pearl.

Check out all the shots here