RIM has released information and screenshots from the upcoming BlackBerry 6 media experience.
RIM today posted several screenshots of the upcoming BlackBerry 6 multimedia experience. BlackBerry 6 aims to provide a full-fledged multimedia experience out-of-box, without the need to download third-party apps to cover your daily usage.
BlackBerry 6 Camera Interface Gets Onscreen Controls
BlackBerry 6 will provide new onscreen controls related to the camera, meaning that you'll no longer need to drill through menus to find what you need (see screenshots below). Users will be able to access and review camera pictures, set popular options and pick from a variety of scene modes, all directly from the camera screen. Scene modes include Auto, Face Detection, Portrait, Sports, Landscape and Party. The video camera application also enables video recording.
BlackBerry 6 Video Interface Integrates YouTube Search
RIM promises that searching through videos on your BlackBerry 6 phone will be a smooth experience with the new thumbnail view. Users can also view videos in various sizes, including Original, Fit to Screen and Full Screen. Videos can also be instantly shared using the new integrated YouTube video uploader (see screenshot below). The new universal search in BlackBerry 6 has also been designed to enable users to search Internet video sites such as YouTube, and higher quality YouTube videos can be watched when using Wi-Fi.
BlackBerry 6 will provide multiple dynamic ways to view and organize photos, aiming to organize thousands of photos intuitively. Photos can for instance be grouped by event or by date (see screenshot below). Users will also be able to view the full picture or a slide show of pictures with transitions. BlackBerry 6 phones with touch support are designed to easily zoom in on an area of interest with the pinch-to-zoom gesture. Users will also be able to select groups of pictures to share, copy, paste or delete.
BlackBerry 6 Music Interface Bets on Album Art
Once you've loaded your music library to your BlackBerry 6 smartphone via BlackBerry Media Sync, the music interface will greet you with album art virtually everywhere, in order to make it easier to recognize your favorite albums. You'll also be able to navigate your music by using the interactive carousel to swipe through the album art. By selecting the current song or album playing, users can also find other files from the same album/artist.
If you're looking for new multimedia content to be added to your phone, BlackBerry 6 will also provide "Explore Music Apps", "Explore Video Apps" and "Explore Picture Apps" functionality from within the media player, directing you to you the respective categories in BlackBerry App World.
BlackBerry Media Sync will also offer more flexibility and let you sync by individual artists or genres. More information on Media Sync will be made available later on.
BlackBerry 6 Integrates New Podcasts Service
BlackBerry 6 will come pre-loaded with the new BlackBerry podcasts service in North America, which is completely mobile (no computer access required) and free. RIM will make more information available soon.
BlackBerry 6 Video Preview
Furthermore, RIM recently video previewed the new BlackBerry 6 user interface in general as well as showing off a few new applications and features. These features include the enhanced media interface, universal search, social feeds and a rich mobile browser.
There's still no word on exact availability of BlackBerry phones powered by BlackBerry OS 6, but RIM recently told its investors that several new BlackBerry phones will be released in the coming months. The new BlackBerry Bold 9800 touchscreen QWERTY slider for AT&T Wireless is expected to be one of them. Others may include non-touchscreen phones such as the BlackBerry Curve 9300, a follow-up to the consumer-oriented Curve 8500 series. A new BlackBerry 9670 protoype powered by BlackBerry OS 6 also recently appeared in the wild.
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