Only a few short days after I posted this and notified all parties of the post, this appeared on the Mark/Space website home page…
The Missing Sync for BlackBerry - Product Preview
Missing Sync reliability and usability, coming soon for BlackBerry.
The Missing Sync for BlackBerry is built on the same technology that has garnered 4.5-mice ratings from Macworld magazine. It’s built to be reliable, so that you can count on your information successfully making the round trip between your Mac and BlackBerry handset.
http://www.markspace.com/missingsync_blackberry.php
Now, I am not taking credit for this showing up, but rather I hope that many readers clicked on the survey link to entice Mark/Space to let us know it’s on the way (plus that little show known as MacWorld where they had a booth 
) I have not heard back from Mark/Space when specifically this product is supposed to be released - their site indicates Q1 2007 which gives then only 75 more days.
Also, in what I consider a smart move - a discount to convert from Windows or Palm OS:
Upgrade from a qualifying Missing Sync product
Customers who own one of the Missing Sync products listed below will qualify for a special discounted upgrade to the new Missing Sync for BlackBerry, version 1.0.
Missing Sync for Palm OS
Missing Sync for Windows Mobile
Notably, the product page for Missing Sync for BlackBerry indicates the Pearl specifically when taking about syncing iTunes and iPhotos. This is because of the BlackBerry Pearl’s multimedia enhancements. The new Missing Sync needs OS X 10.4.8 (Universal Binary) and these RIM BlackBerry phones:
Mac System Requirements:
PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, or Intel processor
Mac OS X, 10.4.8 or higher (Tiger)
Internet connection for product registration
BlackBerry Requirements:
The following devices running version 4.0 and later of the BlackBerry operating system have been tested:
7100 series
7290 (Cingular/T-Mobile)
7250 (Verizon)
7520 (Nextel)
7130 series
8700 series
8707 series
8703 series (Sprint)
8705
8100 series, aka “Pearl”
Other devices may work, but have not been tested.
As I wrote in my prior post that “the Pearl is my iPhone of today”, I now have seen the iPhone debut and retract my statement. The BlackBerry device is good, and I am keeping mine for the next 6 months, but then it’s going into the spare hones closet and the wife and I are getting 8GB Apple iPhones (we have been on Cingular for years and LOVE it)!!!
My beef with the Pearl is it’s entirely too reliant on menus - for EVERYTHING. I have found a steep learning curve that makes the kludgy Palm and icky Windows Mobile OS interfaces seem like generations of ease of use ahead. I also have found the BB to be VERY limiting in it’s customizability. It’s been a good phone and pretty reliable, ad Missing Sync for BlackBerry will make it even more useful, but I’m still not “sold” on it.
Sincerely,
Scott “Patiently Waiting for Apple iPhone” Stevens
