hi
what are the 2 x gold coloured oval inserts in the left hand side of the 8800, next to the voice dial button? cant find out whats its for.

thanks

Go to Options --> Voice Dialing and check your settings. Something there may be set to 2!

Are you asking about the metal tabs like the Pearl has on the back of it? If so, they are for use in a cradle to charge the battery w/o plugging a charger into the USB port.

Yep, for a charging cradle that RIM has not introduced yet.

Not even a hint of it being on the horizon, but it will sooner or later as the 8800 is the beginning of a long list of devices with the same form factor. Hopefully we will be able to use the same accessories for the next few devices!

many thanks, it makes sense now, bizarre that there is no cradle yet.

Not really bizarre. Accessories are lagging behind the device introductions alot of times. There are many 88xx series to come, I have a feeling that we will see lots of OEM and 3rd party stuff for the 88xx series

"Not really bizarre. Accessories are lagging behind the device intorductions alot of times."

A truly brilliant deduction

i am really looking forward to the cradle. i am curious to see what it will look like too.

Hopefully someone like Seidio will step up and make one if RIM doesnt get the lead out. (hint hint )

8100 cradle march 1 <--Link

So I guess 7 months for 8800?

Whatever you do, do not lick those two gold connection points!

OUCH!!!! WTF!!!!! SH|T!!!!!!!!!!

I sure wish you would have said that SOONER!!!!