More details have emerged about RIM’s first flip BlackBerry, the KickStart, and it seems to be something of a mixed bag.  This time shown with T-Mobile branding, the handset is quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE – sadly no 3G – has a 2-megapixel camera and WiFi b/g.  According to BGR, while not confirmed the estimated release date is September.

The images suggest that the outer display – which is 160 x 128 resolution - is monochromatic, and that the edges of the screen (usually invisible behind the high-gloss plastic) actually light up according to different events and changes in status.  Both it and the 320 x 240 internal display are 16-bit color LCDs.  The handset uses the BlackBerry 4.6 OS and features, as indicated in the last images, RIM’s SureType keyboard (which is referred to as “next gen”).

A 3.5mm headphone socket, soft-touch rubberized battery cover and anodized casing in a variety of colors rounds out what’s an interesting, though not spectacular, handset.  RIM also seem to be getting in on the handset personalization trend (only a few years behind everyone else) with some alternative battery cover graphics.  Is it enough to make BlackBerry cool?  We may have to wait until September to find out.