Pedometer idea pitched to RIM by Health Minister
 

Readers in BlackBerry Cool’s hometown of Ottawa, Ontario are more than familiar with Ontario Health Promotion Minister (and former Ottawa mayor), Jim Watson. The health nut has turned to BlackBerrys in order to get Canadians in shape, suggesting the addition of a pedometer to the device directly to RIM.

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