Although the BlackBerry 'Mercury' has yet to be officially announced , it seems as though there is already some sly marketing happening on behalf of BlackBerry Mobile. As spotted in the forums , in the latest episode of Last Man Standing, plenty of on-screen time is given to the QWERTY handset by Tim Allen's character, Michael Baxter.

Not really surprising given Tim Allen is a well-known BlackBerry fan, but it's interesting to see this sort of product placement happening already. Hopefully, it's just a small beginning to a much larger marketing campaign BlackBerry Mobile has planned for the rollout of the 'Mercury.' Sadly, there's no video I can link to as of yet but, let me know in the comments if you spotted it while watching!