The BlackBerry KickStart Flip Experience

 
Crackberry.com got its hands on slides detailing the upcoming BlackBerry KickStart’s “Filp Experience” which highlights how the new BlackBerry will work as a flip phone. The BlackBerry KickStart functions pretty much like any other flip phone when it comes to incoming calls. Messaging, on the other hand is where RIM put some real though into how a BlackBerry flip phone should operate.

Messaging - Matching BlackBerry “Holster” Experience

  • Extends to Email, IM, SMS, MMS,
  • Opening the flip auto-opens an incoming message
  • The external LCD lets the user know WHO messaged them and provides a brief preview of the content (if enabled) - allows the user to decide if the wish to open the flip to deal with the message
  • Opening the flip allows the user to deal with the message - just like retrieving a Candy-Bar BlackBerry from its holster
  • BlackBerry Address Book provides Sender Picture, Name, etc… if available
  • Closing flip will be extended to also close/mark read any open messages (same as the BlackBerry when holstered)

To make a long story short, if someone sends you some type of message their picture shows up on the caller ID screen followed by brief snippet of the message. If you open the phone you go right to that message.

I’ve always been a fan of flip phones because of their compact size and I’ve never used a holster with any BlackBerry that I’ve ever owned. I know that the BlackBerry KickStart is first coming out on T-Mobile, but, I will go ahead and ask the question now just to get it out of the way. How long before something like this comes out on Verizon?

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Written by Robb Dunewood on May 29th, 2008 with 8 comments.
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#1. May 29th, 2008, at 8:16 AM.

don’t worry - verizon will disable 75% of its features and charge you an extra $30 to get them back. otherwise, can’t wait for the fip! i’m like you - i won’t use a holster, but my BB has dust under the screen and i’m tired of VMs from annoyed friends who let me in on my pocket’s latest ‘call’…

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#2. May 29th, 2008, at 9:35 AM.

…i say at least a year. if at all.

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#3. May 29th, 2008, at 9:36 AM.

I used to like reading the comments. Then people started making the same comments over and over and over, thinking they were being funny/original/whatever….We all know that Verizon is the devil in disguise, but most of us have moved on to more interesting comments things to talk about. Why don’t you?

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#4. May 29th, 2008, at 9:37 AM.

And to add, my comment was not directed to you, Robb.

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#5. May 29th, 2008, at 10:01 AM.

I think I opened up a can of worms with that last sentence… :)

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#6. May 29th, 2008, at 10:08 AM.

I wouldn’t be surprised if we see this BlackBerry come in a bunch of different colors soon after it’s release. I currently have a BlackBerry 8800 but want to get a new device with a camera. I think that it will be between this or maybe a Pearl.

Get your own gravatar by visiting gravatar.com Deb M.
#7. May 29th, 2008, at 10:18 AM.

Oh wow! This is the first that I’ve heard of this. Do you know if comes in pink or red and has My Faves on it? When is it coming out? I couldn’t find it on TMobiles site.

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#8. May 30th, 2008, at 7:05 AM.

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