Comments on: Touchscreen BlackBerry With Slide-Out Keyboard

By: Brontegirl

Brontegirl — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:30:28 +0000

I would like to see something besides a slide out key board. The tracks never line up on those devices. How about a pivot? The keyboard would be under and the user could type on the keyboad and have the flexibility to look at a landscape or portrait screen? I would think that a pivot would be more sturdy and less likely to break. If you are having trouble visualizing, take a deck of cards. Cut the deck and put one part up and down and the other part right to left so that they share a corner in common. When you are done with the keyboard, you just pivot it back into place.

By: Is RIM Missing The Boat On A Touch Screen BlackBerry With A Slide-Out Keyboard?

Is RIM Missing The Boat On A Touch Screen BlackBerry With A Slide-Out Keyboard? — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:17:27 +0000

[...] Motion already have come out with a device that looks like this a long time ago? I know that this patent was only published in May of last year, but, one has to ask how a company with the resources of RIM didn’t see that the slide-out [...]

By: Mohbbeen

Mohbbeen — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:08:26 +0000

hey ppl
can yall giv me a link of th thunder bc i cant find it
and i wanna know what company and price it is

By: REV

REV — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:42:19 +0000

I wonder if there’s any truth to the rumors that this touch/slider combo is the “Blackberry Storm,” a sister to the touch-only “Thunder”.

Assuming this is accurate, I agree that thickness would be a big concern for me. I’d rather adapt to a soft keyboard than lug around another brick.

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:31:30 +0000

Blackberry is master of the keyboard, iPhone is the master of the large screen. A slider or a Voyager style clamshell are the logical solutions to have one’s cake and eat it too. However, the execution to date by others has been lacking. I believe a slider is a great idea if it can be reasonably sized and well executed, no inch thick, 6-7 ounce monster.

By: Ku

Ku — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:09:27 +0000

I test-drove a T-Mobile Wing, before I settled on a Curve.

The Wing is very similar to the drawing above. The touch screen and the idea of the slide-out keyboard were quite appealing. MS also includes a copy of the original Palm Graffiti, which I liked a lot.

I found the Wing’s KB small enough that thumb typing was unavoidable.
The size and bulk made carrying the Wing more like toting a brick. In short, the Wing was a better PDA than phone, for me.

RIM will have to do a lot of work to keep the unit light and durable, and I gather that isn’t easy.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:14:28 +0000

I like the whole touch screen ideal. But just like the rest I’m not a fan of the slider ideal. The just don’t last. And let get down to the facts, phone are far from being cheap enough to replace all the time.

By: Emilie

Emilie — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:48:11 +0000

Well I’m not gunna lie… I was excited about a touch screen. I can’t stand the iPhone but I was really hoping that RIM could do it better. I agree with the previous comment about how the phone can become wobbly or not sit right after a while. That would suck. Non the less, out of the Bold, Kickstart and the Thunder…I would for sure get the Thunder.

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Sat, 31 May 2008 01:22:18 +0000

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By: REV

REV — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:37:35 +0000

Aw, man. When I saw this article’s headline in my RSS, I thought there was some official announcement by RIM of a slider/touch combo.