Comments on: Will RIM ever make a BlackBerry as cool as this?

By: JB

JB — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:20:00 +0000

I personally think that slider phones have been horrible.
Several co=workers have bought them, and to the person have had to get replacements because the slider was defective, or just plain broke.
I’ll stick with my Blackberry 8703

By: AF

AF — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:30:40 +0000

Another comment about this. This keyboard is waaaay too big. I much prefer to have my keys much closer, whether is SureType or Qwerty. No way you can type as fast with this wide keyboard

By: Robb Dunewood

Robb Dunewood — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:38:02 +0000

I am not saying that I want a Helio, I am just saying that I wouldn’t mind this configuration. By the way, if you are refering to Gen Y’ers as the kids that Helio is targeting, you are right. What you may not realize, however, is that this demographic is the second most lucrative to business users.

By: Lamar C.

Lamar C. — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:35:59 +0000

It looks hot, but it is for children.

By: Robb Dunewood

Robb Dunewood — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:05:54 +0000

JB,

Have you looked at the Samsung t719? It isn’t exactly a BlackBerry, however, it does have a SureType QWERTY keyboard and supports BlackBerry Connect. It is the closest thing to a BlackBerry clamshell out there.

By: JB

JB — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:31:32 +0000

I hate the way we seem to be going away from protected displays. This is particularly important to we women who really loathe the shirt pocket or pants pocket design point. We put our phones in our purse where they’ll get knocked around against wallets, makeup cases, keys and other things. Clamshells are great because they protect both the keyboard and the screen and they can open quickly.

Build me a clamshell Blackberry that has a full keyboard and maintains the 7130e screen size and we’ll talk.

By: Steve (blackberrycool)

Steve (blackberrycool) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:04:25 +0000

You know what I want? I want a BlackBerry that’s a yo-yo. Go old school.

‘Oh, hang on. Can’t walk THIS dog anymore, I’ve got an email.’

Talk about connectivity.

By: AF

AF — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:37:04 +0000

Personally this device is kind of hideous. I feel that way about the Sidekick’s too. Smaller the better (Pearl) and I am not interested in having to slide a part of the phone to get to the keyboard. The quicker the access to the keypad, the better.