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While Palm may be working on a keyoard-less Treo, Research In Motion (RIM) has a patent application for a BlackBerry with a re-configurable keyboard. If the patent pans out, RIM will be pushing BlackBerries that can be configured for all sorts of different functions – like if you need a full keyboard, or maybe just a few control keys, or maybe you want to view photos or videos and want a full screen with no keys. The movable keyboard can slide into the device – getting out of the way when you don’t need the keyboard.
Apple’s take on full-screen use combines the touchscreen with a virtual on-screen keyboard. Now, RIM seems to be planning their own iPhone competitor with their own take on full-screen mobile phones. We actually like RIM’s idea of a tuck-away keyboard better than the un-proven iPhone touchscreen keyboard, but that bulky patent diagram worries us a bit. The only way to have a keyboard tuck into the body is to make the body thicker, and that’s something we couldn’t live with.
Still, it’s refreshing to see RIM start making some moves to battle the Apple iPhone – we’re all for it!
[Via: Unwired View]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
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