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It seems that RIM is preparing some strange/cool new phones for the future, as they’ve just announced that they’ll work with Eatoni Ergonomic to develop a new text keyboard technology. Under the agreement, RIM will take an equity investment in Eatoni, and get a license to use the company’s technology.
Earlier, we had Eatoni and RIM suing each other, and now two companies’ claims have been mutually dismissed and further details of the pact are being kept confidential…
The way I see it, Eatoni’s technology could be well used with consumer-focused devices and that’s exactly the area where the BlackBerry-maker could see its expansion in the coming years. That being said, I could easily envision some future Pearl-esque devices having the keypad that look like the one on the image. We’ll wait and see…
[Via: Reuters]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
