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BlackBerry Thunder’s touchscreen keyboard rocks?

By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 at 4:41 AM

BlackBerry Thunder touchscreen keyboard rocks?

Apparently, the upcoming BlackBerry Thunder will have an awesome touchscreen keyboard. While this is far for confirmed, we have reasons to believe there is some merit to the story. Two arguments emerge – first, RIM is known to make devices with high-quality keyboards, and second, iPhone and other all-touchscreen devices raised the bar. The latter is there to tell RIM they should do something extraordinary, and it seems they are on the target.

The Thunder will reportedly sport localized haptic technology that should enable users to get immediate feedback on their finger on the place where they actually pressed the screen. Additionally, the upcoming BlackBerry will be able to display either full QWERTY or SureType keyboards on its screen, making sure both Pearl and Curve users feel like home.

One thing is not clear, though. No one mentions multi-touch and the way I see it the Thunder will lack that feature. Now that I’m thinking about it, it’s not easy to imagine using a multi-touch haptic feedback touchscreen…

Again, nothing is confirmed at this stage and we can only speculate until we get our hands on first units. Stay tuned, in the meantime.

[Via: CrackBerry]

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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.

  • Rob

    Weird, this is completely opposite of what The Boy Genius is saying.

  • KevinD

    Multi-touch is hugely overrated. I very seldom use two fingers or the pinch gesture. It’s a lot easier just to double-tap to zoom/unzoom. Especially when trying to do things one-handed!