So with all the hype over the iPhone recently I thought I might write about another very popular device. Yes, the Blackberry also known as the "Slave Line" or "PwC Manager Wireless Whip" or "Perpetual Work Device". Ok so I'm not the biggest fan of BB's but they do serve their purpose and I'm still proud to say that I've been working for 7 years and I never caved into getting a BB. In fact my boss the other day offered me one, and I kindly said "No thanks".
Well enough of that talk, what we're really here to talk about is the upcoming Blackberry Thunder! Yes the touch BB or the "wanna be iPhone". The guys over at http://www.crackberry.com/ have found some pics of the new device and it looks pretty interesting. Here are some of the main features (also see link http://crackberry.com/exclusive-first-live-pics-blackberry-thunder):
Tactile Response - when you press on the Thunder's screen, it pushes in "just" a little bit (the whole screen is sort of like a big button) and you get immediate "real" feedback - you hear an audible clickety sound, and can feel a buzz in your finger where you actually pressed on the display.
Full QWERTY and SureType entry - hold the phone in landscape mode and you can take advantage of a full-qwerty keypad. Use the phone in portrait mode and you can enter data on a SureType keyboard. You will be able to choose/change your screen/keyboard orientation at anytime.
Screen is made of glass and will feature multi-touch - the Thunder is said to be utilizing WebKit for it's browser engine (same as the iPhone), so hopefully that means a solid web browsing experience for the Thunder.
Sounds pretty cool will it be able to stop the unstoppable force known as the iPhone? Only time will tell. But I'll put $5 bucks that it's not as good as the iPhone ; )
Got questions email me: richmlee@gmail.com
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