The same cat that
brought us the last Magnum scoop is back again, this time with a short video detailing the differences between RIM's supposed first effort at making a touchscreen / QWERTY hybrid device and its nearest cousins, the
Bold 9000 and 9700. Notably, the narrator points out that the phone shares its keyboard design more closely with the 9000 than the 9700 -- for aficionados, this can be a crucial difference -- and it generally shares its physical cues with the older Bold apart from a move to micro-USB (and the
SurePress screen, of course). Sadly, the proto here lacks an operating system so there's not terribly much to see beyond the hardware itself, but it might all be for naught -- the latest intel suggests that this phone has been supplanted by a mysterious "Dakota" with updated specs, so we'll just have to hang on to our Curves and Storms for a little while longer. Follow the break for the full video.
posted January 28th 2010 4:19AM
OMG it's not an ipad. I'm impress already.
@cdf74dc9 yeah atleast this one wasnt hyped so much!
@cdf74dc9 nothing on engadget about apple ever has the word "doomed" in it. they need to fix that
Yeah
@iPad
Another Blackberry, which looks like ... um.. all other Blackberries (bar Storm/Pearl)?
@Rex
Another Apple, which looks like ... um.. all other Apples (bar iTouch/iPhonel)? ...
@Rex Another new and unannounced handset is the BlackBerry Driftwood. And while there’s no image with it, we know its features are similar to the ones of Magnum and Onyx, with the addition of UMA support
To recap: the Onyx, Driftwood and Magnum devices are all in the 9000-series family, all have 3G, and all should be absolutely delicious. More details: http://bit.ly/blackberry-magnum-details
This one too?
Does it enhance your experience? Is it rigged for her pleasure?
Trojan man wants his phone back.
PRE'ING ON THIS TOO...
it looks like Storm2 without a keypad, hence it shouldn't be a problem....
@Billy i mean storm2 with keypad, hence thye're very similar
I heard there was this new Apple thing out, but I can't find any information about it. Can someone help me out?
I'm waiting for the Blue Steel.
hmmm interesting. i dont think surepress will be as big an issue as it was on the storm considering the physical keyboard and now they've got 2 touchscreen devices under their belts, they would have (hopefully) learned and improved.
if this is basically a bold 9000 with a touchscreen, and said touchscreen isnt too shit, then sign me up!
Is it a touchscreen or a qwerty? pick a side!!! We're at war!
yet another variation on a theme ... zzzz. what's with these schmucks in waterloo? will they ever innovate?
@jj321
well they've just created a whole new phone form factor here, so yeah, pretty innovative if you ask me. touchscreen candybar WITH the bolds keyboard?
this thing has heaps of potential. i beleive the editors here at engadget have previously said how badly they lusted after a device with a capacitive touchscreen with a bold keyboard (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/entelligence-heres-what-i-want-in-my-next-phone/)
well this could be that device.
plus you wana talk innovation? have a look at how much the iphone's look has changed since it got released...
@patlennas88 Yeah I'd say if anything, current Blackberry's look much more different than 2007 Blackberry's than the 3GS looks from the original iPhone.
touch screen candybar with physical QWERTY? Samsung has been there done that for some time. Sorry, but NOT innovative.
@patlennas88 And aside from Samsung, Palm beat them to it as well. How original of Blackberry.
This concept is actually incrreddibly smart. I now have a iphone, used to haave a awsome bold 9000 loved it, minor issues but it was nice, ialways touche the icons, thinking it was touchscreen. Cause i was usedto my ipod touch. That bold keyboard is amazing, i can beat a iphone in landscape mode easily
anyway, hope it comes out
lol doomed ?? lol looks like darth Jobs has waved used his "force" on engadget "spread the hype about my products my little applelites!!"
Combining the awesome BB keyboards for text input with a touchscreen for general, non-accurate input would be pure win.
If this particular model is doomed, then I hope that BB at least thinks about combining the two forms of input in some other way... like possibly a portrait slider like the Pre or landscape slider like the Droid (but not with the AWFUL keys that the Droid has).
Rimm you better now release that piece of shit. I reallly expected rimm to innovate be it's the same phone day in and day out with minor changes and such. They didn't even nake the screen bigger
obviously quite old based on it being the original Bold form factor... my very first reaction was "sure press? wtf???" buuuuut... having owned a few touchscreen devices (iphone 2G, 3GS, Nexus)... have a touchscreen that can be handled, but not inadvertently "touched", while not being off or locked-down is kinda nice... great application on a BB since i never lock or put to sleep my BB 9700 when putting it in the holster, and often touch/hold it by the screen when putting it in... so sure-press might actually be handy in that case
@micanuck
http://gizmodo.com/5458578/hands+on-video-of-blackberry-magnum-shows-marriage-of-touchscreen-and-qwerty
I hear that there will be a touch screen and keyboard mashup. It will be in the form of a portrait slider. The browser is also coming along leaps and bounds and will improve the whole BB experience. Older BB's will be able to upgrade too.
Gee, it looks like my Palm 750p...
Not to bash Blackberry, but they've been at this a long time, longer than most Smartphone companies; I expect a little more from them in terms of innovation. This isn't innovation. This is old. Don't get me wrong, I'm very pleased to see another touch screen + keypad out there, but c'mon.
At least no one is calling it an iPhone killer...
It's a fail-pad2.
RIM...ugh...don't know what to say. I guess this thing got rightfully scrapped. Until RIM gets a proper OS worth even looking at, then they can get back into the touchscreen game, until then, please wait outside RIM.
This is getting a little ridiculous.
I just want an 8900/9700 size blackberry with touchscreen!
Wow, this could be game changing: good of storm, good of bold, *crosses fingers* powerful as hell, sign me up
I have never owned a BB but I've paying attention, what I don't understand is why the Magnum has a movable 'click' screen, reminds me of the Storm, so why can't the screen be stationary touch. I don't understand this. If BB would make stationary touch I would own a BB.
RIM, its not new products...its the software stupid!