RIM's iPhone-wannabe touchscreen BlackBerry, the 9500, has made an early appearance on the web, complete with specs.
The new handset - which is still down as "not announced" on Expansys' website - is described as possessing a "stunning touch screen display, rapid 3G connectivity coupled with the popular BlackBerry instant email …
There are going to be some seriously pissed off business users when they take delivery of their new touch screen BB's only to realise really quickly that typing an email or any text on a touch screen whilst walking along is like threading a needle during an extreme off road driving adventure.
Despite the fact that he only has it on a two week test and evaluation I swear our IT manager was going to throw a new iphone in a bin in frustration this morning for that very reason. Not a fault of the phone either, just the nature touch screens full stop.
I know the intended market for RIM is getting less and less about pure business and commerce users, but with the inevitable price of this device I see little mass consumer penetration. Word isn't going to take long either to spread amongst the business environment that touch screens are fiddly fuckers to use on the move when trying to type.
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RIM BlackBerry 9500 'Thunder' spied on web
RIM's iPhone-wannabe touchscreen BlackBerry, the 9500, has made an early appearance on the web, complete with specs. The new handset - which is still down as "not announced" on Expansys' website - is described as possessing a "stunning touch screen display, rapid 3G connectivity coupled with the popular BlackBerry instant email …
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Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 19:48 GMT
Monkey
Nooo don't do it!! #
There are going to be some seriously pissed off business users when they take delivery of their new touch screen BB's only to realise really quickly that typing an email or any text on a touch screen whilst walking along is like threading a needle during an extreme off road driving adventure.
Despite the fact that he only has it on a two week test and evaluation I swear our IT manager was going to throw a new iphone in a bin in frustration this morning for that very reason. Not a fault of the phone either, just the nature touch screens full stop.
I know the intended market for RIM is getting less and less about pure business and commerce users, but with the inevitable price of this device I see little mass consumer penetration. Word isn't going to take long either to spread amongst the business environment that touch screens are fiddly fuckers to use on the move when trying to type.
This topic is closed for new posts.