It’s not pretty, but according to BBLeaks this is the Storm 3, also known as “Slider”. Supposedly there’s some video coming, so maybe we’ll get a better idea of what might be RIM’s newest offering soon. [BBLeaks via BGR]
I like my storm 9500 better. I switched to a touch smartphone so I could get AWAY from buttons…though could possibly be useful for texting while pretending to listen to someone’s boring life story…
Whilst I hate smartphones that use touch as the primary form of input, there are an awful lot of people that DO like them (you’ve only gotta look at the Apple iPhone range to see this!)…
I think this device is (in my opinion) fantastic, but you need to keep it SEPARATE to the “Storm” series!
THe way I see it is this – the “Bold” series for traditionalists who like a keyboard, the “Storm” series for those who prefer touch-based input and the “Whatever-they-choose-to-call-it” series for those who want the best of both worlds…
Anyway, I’d buy a device like that shown above, but only if it’s thin and not too top-heavy (there’s nothing worse than trying to type on a Palm Pre-style device that is top-heavy!).
master defender
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 2:34 PMI like my storm 9500 better. I switched to a touch smartphone so I could get AWAY from buttons…though could possibly be useful for texting while pretending to listen to someone’s boring life story…
Gregory Opera
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 6:49 PMWhilst I hate smartphones that use touch as the primary form of input, there are an awful lot of people that DO like them (you’ve only gotta look at the Apple iPhone range to see this!)…
I think this device is (in my opinion) fantastic, but you need to keep it SEPARATE to the “Storm” series!
THe way I see it is this – the “Bold” series for traditionalists who like a keyboard, the “Storm” series for those who prefer touch-based input and the “Whatever-they-choose-to-call-it” series for those who want the best of both worlds…
Anyway, I’d buy a device like that shown above, but only if it’s thin and not too top-heavy (there’s nothing worse than trying to type on a Palm Pre-style device that is top-heavy!).