The Lenovo T400 series, aside from its occasional tussles with heavy machinery, doesn’t immediately stand out in the mid-size, high-end laptop crowd. That is, until you try to type on one.
I’m not sure how much overlap there is between the BMX and technophile crowds, but at just $US10, I like to think even the surliest curb-hopper could appreciate a QWERTY (well, QWGTSU, really) handlebar grip. $10. [Gadget Lab]
The U750 is your standard free-on-contract feature phone—except for one thing: when the dual-flip-action display is rotated and folded into landscape mode, the keypad buttons switch assignments (and looks!) to create a QWERTY layout. Witchcraft!
PhoneDog says a tipster sent them this image of the Samsung a877—a non-smartphone—with a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen, slideout, QWERTY keyboard and a dash of attractiveness.
This swiveling, QWERTY-equipped Sony Ericsson mobile is expected to debut sometime this week over in Europe at the Mobile World Congress. Here’s what we know.
We had a quick hands-on with a prototype of the upcoming Bug Labs QWERTY module. The keys were tiny, requiring fingernail presses, but overall it felt pretty solid with firm buttons resistant to mistypes.
It’s likely to be one of those defensive patents, but RIM’s patent application for a fold-out smartphone keyboard forgets why you might want a fold-out keyboard.
A new patent from Nokia shows a pretty interesting new design: a full widescreen that can swivel behind a QWERTY keyboard so only half the screen is visible.
It appears that Motorola is getting ready to add the QA30 to their Q-Series lineup complete with a sliding QWERTY keypad. It isn’t a smartphone and the specs (CDMA, 1x-EVDO connectivity, 2.5 inch TFT, Full HTML browser, 2 MP camera, Bluetooth, MicroSD / MicroSDHC card support, up to 32GB) aren’t going to wow anyone, but it might be a decent option for Alltel customers looking for a cheap QWERTY. That is, of course, if you can get past the wonky looking design.
Just like we thought, Samsung’s i770 Saga QWERTY phone and clamshell world phone Renown are available online. The Saga is for sale as of yesterday, going for $US200 after a $US70 mail-in rebate and with a 2-year contract, and the Renown will go live on November 19th for $US180 after a $US50 MIR with the 2-year lock-in. The Saga is most notable at this point for being the first phone to require Verizon’s mandatory $US29.99 a month plan. Specs after the jump.
