Comments on: First Images of the BlackBerry Storm3 Slider

By: Improving the Gaming Experience on BlackBerry | BlackBerry Cool

Improving the Gaming Experience on BlackBerry | BlackBerry Cool — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:51:20 +0000

[...] Blackberry Storm and Storm 2 are a good start. The new slider aims to give us the best of both worlds. Still, will developers now need to develop for both a touchscreen and a physical keyboard, further [...]

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BlackBerry Cool Roundup for the Week of March 1st | BlackBerry Cool — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:18:48 +0000

[...] Enterprise Server Express Now Available First Images of the BlackBerry Storm3 Slider More Details and Pictures Emerge of the BlackBerry Slider Developers: Win $5000 in the Canpages API [...]

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:10:49 +0000

Hey RIM if you are out there. DONT GET RID OF HOLSTER SUPPORT. #1 Reason BB is better then others is the different alert profiles for in and out of holster.

By: NookSurfer

NookSurfer — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:33:59 +0000

Glad to see that their moving in the direction of making their screens bigger. Can't wait to hear more about it.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:10:49 +0000

Hey RIM if you are out there. DONT GET RID OF HOLSTER SUPPORT. #1 Reason BB is better then others is the different alert profiles for in and out of holster.

By: NookSurfer

NookSurfer — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:33:59 +0000

Glad to see that their moving in the direction of making their screens bigger. Can't wait to hear more about it.

By: wesware

wesware — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:29:43 +0000

Sounds great. I love my Storm 2 and it's big display, but hate the touchscreen keyboard. A physical keyboard will make the Storm the bomb.

By: Gregory Opera

Gregory Opera — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:01:06 +0000

I hate devices that primarily use a touch-screen with a passion, but I agree with you COMPLETELY... You've only gotta look at products like Apple's "iPhone" range to see that there ARE a LOT of people that disagree with me and love touch-screen-based devices.

The way I see it, Research in Motion (RIM) should have three distinct lines: BlackBerry Bold 9000-type devices, BlackBerry Storm-type devices and "BlackBerry Bold 9700a" (or whatever they decide to call it)-type devices...

This would cover all bases and ensure maximum market penetration - BlackBerry Bold 9000-type devices for those wanting a compact device with a keyboard; BlackBerry Storm-type devices for those who loves their touch-screens and "BlackBerry Bold 9700a" (or whatever they decide to call it)-type devices for those who want the best of both worlds.

To ditch the BlackBerry Storm series for this, would be a mistake!

Yes, the BlackBerry Storm series had a rocky start, but the "perfect" launch that the iPhone series experienced doesn't happen very often and is INCREDIBLY hard to replicate... You only need to look at the known faults, listen to your users and then released an updated model based on that information.

By: Gregory Opera

Gregory Opera — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:54:48 +0000

Yeah, there ARE good devices with Palm Pre-style keyboards, but in my experience, horizontal/landscape keyboards usually work-out to be better, particularly in the long-term…

I'm not gonna condemn Research in Motion (RIM) when they have a (seemingly) nearly-finished product already, but a horizontal/landscape keyboard would have been MUCH better and sold me from the instant I saw it – this on the other hand, is something I'd rather hold prior to committing to it.

By: Gregory Opera

Gregory Opera — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:51:55 +0000

Well THAT would be the catch 22 with me – if it's too top-heavy, then it would be a waste of time… I've used Palm Pre-style devices in the past and those that are top-heavy usually make the device difficult to type on.

Palm Pre-style keyboards CAN be achieved, but you need to make sure all the weight is in the bottom and that the keyboard is not physically impaired by the width or the housing…

By: Gregory Opera

Gregory Opera — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:50:06 +0000

It looks okay, but now that these newer photos have come out, it's starting to look a little on the “fat” side of things… Weight is in, particularly if it involves metal covers and/or housings, but thickness is out.

By: LKD

LKD — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:07:12 +0000

ugh…I just hope that the Storm series is not ruined with this stupid contraption. RIM should stick to an exclusive touchscreen line. Yes I own a Storm and will eventually need to upgrade but I don't want this to be my “best” option…FAIL

By: Derrick

Derrick — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:29:29 +0000

Very disappointing. I landscape keyboard layout would have been MUCH better and more ergonomic.

By: Caspan

Caspan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:16:48 +0000

Remember that the top part is all screen and the bottom would hold all the weight.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:04:19 +0000

What about CDMA networks? what's GSM/HSPA?

By: Caspan

Caspan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:28:40 +0000

Ill take 3 please as long as its not touch screen! I hate touch screen

By: Eric at Ebscer

Eric at Ebscer — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:58:44 +0000

The Dakota was a much better idea.

By: Ron Jeanniton

Ron Jeanniton — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:42:18 +0000

Storm 3 Slider? ewwww.

By: BB Guy

BB Guy — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:41:22 +0000

That thing so ugly it's OOOGLY.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:58:06 +0000

Depending on its real size I think this might be a awesome phone. I personally would like the keys to be spaced like they are on the curve vs. the boldish all-together style. I recently took my storm out of the desk, loaded 5.0, and was so happy with it I am using it now full time. I like it so much I went out and got a storm 2 actually. I have had droids, iphones, other BB's and I am finally happy with the STORM. If they can make this keyboard usable for those really few times I need to type a novel and it has touch screen I am all for it. Just for god sakes put a webkit browser with multi-touch.