Breaking News: Live Pics of the Thunder Emerge
July 13th, 2008 | by mikeypants |
Kevin over at CrackBerry has just posted some exclusive pictures of the Thunder 9500 which showcase both the virtual QWERTY and SureType “keypad” features of the touch-screen device.
OS
Upon its release, the Thunder will be running OS 4.7 with a newly re-designed media player (that should sync flawlessly with Desktop Manager 4.7) and Setup Wizard.
Keypad
Protected by glass, the Thunders touch-screen will feature a virtual full QWERTY keypad when held horizontally and a SureType keypad when held vertically. The touch-screen will also feature haptic feedback in the form of an audible click or a vibration when touched.
Connectivity
The Thunder will feature a vast array of connectivity options including CDMA 1x, EV-DO, EDGE, UMTS, and HSPA.
Release Window
Nothing has been confirmed, but some people are floating about November as a release target.
As promised, here is the other photo.
[Via CrackBerry]
15 Responses to “Breaking News: Live Pics of the Thunder Emerge”
By hdawg on Jul 13, 2008 | Reply
Bold please!
Wow, I don’t like that interface
By mikeypants on Jul 13, 2008 | Reply
I agree with you, hdawg. You’d think they’d just go the distance and make the keypad take up the entire screen the way they have it right now.
By nfl46 on Jul 13, 2008 | Reply
The interface is terrible!! Give me my Bold, ATT!
By IFCarea51 on Jul 13, 2008 | Reply
Yup, gimme my bold also.
By alox on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
Hmmm. the touch-scrren interface has a LOT of potential for BBs to compete in the specialty market that was once doinated by PALM. This thing could be the king hell bastard of all pocket devices - something that can link to land surveying equipment - or, docked to a laser scanner, and using a stylus - act as a Point of Sale terminals! What about as hand-held medical charts for doctors… sync’d to the pahrmacy and nurses station?
Any application that requires a specialized interface is now fair game. Then once the information is digitzied, it all becomes emailable using the existing secure and reliable BB data network, from the guys who wrote the book on enterprise connectivity.
Let’s see the iStone do that. Oh wait, the iTunes server is down again.
By TechKnow on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
Palm dominated the market? Where was I?
; 0
By Spencer Steel on Jul 15, 2008 | Reply
I feel this is just ‘wrong’ somehow - is it not a ‘me too’ stab at the iPhone market. I doubt if it’s gonna be anywhere as good as the iPhone version, that has had a few years to steal the lead. The reviews are obviously going to compare the two devices - and I suspect Thunder will always come off 2nd best.
I dunno - maybe I’m wrong, but I thought one of BB’s selling points was the it was a proper QWERTY keyboard for people who need to type more … this just seems like a weak compromise.
Saying that, i’ll probably end up with one at some point !
By SpiderWasp on Jul 15, 2008 | Reply
What we need is a hybrid like the Palm Treo. We don’t need a dedicated touch sceen. Let the iTrash and Instinct take that market. I have a curve now and wish the screen was touch sensitive for navigating.
By scsevenone on Jul 30, 2008 | Reply
i agree this phone is wack!!
By Tuna on Aug 20, 2008 | Reply
Oh, jeez. Fail.