Oooh I might look into that once my 3310 dies
Blackberry's design patents have expired as well. So you can go nuts.
Hah, yeah, I had a work one in latter days, too, and there was definitely a sense of weird self-importance associated with it you don't get from touchscreens.
I don't know if people reviling virtual keyboards would get much from it, though. Honestly, typing on it was just as annoying. I am probably faster and more accurate using swipe inputs than I was on that thing.
Oh my god, I was at probably 50 WPM on that thing, I would write whole emails without looking down at it. It was glorious. I live (sic) the iPhone, don’t get me wrong, but that keyboard was amazing.
Swype is the best method if don't have individual key feedback IMO. I find it's generally pretty good at figuring out what I'm trying to say, and in the odd case it doesn't I'm usually spelling something wrong, or using a word I almost never use. And then, typing individual letters every once in a while isn't the end of the world.
Oooooh guuurlll!
I was pretty good with T9 back in the day, then the keyboard on the BB Pearl changed everything. I loved the keyboard on the BB Curve the best, banged out tons of messages with friends with BB messenger.
There have been a bunch of other phones and devices using that style of keyboard. I used a Nokia E63 for years. Were they under license? What about the one Lilygo sells now? Maybe whoever manages RIM's portfolio just stopped caring. Anyway this is kind of interesting. I always liked that keyboard.
Lilygo uses old stock bb keyboards, I think. Looks exactly like the one an employer had me carry.
I used a Q10 as my first phone and I miss the keyboard so much, hopefully someone does something cool now ;)
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