[Ulferini Schusterotti]

You guys might well know the Motorola Keyboard Mod. Now there's a new device coming in Q1 2019 from this company. I'll be a qwerty slider and it looks very promising.

Here is a picture of some prototypes:
https://twitter.com/chenliangchen/st...62746092982272

The display panel itself looks gorgeous too:


The prototypes:


I'm really excited that there will be a new qwerty slider that has arrow keys and will most probably be rootable.

What do you guys think?

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[Dunt Dunt Dunt]

So is that a MOD that you set a compatible Moto phone into?

[Bure03]

Not interested in a slider

[zer0ten]

I had a feeling this might happen soon. Sliders are making a comeback in the Chinese market but for the selfie cam.

[Smokeaire]

Not interested in a Landscape slider.

[conite]

Not interested in a Landscape slider.

Ya. Landscape keyboards are typing disasters.

[Dunt Dunt Dunt]

Ya. Landscape keyboards are typing disasters.

I know more folks that loved typing on a full landscape keyboard, then ever used squished together portrait one. Many dumb phones had them, and most your earlier droids did too.

But in 2018? It's a gimmick. One I taught they had already tried to do with some crowdfunding and it failed.

[sorgo]

Ya. Landscape keyboards are typing disasters.

I strongly disagree. I used to have Samsung Galaxy Relay 4G, that was the best typing experience while it lasted. 5 rows (including numeric one), arrows! My Key2 is a compromise, had to give up the landscape keyboard for power and at least some keyboard.

Not sure if I will switch, got kinda hooked on BB now (security, gestures, etc...). And the Key2 is not that bad of a keyboard phone after all

[conite]

I know more folks that loved typing on a full landscape keyboard, then ever used squished together portrait one. Many dumb phones had them, and most your earlier droids did too.

But in 2018? It's a gimmick. One I taught they had already tried to do with some crowdfunding and it failed.

Can you even imagine how limited typing speed would be due to the huge thumb extensions required to type landscape? Your thumbs would also be dead after just a few minutes.

No 40wpm for 4 hours a day, that's for sure.

[seletok]

Don't like it . Hope they have other phone in 2019...

[anon(10218918)]

I am a formerly Psion and Nokia Communicator user. I also had one of these Danger Sidekick devices and enjoyded it very much. I never liked the change to these glass smartphones. I hope these landscape devices come back -best with BlackBerry security.

[sorgo]

https://twitter.com/livermoriumltd
Their twitter has a bunch of photos of the prototype if you're as curious as me

[valer466]

I've enjoyed my Nokia Communicators, Side kicks and 2 samsung landscape pkb's as much as all the pkb berries i've owned before the Apple explosion took place and when innovation/risk wasn't frowned upon too much.

North America just isn't aware about Nokia Communicators/Side kicks which were a huge hit in Europe, UK, Middle east and Asia Pacific back in the day.

[PantherBlitz]

I'm not a fan of 3rd party add-ons. If Motorola released a slider with an OS optimized for a PKB I'd pay attention.

[hplovecraft]

The sliders of the past had smaller pkb all together - given the overall size of devices was smaller.

So the memory of clicking away in 2005 in landscape mode migth not translate 1:1 to a 6' device in 2019.

[Chuck Finley69]

The sliders of the past had smaller pkb all together - given the overall size of devices was smaller.

So the memory of clicking away in 2005 in landscape mode migth not translate 1:1 to a 6' device in 2019.

So, you’re saying this may sound better than reality..

[hplovecraft]

So, you’re saying this may sound better than reality..

Like totally ;-)

[Lumia 8x]

I've enjoyed my Nokia Communicators, Side kicks and 2 samsung landscape pkb's as much as all the pkb berries i've owned before the Apple explosion took place and when innovation/risk wasn't frowned upon too much.

North America just isn't aware about Nokia Communicators/Side kicks which were a huge hit in Europe, UK, Middle east and Asia Pacific back in the day.

What? Side Kicks was huge in the US aka part of North America. Nokia, while they messed up with not release flip phones fast in the US, they still was huge.

[Chuck Finley69]

What? Side Kicks was huge in the US aka part of North America. Nokia, while they messed up with not release flip phones fast in the US, they still was huge.

Sidekicks were huge. I remember buying my son a variation, don’t remember the name, from AT&T....

[BoldBigWorm]

Sidekicks were huge. I remember buying my son a variation, don’t remember the name, from AT&T....

The sidekicks where made by Danger. In Canada the variation device was call Hip Top. I had it and loved it.

[Bbnivende]

Ya. Landscape keyboards are typing disasters.

Yes, they should have tried a portrait slider. I do not think that BB has a monopoly on the format.

[Chuck Finley69]

Yes, they should have tried a portrait slider. I do not think that BB has a monopoly on the format.

You mean a PRIV2 ? That would be another disaster.

[the_boon]

You mean a PRIV2 ? That would be another disaster.

Why so? I mean, it wouldn't have an 808... that can only be good news

[the_boon]

I had a feeling this might happen soon. Sliders are making a comeback in the Chinese market but for the selfie cam.

...which is absolutely ridiculous.
Adding a moving part for the sake of a fully "bezel-less" display.

[Bbnivende]

They , meaning the group that is making the slider attachment.