on 10 Sep 2008 01:27 AM** Update: Original Video apparently pulled by user. No need to skip ahead in the new video above, just hit Play! **
GEEBUS. Just saw this. SKIP AHEAD TO Minute 2:55 of the Video above to see RIM's touchscreen BlackBerry Storm in Action!! I'm not sure how recent the hardware/OS build is of the pre-release device featured in the video, but this is the first hands-on video look of RIM's upcoming Thunder / Storm we have seen. Initial Reactions? Sound Off in the comments and forums!!
yea, I just saw the video in the 95XX forum... I WANT TO PLAY WITH IT!! it definately looks exciting
wow that looks freaking bad a** and so does that Lotus
Personally i think it is a very good thing they have where u have to press it down again to make sure its selecting the correct key. Seems like this will reduce errors but take some getting used to. Wish he would have played with it more. Great Find
seems like it would reduce errors. Seems like it could slow things down a bit, compared to using most touch screens. But we'll see!!
I hope they price it right!
His voice is horribly annoying. I liked the looks of the device a lot more than I thought I would.
I like the click, maybe I wont avoid it like the iPhone after all. I wish he would have shown the scrolling. Kind of surprised Kevin hasn't found a way to get his hands on one of these yet to show us more detail.
I think i just filled my pants! Can't WAIT for Telus to get it!!!
I cant wait to play with it too!...TELUS needs to get movin and give us the Thunder/Storm
i dont know how i feel about it. the whole one big button thing throws me off. hopefully its improved way beyond this because its not going to be worth anything if the touch doesnt match up to the iphone.
I think i just filled my pants! Can't WAIT for Telus to get it!!!
Well I'm excited to see if any news is dropped at CTIA. Then of course it dropping on my nearest Verizon store so I can get my grubby fingers on it! I'm sooo looking forward to get my first BB device. With ALL the new BB devices dropping over the next couple of quarters, I just need to win the lotto! Great find Kevin.
Sweetness, it's enough to make me consider switching to Darth Verizon...
damn crackberry ninjas don't sleep huh, good fucking intel!!! i'm still sticking with da bold on fukking at&t cuz Big Red Verizon spells dooms to da thunder-storm.
Need a lot more than this to decide if it's good or not, but what I saw kind of makes me wish they kept the trackball on this thing...
I personally think the whole trackball is a flaw in blackberry devices... I mean don't get me wrong I do enjoy it for navigating and all but I and other people I know with curves have had issues upon issues with the trackball. I have actually gotten to a point where I don't even press mine in anymore out of fear of it crappin out on me again, very annoying.
The Part of the iphone/ipod touch that I hate is the keyboard. I just cant get used to the no feedback. I think I will love the "double click" of the Storm. Can't Wait to get my hands on it, and hopefully they doll up the keyboard a little before it goes to production.
Do your thing Sprint to get this device at all costs. I do not want to switch carriers, you guys have the best rates of them all with your SEP plans, nobody beats your pricing.
And this is a CDMA device, which you would normally get about 12 or so months later, after the other carriers have had there way with it.
To have this alongside your Instinct, and the new Iden BB (curve) coming soon, you guys would be the carrier to beat!
And i agree with the other folks, i wish he played a little bit more with it instead of talk it down because he did not like it. Thats ok, Kevin will strike back with an honest review of it. Soon he says, more time he says. mmmm, yes.
Precisely why I don't like the Iphone, it takes no effort to make a mistake on that kboard.
This might be a refreshing change. Might be the last straw for me to switch to Verizon.
To be honest it looks to be a giant step backwards. the touchscreen is never going to come close to the iPhone's and that keyboard will be shocking to use.
The scrolling feature is going to be ridiculously hard to use compared to the trackball and the way the iPhone does it.
Plus it looks bulky and that keyboard is ugly as hell!
how can you judge all this months before its release?
most of the things you complain about are software issues anyway, which definitely needs work (especially keyboard skin)
you can tell all this from 30 seconds that some kid shows?
Because I listened to what the guy said in the video...
Typing on this will be so much worse than with a physical keyboard (I don't think that can be disputed).
Why not just make the Bold's screen touch sensitive? Best of both worlds.
The phone looks good, but why the black bandana, Al-Quaida style look, dude? I mean, any worse and you'd be wearing a checkered scarf around your whole head. Just gives me the creeps...
So you don't have to load and skip through the other phones, here is the Thunder only part:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwwNmNVqzQg
Why is that monkey wearing a ninja mask? haha.
great video, cant wait for that thing! kevin please get your hands on one! I'm sure your already working on it ;)!
I just can't wait to play with one
that ninja is so stupid!!!!!
I'll never have a Touch berry, so I guess my thoughts on it will never be really great, but that's just me...
Aside from that their is no way of knowing how old this device he has actually is..what OS is on it nor what revisions to the device may or may not have been made since..besides, once Kevin locks it down and the blackberry fairy drops one at his door..then we will have a good idea of the REAL capabilities this thing will have..until then some dude I never heard of saying "Uhh I don't like it" means nothing to me.
Does he really think someone is going to push their finger through the screen?!? That would be a feat to see.....
Other than that the phone seemed a little slow to orient itself to the way it was tilted. Not much to see about the keyboard usage.
This wasn't as in depth as I was hoping to see but at least we get a little confirmation of our hopes here
Thanks guys!!
Well, I highly doubt this is the final hardware or OS, especially due to the super basic keyboard design. I'm sure RIM will have a much more polished version when it hits stores. While I must admit that the "pushing in" of the screen to press icons is probably not the best for scrolling, it sounds like a really awesome compromise for those who struggle with the inaccuracy of touch screen keyboards, as it will have a somewhat tactile response, even one more realistic than say the buzz reaction from LGs Voyager. In addition, since the screen does in fact respond to basic touch as an indicator of where you are on the keyboard (without actually pressing any keys), perhaps it is not too late for them to make the scrolling and menu interface a bit smoother. In fact maybe they already have. It's not like RIM to skimp on details.
Seems like this guy is an apple/iphone lover, frankly his voice sounds like hes got one stuck up his ass as he's talking. The phone looks awesome thank goodness we finaly have a live look at it.
UuuUUUhhHH... i dont like it...UUUHhhhuhuuUH
sounds like he was stabbed before he started the review.
How did this guy obtain these phones? He's obviously trying to hide his identity with the mask covered the lower half of his face. So can he get in trouble for posting a video like this or is he a hired beta tester for BB and other phone makers?
Nice, I wanna this phone...
Hope RIM will make GSM version...
"Hope RIM makes a GSM version..."
This phone is CDMA+GSM. Vodafone will be carrying the device at the same time as VZW. It will just be locked out so that USA GSM carriers won't be subsidizing the handset purchases for use on their networks.
That short section of video is not enough to make any solid decisions about the phone. It obviously still needs a lot of work. The scrolling feature does not look user friendly, the keyboard looks quite small and I wonder how easy it would be to press other buttons while typing - I can't tell because the guy in video is more interested in being controversial rather that showing us the phone. I like the self-righting sensor thing. I am not really keen on the iphone mostly because it's a toy with capabilities that have been limited by Apple who want to be all secret squirrel about it and so far that video does not make me wanna drop the BB I have for that.
Too bias... to anti BB ... Too AT&T ... this device is going 2 be great... I think the deathstar is nervous....
As you can see below BG works for ATT... He started being BB now he is apple , att fanboy... HE IS TRYING TO UNDERMINE RIM, TMOBILE , VERIZON... ANYONE THAT CAN POSE A THREAT TO ATT
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Exclusive Boy Genius interview! White Pearl, 8800, and 9XXX information | BlackBerry Cool
http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/12/exclusive-boy-genius-interview-whi...
See, you could be lying to me, you know, but that would make some sense. You’re telling me “companies better watch out” meaning that there are loads of informants out there?
A ton. Nothing is safe. And to clear something up, people said I work for RIM, I do this, I work for Cingular (NOW ATT) - I have never worked for any company in the tech world, ever. I am under no NDA so anything and everything is open season. People said RIM gave me the Pearl, etc.
RIM is probably the tightest company I have seen - the fact they didnt sue over the Pearl showed the transition they are making. 5 people get fired over leaking one photo, so that was huge. Good job RIM. They understood “viral marketing” and how it played a big role.
Wait, I said multiple Boy Genius‘ ? There’s like a 100, man…Or maybe only one. Who knows? Also, I want to shoutout the Engadget team. They are part of the reason I have been so vocal, they gave me an avenue to speak.
If you read the statement, he specifically said he *doesn't* work for AT&T, or *any* tech company, for that matter.
what a piece of crap! ....and I was hyper about this????!!! Guess I am buying the Bold,... and an IPHONE.
I like the design of the phone, but i would love to see how it does copy and paste as well other features. but still looking for the bold, or a mix between that and the javalin. does anybody know whether or not the thunder would come out for gsm service?
How can people get upset & judge the device on a few minutes of video ? Who knows how old it is, it could be one of the first beta devices & lots of things could have changed since then...also its only 1 persons review, he doesn't like it thats his opinion, doesn't mean everything is rubbish about it.
Looks slick.. but the software... :shudders:
I hope this kid works for RIM and gets his ass fired for being such a lame ninja and reviewer. I'll wait to see the handset in person.
See, I think he (the guy in the video) is dead wrong about the haptic response on the Storm - I love love LURV the fact that you have to actually push the screen for something to happen, for two reasons:
1.) It keeps things familiar for us die-hard physical QWERTY lovers.
2.) It bypasses one of the biggest problems I had with WinMo - accidentally selecting things I didn't want to.
The physical clicking makes so much sense, and if that guy had ever REALLY used a WinMo device for any period of time he'd realize that.
Per what he said it clicks. I hope its software based. Its hard to have an actual button touchscreen.
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