That right there is reason enough for me to switch from my Storm 1 to the 2!

Yea what he ^ said!!!

Very impressive! Can't wait for this phone! Thank you for this!

i dont know about anyone else, i love the way it sounds

That is sooooo amazing. I am up for my upgrade and can't wait. Typing on the Storm has been my main complaint. I can hardly wait.

you type super fast ha ha ha. this is the video that convinced me to get the Storm 2 when it comes out. thanks :)

There is no way that is in real time...no ones thumbs move that fast. He had to of sped up that video.

Also, how am I supposed to text my friends while I am in meetings...that click is crazy loud.

HOLY EFF I CANT TYPE THAT FAST ON THE KEYBOARD!

WHOA!!!

The storm 2 looks great. I love my storm but the typing does get old quick.

Smokin' fast! :)

How is it that certain people have gotten there hands on the Strom 2 before it is released?

BTW - This video is awsome - I do like the the keyboard it is another reason to upgrade to the Storm 2 when ever it might be released.

Is this guy is on to something or is he just on something.....LOL. That was one helluva display of typing on steriods. LOL

There is no way this video is legit. Look as his thumb twitch at hyperspeed at 10 seconds into the video

does anyone else find the clicking sound to be really annoying? i want the phone.. but not if i (or the people around me) have to hear that every time i am typing something.

so we have all of this and still no proximity sensor? Even my sons dare has one oh but not the storm? Or storm II/2

So does it have it and will bb get it right by adding this or will it goof off when you put it up ro your face to use it?

is this the same device same web interesting formatted "html" browsing, same interesting formatted "html" email, with a new clicky screen that can be shut up by accident, or is that a feature?

Also please tell me that we have moved from the old courier text in almost all of the apps and native very latent web browsing?!

I hope they finally will realize that its a standard thing now.

i love the vertical suretype keyboard

those keys are by far the largest out there and to add this blazing speed on top of it is only going to make it better

i might actually consider staying with rim now instead of defecting to hopefully a vzw iphone

To all the skeptics:
Stfu, the typing IS that good (even in full kb mode). Believe me, it IS THAT GOOD (dont ask, i wont tell)

To everyone:
Notice the multi-touch/click in action while he is typing. Notice his next key is highlighting (and probably beginning to click) while he releases the next key,, just like a physical keyboard. Storm owners are going to have to unlearn how to type when they switch :)

I want it know! I also want the Onyx. :)......... The hell with it, I'll just get them both.

Very very nice!

Does this guy know how to type holding the phone horizontally? It makes me think that it doesn't type well holding it this way.

I type not as fast as him but damn near close on my storm 1 on on a portrait keypad. So dont be fooled by his typing guy. Also when I type fast there are sometime. where the lag gets in and slow down the process no matter what I'm very fast with my storm 1 and i'm not paying lots of money for a storm 2 just because he type fast no I want better software and maybe more pixels on my camera. Don't be fooled by the lil features of the phone be more concerned about the operating system and etc

wow im impressed by this! makes me want the phone even though i hated the original storm! and i dont hate your voice sal i actually love it! lol

Some good stuff right there.

can no one else type that fast on a regular storm? cause its not that hard

I don't understand why people think he sped up the video. We probably could all type faster if it weren't for the lag that is present on the S1. It looks like the S2 will actually be able to keep up! I can't wait to get my hands on one of these puppies :D

personally I like typing on the Storm 1. I also would like to challenge this OP to a typing contest me with the Storm 1 and him with the Storm 2. I realy see no reason to switch to the Storm 2 from the Storm 1. Don't believe the hype I am sure the Storm 2 will be loaded with problems just like ALL recent BlackBerrys on Verizon. If you have AT&T in your area I would get the iPhone 3g S. the app store is much much better than the BlackBerry App World. and it is soo much eaiser to use than the BlackBerry. If you are Stuck with Verizon I would seriously look into the new Motorolla Android phone coming in 2010, it will blow away any BlackBerry out there.

Wondering if the firmware updates would make any improvement on my Storm or if I will just need to move up to the Storm 2.... Decisions.....

I'm glad to see these vids. I just hope the negative comments does not stop you from posting them. I know I type real fast on my S1.

Sorry, but I too call BS on this. Put it all together.

1. "People keep complaining about my voice, so I won't talk." -- Uh huh. More like "if I talk, it will be obvious that I have sped up the playback a little."

2. The video changes at 0:07. The camera's exposure level resets, just like it would if you start a new recording. He obviously spliced the last 00:29 seconds on -- and it is that 00:29 that is suspiciously speedy.

3. Forget the "typing movement" of his fingers. Look at the little twitches between typing movements. They are beyond quick -- and faster than the twitches on the fingers of the guy linked to in comment by Jeremy Kitching.

In response to people saying "why would he do that?" - don't be so naive. Companies intentionally "leak" products, internal memoranda, and "I'm not supposed to post this to the web, but I will anyway" videos all the time these days. My money is on Salomondrin being a shill. RIM knows what he's doing because RIM is paying him to do it -- and then following up with a not-too-speedy, cat-and-mouse Youtube pull-down. So why would he speed up the playback? To build buzz and interest, so they sell more units at launch.

it looks like he typed slowly then just played the video at a faster pace. thats why he didnt talk while he was typing.
and the phone was moving around way too much, at a very high speed.

Nice