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BlackBerry seeks patent on hidden QWERTY

0. phoneArena posted on 07 Feb 2013, 13:46

While most handsets with hidden QWERTYs hide the keyboard using a slider, BlackBerry has applied for a patent on a hidden QWERTY that hides the keys inside the body of the phone; once a retractable portion of the phone is activated, the keys come into view and BlackBerry could use the technology to make slimmer, physical QWERTY equipped models...

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1. _Bone_ posted on 07 Feb 2013, 13:58 0 1

How does it work again?

2. Nathan_ingx posted on 07 Feb 2013, 14:04 0 0

Where is it hidden again?

3. downphoenix posted on 07 Feb 2013, 14:27 4 0

Instead of being hidden behind the main body of the phone, its hidden in the body itself. I have no idea how that will work, but if they can pull it off, it would be cool to see.

4. Nathan_ingx posted on 07 Feb 2013, 14:43 1 0

Lol...i'm just playing with Bone.
Indeed it'll be a nice feature to see if they do manage to pull it.

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5. Kriksis posted on 07 Feb 2013, 15:09 1 0

As far as I understand it will be pretty much the same as keypad of NOKIA 8800...

6. antmiu2 posted on 07 Feb 2013, 15:17 1 0

damn now i know why its called a qwerty keboard smh

7. takay0 posted on 07 Feb 2013, 15:30 0 0

LOL!! it was a good one

8. Xtasy posted on 07 Feb 2013, 16:47 1 1

That sounds pretty dam cool

9. corporateJP posted on 07 Feb 2013, 19:28 0 0

Interesting....

10. jsdechavez posted on 07 Feb 2013, 23:54 0 0

Anyone here remembers that metal Palm PDA with the slide touch pad? The Palm Tungsten.

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