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BlackBerry Windermere hybrid trackpad/keyboard gestures revealed, photo available

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By Luis D.

Published: Mar 26, 2014, 3:42 AM

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We first heard about BlackBerry'supcoming high-end smartphones last December. They are the handsetscodenamed "Ontario" and "Windermere". Now, a newleak has shed more light on the latter handset. One of the biggestcuriosities to come out of Waterloo, the "Windermere" has a4.5-inch screen with a high pixel density (452ppi) that suggests ahigh display resolution - perhaps 1440x1440, which matches thediagonal and density. It also has a "touch-sensitive"QWERTY keyboard with keys that integrate physical feedback (whenpressed) and touch-control (when touched, but not pressed). At leastthat's how we interpreted the innovative keyboard's patentdescription in aprevious article from February.

Now, a BlackBerry user has discoveredthat said keyboard will support some familiar touch-screen gestures.There is swiping in four directions, along with touching, moving,tapping, and clicking gestures that let the user arrange items andcontent inside BB10. The Windermere keyboard is essentially describedas a trackpad, which matches these newly discovered gestures. We alsohave a photo to go along with the news, and its subject looks exactlylike one would imagine a BlackBerry trackpad will look. But where arethe physical keys, then?

Apart from the odd trackpad/keyboardmash-up, the leaker said that the Windermere will show five columnsof four icons on its 4.5-inch screen, while the Ontario will have a5-inch display with 440ppi pixel density (possibly 1080p resolution)that shows four columns of five icons. Obviously, the Windermere willbe a wider device, while the Ontario seems to be in line with theportrait-oriented 5-inchers we know.

source: CrackBerryvia BerryReview

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Luis D. has a multitude of news, features and review articles written for PhoneArena. He adeptly demystifies complex technology topics, such as the development of advanced materials for bendable device displays and the evolution of chipset manufacturing.