Comments on: RIM should think Type not Touch for the new PlayBook http://www.slashgear.com/rim-should-think-type-not-touch-for-the-new-playbook-17209589/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Thu, 10 May 2012 13:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: azra ChaturM http://www.slashgear.com/rim-should-think-type-not-touch-for-the-new-playbook-17209589/#comment-175206 azra ChaturM Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:15:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209589#comment-175206 i actually cqnt even use an iphone anymore…blackberries software is just so much better. ghe browser is crazy.. a huge jump. when bb10 comes out i really hope ill have enough money to buy one because im on a contrqct with a bold that i love. i dont actually know what a solution to this whole touch keyboard and physical keyboard thing. the same thing that consumers like consumers hate… i personally think the keyboard is great for long things bjt would rather a touch keyboard like the one on my pbook. i think2.0 looks so amazing….i  just cannot wait for it…the only thing missing wld b bbm when that comes..bbs goona get a lot ofnew custo.ers

]]> By: Charles http://www.slashgear.com/rim-should-think-type-not-touch-for-the-new-playbook-17209589/#comment-172507 Charles Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:44:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209589#comment-172507 This has tobe the worst write up I have ever read.  What? produce a netbook rather than a tablet? you have obviously no idea what you are talkin about. I wonder how much they pay  you to write such garbage articles. I have the playbook, and i have my iphone, truth is that I never wanted to get an ipad considerin that it is just an oversized ipod touch. the browser is nothin ad the appstore is full of junk apps. RIM is the answer to my tablet need and qnx is a mature and developed software. their no button approach is fantastic and their seven inch form factor. yes they might be havin some problems now, but tellin them to give in or that they failed with their playbook is a big mistake. The playbook is just a steppin stone to the future of brand new qnx mobile devices. cant wait to dump my iphone

]]> By: Glenn Urrea http://www.slashgear.com/rim-should-think-type-not-touch-for-the-new-playbook-17209589/#comment-172505 Glenn Urrea Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:35:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209589#comment-172505 No argument there. I hope RIM cleans up and devs give the platform a chance. It doesn’t matter how awesome the software is, if there is no support from the development community, you might as well call it WebOS.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/rim-should-think-type-not-touch-for-the-new-playbook-17209589/#comment-172501 Anonymous Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:09:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209589#comment-172501 we already saw how great RIM making people buy blackberries to use their playbooks worked with the calendar and email debacle.  RIM needs to stop living in the past if they want to have a future.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/rim-should-think-type-not-touch-for-the-new-playbook-17209589/#comment-172500 Anonymous Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:07:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209589#comment-172500 Their loss is my gain. For all of the Playbook’s flaws it still has one of the best browsers on any mobile device, and you can pick up a 64GB one for 300.

Not quite the same kind of fire sale prices as the TouchPad, but I figured I’d try it out. Ordered one last night and hopefully it’ll be here by the end of the week.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/rim-should-think-type-not-touch-for-the-new-playbook-17209589/#comment-172498 Anonymous Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:05:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209589#comment-172498 QNX has great potential, especially for mobile devices.  but you have to admit that RIM has done nothing but screw up the last year, from putting out dated phones that no one wants anymore, to putting out a half baked tablet with next to no app environment, even if the tablet has good potential.  I’m hoping RIM clean up their act this year, finish blackberry 10, and make some great devices.  but they need to learn from their mistakes badly.

]]> By: Glenn Urrea http://www.slashgear.com/rim-should-think-type-not-touch-for-the-new-playbook-17209589/#comment-172496 Glenn Urrea Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:52:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209589#comment-172496 Is it a coincidence that the Playbook running QNX and WebOS are so similar? I mean to say, it is something truly worth appreciating if only people took the time to use it. The Playbook is fantastic. Best purchase I’ve made in a long time. You can literally do anything with a capable web browser. The lack of apps doesn’t bother me in the slightest. The Playbook does everything I need right now. I’ll be looking forward to the new 2.0 software, so much in fact that I’m going to ditch my Android for a Bold 9930 to bridge with my Playbook. People call me crazy, but I know I’m not. The only reason I ditched my old 9650 was because the browser was terrible. Not so with the 9930. Dying or not, I’m going back to RIM. 

I don’t know what the future holds for RIM’s tablet computing, but so far I like what they’re doing. It is the only company that is truly integrating phone with tablet in a unique and special way. WebOS was on the right track with its Touchpad and Pre3 pairing. Blackberry seems to be picking up where WebOS left off and I for one welcome that with open arms. 

]]> By: andrew http://www.slashgear.com/rim-should-think-type-not-touch-for-the-new-playbook-17209589/#comment-172459 andrew Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209589#comment-172459 more Monday morning quarterbacking..  (not that I even agree with you) But  were was that advice a year ago?

]]> By: Graham Fluet http://www.slashgear.com/rim-should-think-type-not-touch-for-the-new-playbook-17209589/#comment-172446 Graham Fluet Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:57:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=209589#comment-172446 you do realize you’ll be able to use your BB as a keyboard/remote, right?

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