http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/09/07/hot-off-the-presses-the-blackberry-pearl/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:13:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/09/07/hot-off-the-presses-the-blackberry-pearl/#comment-1791 Anonymous Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:35:23 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1750#comment-1791 I played around with the NEWER version of Suretype and it was flawless. The Pearl is as close to perfect as you can get. The size, style and functionality are unbeatable. I've tried the Nokia, Q and have the 8700R. As soon as the Pearl is out I'll be handing this in. I never experienced a non-querty keyboard that is so accurate. The trick is to just type the word and by the time you finish it will be correct. I didn't test it with url's, contacts etc.but hope it will be a good experience. I played around with the NEWER version of Suretype and it was flawless. The Pearl is as close to perfect as you can get. The size, style and functionality are unbeatable. I've tried the Nokia, Q and have the 8700R. As soon as the Pearl is out I'll be handing this in. I never experienced a non-querty keyboard that is so accurate. The trick is to just type the word and by the time you finish it will be correct. I didn't test it with url's, contacts etc.but hope it will be a good experience.

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/09/07/hot-off-the-presses-the-blackberry-pearl/#comment-1790 Anonymous Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:32:24 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1750#comment-1790 This is a tiny, tiny, tiny point, but Pogue's New York Times review and Mossberg's Wall St Journal review appeared the same day. (Mossberg wasn't "ahead of the pack.") This is a tiny, tiny, tiny point, but Pogue's New York Times review and Mossberg's Wall St Journal review appeared the same day. (Mossberg wasn't “ahead of the pack.”)

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/09/07/hot-off-the-presses-the-blackberry-pearl/#comment-1789 Ross Thu, 07 Sep 2006 22:52:57 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1750#comment-1789 The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/07/technology/07pogue.html?ref=technology" rel="nofollow">New York Times</a> also had an incredibly positive write-up that included a humorous video. You have to hand to RIM. If someone told you 10 years ago that a small Canadian company with two CEOs was going to become a leading producer of high-end mobile phones, you would have called them crazy. Of course I know that they would claim that they are not really handset vendor, but rather a platform and application leader ... blah blah blah. But when I go to buy a handset, they are on my list of choices (and in fact my first choice), because I am not just seeking a hunk of plastic that can only really handle voice connections. Anyway, I also agree with your other reader ... Suretype is an impressive peice of technology, but after about a month of struggling with acronyms and people's names, I went for the 8700. The New York Times also had an incredibly positive write-up that included a humorous video. You have to hand to RIM. If someone told you 10 years ago that a small Canadian company with two CEOs was going to become a leading producer of high-end mobile phones, you would have called them crazy. Of course I know that they would claim that they are not really handset vendor, but rather a platform and application leader … blah blah blah. But when I go to buy a handset, they are on my list of choices (and in fact my first choice), because I am not just seeking a hunk of plastic that can only really handle voice connections.
Anyway, I also agree with your other reader … Suretype is an impressive peice of technology, but after about a month of struggling with acronyms and people's names, I went for the 8700.

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/09/07/hot-off-the-presses-the-blackberry-pearl/#comment-1788 Anonymous Thu, 07 Sep 2006 21:47:32 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1750#comment-1788 Is there anything they've left??? It should be interesting to see what this bad boy can do with the GTalk integration and the recent partnership between Google & Skype Is there anything they've left???
It should be interesting to see what this bad boy can do with the GTalk integration and the recent partnership between Google & Skype

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/09/07/hot-off-the-presses-the-blackberry-pearl/#comment-1787 Andrew Thu, 07 Sep 2006 19:19:07 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1750#comment-1787 I understand the excitement as the BB is mvoing out of the business world and going mainstream, but a Suretype keyboard isn't a great thing. I have one, and tend to toss it against the wall often; as it messes up simple words like 'get' and 'hey' (they share the same keystrokes) among many others. I will be waiting for a full keyboard version, or for the 8700 prices to drop before upgrading. I understand the excitement as the BB is mvoing out of the business world and going mainstream, but a Suretype keyboard isn't a great thing. I have one, and tend to toss it against the wall often; as it messes up simple words like 'get' and 'hey' (they share the same keystrokes) among many others.
I will be waiting for a full keyboard version, or for the 8700 prices to drop before upgrading.

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