Clamshell BlackBerry revealed

by Julian Prokaza
on Thu 01 May 2008 Comment

BlackBerry KickstartIt seems the rumours of a clamshell BlackBerry have been confirmed. Pictures of the flip phone - codenamed Kickstart - have appeared on the Boy Genius Report, which states: "This isn’t fake, this isn’t a hoax. We’ve known RIM is planning to launch a flip phone within the year, and we now have the pictures to prove it!"

Looking a bit like a hinged version of the Pearl, it has the same SureType keypad and central TrackBall. Like most premium clams, it gets an external as well as internal screen with an all-new portrait format. 

The pictures reveal a 3.5mm jack - indicating MP3 abilities - and a camera, which shows RIM is aiming this squarely at consumers rather than corporate types who frown on such things.

RIM hasn't given any confirmation of the rumours but word is it'll be out by the end of the year, though we're yet to get any information on pricing or regional availability.

BlackBerry Kickstart closed

[ BGR]

Originally published on www.mobilecomputermag.co.uk, now incorporated into Broadband Genie
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