Posts Tagged ‘surepress’

Video: Storm 2’s new touchscreen tech explained with mindblowing clarity, WiFi confirmed

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Filed under: , ,

The last video we posted of the Storm 2 doing its SurePress thing has been unceremoniously pulled from YouTube, but this new video really makes up for it. It turns out the screen uses piezo electronics to detect pressure at any point on the screen, instead of the all-or-nothing click button on the Storm 1, and our video host was kind enough to explain this in painstaking detail in the video embedded after the break. The screen actually stiffens when it’s off or locked, and has a sort of spongy give to it when alive. He also confirmed in no uncertain terms the GSM and CDMA versions of the device will be packing WiFi. According to his Twitter account, we should be expecting a video about the OS soon as well.

[Thanks, Kristjan]

Continue reading Video: Storm 2’s new touchscreen tech explained with mindblowing clarity, WiFi confirmed

Video: Storm 2’s new touchscreen tech explained with mindblowing clarity, WiFi confirmed originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Video: BlackBerry Storm 2 gets yet another prerelease review

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

Filed under: , , ,


Still not convinced that the BlackBerry Storm 2 is alive and kicking in places outside of RIM’s “secure” labs up in Waterloo? How’s a seven minute long video showing off this perennially-leaked device for all you skeptics? The blur-free video shows off the updated SurePress screen that only clicks when the unit’s actually in use, as well as some size comparisons with the Onyx and Tour. The mystery man behind the camera says that even though his OS is super old — at least by pre-release firmware standards — it’s much faster than the previous-gen Storm. Also interesting is the fact that WiFi doesn’t appear to be present in the “Manage Connections” screen, although we can almost say with 100% certainty that there will be WiFi at launch. The full video’s posted after the break, conspiracy theorists: go wild.

[Thanks, bighap]

Continue reading Video: BlackBerry Storm 2 gets yet another prerelease review

Video: BlackBerry Storm 2 gets yet another prerelease review originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

BlackBerry Storm 2 dropping SurePress screen?

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Filed under: , ,

When we brought you those exclusive Storm 2 pics and details just a short while ago, we touched upon the “new approach to text entry,” but unfortunately didn’t have any details. However, lightning has struck again, and our source has gotten back to let us know that the Storm 2 does indeed have a stationary screen “just like the iPhone’s.” That’s right, it looks like RIM is axing its SurePress technology in favor of a more conventional touchscreen, though our tipster says the model he has may allow for some type of haptic feedback to be enabled. This should be great news for all you folks having dust-under-screen issues on your first-gen Storms, but obviously, we’ll have to wait and see until this thing gets, you know, legit.

[Thanks, BBninja1389]

BlackBerry Storm 2 dropping SurePress screen? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 15 May 2009 17:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »