Kickstart for a new BlackBerry flip

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Looks like business-minded RIM are exploring a new form factor. A novel flip phone is expected to be officially unveiled in the coming weeks. Live photos of the first-ever clamshell by RIM leaked at BoyGeniousReport. Codenamed Kickstart, the newcomer is likely to get launched by the end of 2008

With specs still to come on the record, some BGR leaked images should do for a taster. TrackBall navigation and the proprietary SureType keypad look the right BlackBerry purists stuff. The form factor is another story. The clamshell features a secondary external display and will be among the imaging-enabled BlackBerry devices.

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Compared to all other crackberries, this one actually looks pretty good imho.

The biggest advantage of this device, however, is functionality in a small form factor. The majority of blackberry users are business people who need easy access to email on the go - they couldn't care less about how the device looks as long as it works.

How many flip phones are there with qwerty keys anyways? In this sence, this phone is quite evolutionary (Y)

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