Touchscreen Thunder To Have Haptics Keyboard

I am not sure if you have been keeping up with the touchscreen technology so I will stop to explain. Haptics is essentially a form of forcefeedback. When you push a button on a touchscreen the phone will vibrate in response. Its really that simple.Blackberrythunder Just as a quick geek fact. Haptics is derived from the Greek word haphe which means the “sense of touch.”

Kevin @ CrackBerry is reporting that the Thunder will have a Haptics keyboard. The keyboard will also function in landscape mode for nice big buttons. When you use the keyboard in portrait mode you get a suretype keyboard. From what I am reading this new keyboard is the best thing since sliced bread and split peas…

I don’t really understand the whole touchscreen/haptics love. I can’t imagine how annoying it would be if my curve vibrated every time I pushed a button even if it were only a small vibration. I tried this Haptics technology on a Samsung Instinct and was not all that impressed. The whole reason I got a BlackBerry in the first place was for the full tactile keyboard!

On the other hand RIM has dominated the smartphone keyboard market for quite awhile now so maybe they finally have figured out the ultimate touchscreen keyboard. Only time will tell…

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