This is as opposed to the cheaper
BlackBerry keyboard used on the Curve range, which uses a single sheet of more rounded buttons that causes surrounding keys to flex and move as you press a key.
Not exact matches
You can
use the physical
keyboard on a
Blackberry phone to input stuff on the Playbook.You can find the complete list of features below.
Also with
BlackBerry Bridge, you can
use your BB smartphone as a remote
keyboard for the playbook while enjoying access to your
BlackBerry emails, text messages, contacts, calendar, BBM, MemoPad and tasks.
As it is with other portable
keyboards for tablet devices, the
BlackBerry Mini Keypad comes in form of a lightweight case which when open, converts the BB PlayBook into a mini notebook of sort allowing you to
use the full screen of the tablet device.
The
keyboard while connected to the playbook via a secure Bluetooth connection, is expected to work flawlessly for 30 days on just one charge
using the same microUSB charger that ships with the
BlackBerry PlayBook.
I grew up with physical
keyboards and then
used Blackberry smartphones for a decade.
As mentioned before, you can also
use your phone as a remote for your Docs To Go presentations, or
use it as a mouse and
keyboard for your tablet — the latter feature is pretty great if you love your
BlackBerry's hardware
keyboard but want to
use the bigger screen of the PlayBook.
The lower color screen will also provide a virtual touch
keyboard for searches, annotations to e-books and notes, and for sending books to lend to others
using Barnes & Noble e-reader software on a variety of devices, including some
BlackBerries, Motorola smartphones and iPhone and iPod touch devices, Lynch said.
The Krypton is supposed to adopt a full - screen design, in that it won't make
use of a physical QWERTY
keyboard like the
BlackBerry KEYone does.
The
BlackBerry KEYone comes with a full QWERTY
Keyboard, and those of you who purchase this phone are probably planning on
using it for intensive texting, e-mails, or even writing some sort of blogs, and all of that requires the display to be turned on and what not, so such a great battery life is great news for KEYone owners.
With Polaris Office, business executives can easily view and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents with an excellent option to view PDF files too but the lack of a physical
keyboard might make things a bit tricky at first for those who are
used to fast typing speeds on their
BlackBerry QWERTY
keyboards.
The only device that
keyboard belongs on is the
BlackBerry, and that's only because people are
used to
BlackBerry handsets having a vertical
keyboard, or whatever the experts in here call that.
Both products performed well; and both products included a free miniRizer to support your
BlackBerry while
using the
keyboards...
It is boasted by Android software combined with an awesome 18 - megapixel dual - flash camera, a powerful battery (enjoy up to 22 hours of
use), and two
keyboards: a virtual on - screen
keyboard and
BlackBerry's signature physical
keyboard (in slide - out form) that giving users the best of both worlds.
The
BlackBerry 9720, which
uses the
BlackBerry 7.1 OS, and has a QWERTY
keyboard, has been finally brought out for the consumers.
You can
use keyboard shortcuts from the home screen,
BlackBerry Hub, or the Phone app.
The updated
BlackBerry Bridge app also provides a new remote control feature that allows a
BlackBerry smartphone to be
used as a wireless
keyboard and mouse for a
BlackBerry PlayBook.
Keyboard (very good): for me, good
keyboards are largely what makes
Blackberry devices so great to
use for work.
Other minor reasons that the
blackberry curve is better than the iPhone is because it has picture mail unlike the iPhone, the iPhone doesn't have multiple texting and the
blackberry curve does, and the
blackberry curve has an easy to
use keyboard because it has actual buttons unlike the iPhone which has a hard to
use virtual
keyboard.
See: I had to disable it in iOS4 Virtual
Keyboard (good): I am not a virtual keyboard fan, as I stated earlier, I deeply miss my Blackberry Bold keyboard since the day I started to use the iPhone as my mai
Keyboard (good): I am not a virtual
keyboard fan, as I stated earlier, I deeply miss my Blackberry Bold keyboard since the day I started to use the iPhone as my mai
keyboard fan, as I stated earlier, I deeply miss my
Blackberry Bold
keyboard since the day I started to use the iPhone as my mai
keyboard since the day I started to
use the iPhone as my main phone.
Two years on from a catastrophic «modernisation»,
BlackBerry has finally made a modern
BlackBerry that people who
used and liked a classic QWERTY
keyboard BlackBerry will feel right at home with.
The
keyboard uses a custom Bluetooth driver that's installed on your
BlackBerry Smartphone and available for download from the company's website.
MobiMouse supports full
use of the
BlackBerry keyboard.
Imagine this scenario - it shouldn't be too difficult: you're
using your desktop or laptop computer, typing away on your full - sized
keyboard when some sort of
BlackBerry communication comes through.
Once the
keyboard is paired with the
BlackBerry, it really is that easy to
use.
BlackBerry phones can now be
used as a remote control for the PlayBook: you can mouse around with the touchscreen or trackpad, and enter text with the physical
keyboard.
So just to recap everything all in one shot, if you have skinny or fat fingers, don't work in a quiet workspace, and don't mind the clicking noise, then
using the QWERTY
keyboard on the
BlackBerry Curve 8530 will suit you fine.
BlackBerry phones have been tightly integrated with the tablet since launch, but users can now
use their device's hardware
keyboard to input text or control the PlayBook remotely.
Keyboard shortcuts on the KEYone are tied to the
BlackBerry Launcher app though, so if you are an Android tweaker and want to
use a different Android launcher altogether on the KEYone you are going to lose some of that functionality.
It's a comfortable
BlackBerry to
use, with the width providing a good size for holding and also typing upon with a very similar feel to the Storm 2 only with the physical
keyboard of the 9700.
But this phone, with its capacitive physical
keyboard was designed for you (and
BlackBerry's other primary demographic, aging lawyers who still
use WordPerfect).
Sure,
BlackBerry Bridge has added some interesting new functionality, like the ability to send and open links from your
BlackBerry phone, or
use that phone as a PlayBook mouse /
keyboard.
With its good looks and portability, I found the
BlackBerry Mini
Keyboard has me
using my PlayBook more than ever.
Existing
BlackBerry users are familiar with slightly tighter
keyboards, so I think most of those who first pick up the Storm will likely be making a few typos until their thumbs get
used to the ample
keyboard space.
Other notable additions include an updated
BlackBerry Bridge with remote control feature allowing the
BlackBerry smartphone to be
used as a wireless
keyboard with the
BlackBerry PlayBook.
BlackBerry purists will struggle with the touchscreen
keyboard, however, which isn't as easy to
use as Android and iOS» stock set - ups.
Designed to look indentical to the new Qwerty
keyboard of the Q10 (which itself is a modernisation of the Bold
keyboard), the
keyboard is not only well spaced out and easy to
use, but
BlackBerry has also made it predictive.
Unlike the Pearl and more like traditional
BlackBerry handhelds, the 8800 has a full QWERTY
keyboard which is easy to
use.
Also, the
keyboard on the Passport is perhaps the best
BlackBerry keyboard I've ever
used ---- and that's saying something when you consider the lineage of handsets the company has produced.
However, it would appear that most
BlackBerry Passport users are
using a combination of the screen and
keyboard for scrolling, which to be honest was the option that I thought would get the most votes.
Please note, it is only compatible with all - touch handsets, so if you
use a
BlackBerry 10 device with a physical
keyboard, you will not be able to download it.
On other
BlackBerry devices you have the advantage that you can easily get things going with the
keyboard by
using universal search.
If you've
used a
BlackBerry keyboard before, then you'll know exactly where you stand with the Classic.
As you once could on your beloved
BlackBerry Bold and as you can on the recently launched
BlackBerry Classic, you can now make
use of nearly every letter in the physical
keyboard and give it an action like Speed Dial for a contact, or
use them to launch your most -
used apps.
Although the device didn't launch with the same initial fanfare as the touch screen - only
BlackBerry Z10, it's quickly become a key product for
BlackBerry customers who crave the device's easy - to -
use keyboard.
As a
keyboard, it's great, but having
used the
BlackBerry Classic, we can't see that it's enough to bring old customers back into the fold.
In it you'll find tons of information about handy information about
keyboard shortcuts, advanced UX settings, how to setup and
use BlackBerry Blend, how to install Android applications, best practices for Active Frames, setting up lockscreen notifications and a whole load of other stuff too.
BlackBerry claims that Passport
keyboard users got four times the accuracy compared to
using virtual
keyboards.
It will definitely be interesting
using a
BlackBerry with a physical
keyboard and a touchscreen.
Crafted for optimal speed and accuracy, the
BlackBerry Classic's QWERTY
keyboard gives users the control and confidence to communicate quickly and clearly
using one hand with a trackpad and classic navigation keys.