During the last weeks, RIM (Research In Motion) -along with Vodafone- introduced the new Storm2 9520, which is the new BlackBerry alternative with a real touchscreen display.
The Storm2 (the same as its predecessor during the first days of the original BlackBerry Storm) can be considered a singular device due to the way in which its touchscreen display interacts with the users.
Although, apparently, it is a conventional screen that detects the presence and location of a touch within the display area, the Storm2 has a different approach. Actually, it has an internal electronic system that is intended to offer a user experience very similar to the one with the regular touchscreen technology (at least, it imitates the sensitive experience in an efficient way). But, the main objective is to simulate the experience of using a physical keyboard by including improved features such as an audible clicking sound along with vibrating haptic feedback and selection lights when the user touches a virtual key. And we have to say that these improvements are really impressive.
The new model comes with a new version of the technology called “SurePress”, which is now totally electronic, unlike to the first version used in the original Blackberry Storm included some mechanical elements to perform a simulation of physical clicking when the user browses the menus.
And another great thing with the BlackBerry Storm2 is that, with the new system, the screen becomes totally “solid” when it is turned off, allowing to avoid accidental clicks, which is an annoying thing that happens with the original BlackBerry Storm.
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