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BlackBerry Storm's clickable screen (and the rest of it) dissected, exposed
Engadget —
... So you've read our extensive BlackBerry Storm review and, despite feeling disappointment about it not living up to the hype, can't help but wonder just what makes the thing tick click . While we were a bit too squeamish to rip one of ...
BlackBerry Storm's clickable screen (and the rest of it) dissected, exposed
Engadget Mobile —
... So you've read our extensive BlackBerry Storm review and, despite feeling disappointment about it not living up to the hype, can't help but wonder just what makes the thing tick click . While we were a bit too squeamish to rip one of ...
Linkpost | 11.23.2008
TechBlog —
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BlackBerry Storm click screen teardown
Hack a Day —
... RIM has decided to venture into the touchscreen phone market with the new BlackBerry Storm. Unlike other companies’ offerings, the Storm has a touchscreen that clicks when you press it. phoneWreck disassembled the Storm to see what magic was involved in the device. There’s not much too it, it’s just a big button. pW notes that the entire phone board is very compact mostly due to RIM using Qualcomm’s latest MSM7600 chip. Items like bluetooth, GPS, and USB are all included in the processor instead ...
BlackBerry Storm teardown shows underpowered CPU
SlashGear —
... isn’t enough. They want full, teardown detail of RIM’s first touchscreen handset, and while we didn’t have the heart to break open our review unit that hasn’t stopped the aptly-titled phoneWreck from doing just that. In doing so, some of the smartphone’s more obvious frustrations are explained. ...
BlackBerry Storm torn apart and mysteries revealed
CrunchGear —
All the rage behind the BlackBerry Storm seems to be the clickable screen. It isn’t the OS, email capabilities, or media player but the clickable screen so the obligatory teardown focuses on that mystery. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem that RIM developed any screen clicking magic rather installing a a single button underneath the screen’s backplate. The disassembly also found the source of the sluggish OS is the slowish Qualcomm MSM7600 CPU. So there you have it on this Monday morning, kiddies; some circuit board pr0n.
BlackBerry Storm taken apart, single button behind click-screen revealed
Obsessable News Feed —
... Don't you just love when people buy brand new gadgets and rip them apart for the entire world to see? Well, some enterprising destructionists at phoneWreck have taken apart ...
BlackBerry Storm Torndown To Reveal Secrets Of Its Click Screen: A Big Button [Blackberry Storm]
Gizmodo —
The guys over at PhoneWreck couldn't contain themselves: they've already taken the BlackBerry Storm apart into a pile of little tiny pieces. And they discovered the secret behind it's "click" touchscreen—the whole screen's backplate presses on a single microswitch, so it's one big button. They also found the Qualcomm MSM7600 processor in there somewhere, and laid blame for sluggish phone performance on that multi-tasking chip's plate, since it runs just about everything on the phone. [Phonewreck via Crunchgear]
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BlackBerry Storm Torn Down To Reveal Secrets Of Its Click Screen: A Big Button [Blackberry Storm]
Gizmodo —
The guys over at PhoneWreck couldn't contain themselves: they've already taken the BlackBerry Storm apart into a pile of little tiny pieces. And they discovered the secret behind it's "click" touchscreen—the whole screen's backplate presses on a single microswitch, so it's one big button. They also found the Qualcomm MSM7600 processor in there somewhere, and laid blame for sluggish phone performance on that multi-tasking chip's plate, since it runs just about everything on the phone. [Phonewreck via Crunchgear]
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Inside The Blackberry Storm
GEARFUSE —
... bit by bit. Head on over for the full review to find out what that crazy new “clickscreen” looks like under the hood. From what I can gather, it looks like the screen uses a single button to recognize typing movements. And take a look at that huge stepper motor for vibration functions; it’s huge! Anyone who likes getting inside popular electronics should most definitely view the Storm from the inside out. Link
BlackBerry Storm Eviscerated for Public Display
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... multi-touch functionality, letting you place your finger while you’re pressing another finger, we bet that implementation would be glorious. For now, however, we got to stick with infuriating spelling mistakes from going too fast.
Throw one more unsatisfied review onto the pile, eh? PhoneWreck’s a pretty new site on the mobile scene, but it’s a great idea - we look forward to seeing more gutted phones in the near future.
[phoneWreck via BlackBerry Sync]
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How Does BlackBerry Storm’s Haptic Feedback Work?
Mobilewhack.com —
... and then they tore it apart to see how it works. Behind the touchscreen there’s a single microswitch ready to be pressed whenever you press the screen. Basically there’s a whole big button which reacts whenever you press certain areas of the screen. Nothing out of the ordinary here right? via phonewreck Tags: ...
BlackBerry Storm - Review and Teardown
PalmAddicts —
... "Being another first for BlackBerry, RIM has delved into the widely competed touchscreen market. Not wanting to be sucked in as “another iPhone wannabe” however, RIM has developed several unique technologies in an attempt to diverge from the traditional touchscreen stigma. So how does this phone actually fare in-hand, and how does it stack up to its competitors?
After the break, we find the answers to this question, AND we smash the thing apart for some good ol’
teardown analysis." Read in full. ...
Blackberry 9500 (Storm)
The Tao of Mac —
... BlackBerry Storm – Review and Teardown ...
