RIM has filed some interesting design schemes for the BlackBerry in R&D. The first patent shows a BlackBerry-like device with a rotatable keyboard–making the it available in flip phone mode as well as rotated into a more horizontal position. This diagram might explain it better.
A second and older patent filing is even less appealing aesthetically, but shows a keyboard that pops out on either side of the handset. Here’s the diagram.
Source: engadget
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