The Swiv: A BlackBerry Concept Device...

BlackBerry Swiv Concept Designed on the PlayBook

With the excitement of the return of BlackBerry phones to market in 2021, folks that have been loyal users of now defunct BlackBerry phones are putting their heads together on the different aspects of the line of phones that BlackBerry had introduced they found most productive while also observing the introduction of new phone concepts with the acknowledgement that people are just sick of the "slabs," and that there is a drive now for new innovation. This drive has got me conceptualizing -- and forgive me of going completely nuts on some aspects of ideas that I have; sometimes out of the box thinking is what future BlackBerry users could use.

The BlackBerry Swiv

Design Description:

Square with a swivel out keyboard; when keyboard is out the touch display shuts off all touch and is positioned in landscape mode with a bezel at the top and bottom for perfect grip. The keys would be miniature Cherry keys with the responsive mechanical heavy click sound response. The top of the bezel would include a machine stamped enameled bottle opener -- this would surely spread awareness of the phone and be the center of discussion at any social gathering that involves the need for a bottle opener. 

Features:

The Swiv includes all the classic buttons found on the Bold, Pearl and Curve phones including the BlackBerry logo menu button and the track-pad for touchscreen-disabled navigation. Also the audio amplitude matches that of the old Bold's with enough amplitude and clarity to be able to hear in the most challenging and noisiest of environments (ie public transit, jack-hammering etc.) The Swiv, for the privacy contentious will include a physical switch that mechanically separates the conduits that enable the microphone and camera. In a post Snowden aware society there is now demand for a phone that has the option to shut off all NSA portals, including other parties unauthorized exploitation of zero-day methods of intrusion, that may be used to compromise personal information and intellectual property. The Swiv will also include the classic color and pattern programmable LED notification system as well as all the classic BBOS era ring tones and notification sounds. The Swiv will also include a removable battery to allow the use of third party branded extended batteries (ie, Mugen, Seidio etc.)