BlackBerry Onyx with optical trackpad is all smiles for Mr. Blurrycam
We’ve been saying that this would be the case for as long as we can remember, but today a new photograph has emerged which lends irrefutable evidence to our long-standing claim. The BlackBerry 9020, for now known by its codename Onyx, will be shipping out retail-style with an optical trackpad in lieu of the trackball. Based on the photograph above it’s impossible to tell if what we’re looking at is a late prototype or an early production unit, but seeing as the Onyx has already begun its factory journey we certainly can’t rule the later out. Mmmm, optical goodness.
Thanks, Nan!
I’m definitely getting this. It’ll hold me over until I can get the Magnum.
On on onyx! Lol! Glad to see a new alternitive to the ball
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Who cares? Same ol’ BlackBerry as just about everything else they’ve released for the last two years.
oh oh oh Onyx!
The CDMA (or LTE) version, that is!!!!
Granted, its probebly 15 months away, (provided that the GSM version gets a november release date).
it would look cooler if it was a circle.
Any news on the release? I asked an at&t store and she wasn’t sure but was reading something and said September maybe….on T-Mobile though.
Hmm… I think I like the look of the Onyx better with the track pad. I wonder if the tuh tuh tuh tour with wifi will also get a track pad upgrade.
That’s another love child in the Blackberry family. This time from the very young curve 8520 and the good ole Tour
it supposed to be on at&t and possibly t-mobile sabrina
waiting for Magnum~lolz
I agree…same old thing with a couple upgrades. I know blackberry still owns the market but its been 2 full years since the Iphone came out and they still haven’t had any UI that can compete.
Excuse my ignorance, but how does this compare to the Blackberry Driftwood? From what I’ve read, Driftwood is also rumored to be out in September?
Love to see this on AT&T soon…
My Bold is showing signs of failure already…
bah…
you want the ORIGINAL picture?
here
BIGGER and clearer
http://skitch.com/wolwol/bagqk/img00068-20090608-1539
@wolwol
thats a sexy link and i thank you for it ON ON ONYX?!
@Phil: If I’m not mistaken, the Driftwood is T-Mobile’s version with AWS 3G and its WiFi UMA-enabled.
Looks great!
Hope its out on AT&T.
Most of the new BB’s have been going to VZW.
All AT&T got was the 8900. Nice device, but come on….
@Jeremiah: Thanks! For some reason I thought the Driftwood did not include the optical trackpad. Good to know. I’m trying to hold out from grabbing the 8900 in lieu of the Driftwood.
Isn’t this the touchscreen/QWERTY blackberry?
i thought RIM said that the trackpad for now was just for the low cost devices?
Wow. Another blackberry with another goofy ass name that is the exact same as the one they will have released 3 months prior on another carrier and a different (probably) even worse codename.
Release Date Please!
stevieG
onyx is a cool name. SO IS NIAGARA.
at least half of AT&T’s new accounts are iphones, they don’t really care about new BB’s. ZDNET ran a story a few days ago that in June the iphone outsold blackberry
YES!