I guess Russell Shaw just knows where to look for his BlackBerry patent applications. He’s always finding new ones. The best part about them is that they really get the geeks excited. We all like to see innovation, and seeing a patent application means that Research In Motion has at least through about implementing this kind of design. Today, we see that they’re eyeing a slider patent. It kinda looks like the HTC Touch, really, which would be more than welcome by me. Picture and commentary after the jump.
So this looks like a Windows Mobile kind of deal (or iPhone, for that matter), where the screen rotates when you flip it sideways. This is always good for web browsing and other keyboard-necessary tasks.
This all seems in line with the rumored 9000 series, which looks to contain a number of consumer phones in addition to the business-minded models that put RIM on the map.
[ZDNet]
