Who Wants an iPhone “Pro” Slider for New Year?
Form-factor-palooza continues! During the iPhone Round Robin, our best frenemy CrackBerry Kevin spoke extensively about his desire for an iPhone Pro:
know a big part of the iPhone philosophy is to keep it simple, but sometimes it doesn’t hurt to be a little more complicated, and luckily, tagging a product with “Pro” at the end covers the reduced intuitiveness of a professional device. At the bottom of the iPhone is a single home button. How about we toss a little Apple key to the left of it? Maybe when you hit that button you could get a few basic functions to pop up on the display… maybe like copy and paste? While we’re at it, let’s add a little back button to the right of that home key. The lack of a back key on the iPhone is one of my BIGGEST irks of all – you have to learn within each app the correct way to tap “back” to a previous menu (time waster). The most unified/simplistic means of getting back is via a back button. I know this is something that even iPhone fans (Rene, I’m looking at you) would like to see. Maybe add the ability to edit office docs natively – it’s not something one typically does on a smartphone all that often (more likely to view than to edit), but sometimes “Pro” users do have to make changes on the go. And last but not least, give it a flashing red light. In other words, make it more like a BlackBerry!
Seems he’s not alone, though Gizmodo certainly takes it to another level entirely: enter the slider! (Or re-enter, as we heard rumors of the iSlider back in July…) It’s not TiPb’s cup of tea. We’re still predicting an iPhone HD, but sans-slider. We highly doubt it’s something Apple would ever consider either, but we’re sure it would appeal to at least some of the HTC Pro/G1 crowd.
What do you think? Does the iPhone need it a big @$$ keyboard for 2009?
December 30th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
at times i wouldn’t mind one, but I think the iPhone is great as it is (besides the lack of copy/paste and the elusive push notification service).
December 30th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
please please please please apple do this!! oh my god this looks like the smart phone of my dreams! i’m even considering the gphone so I can get a decent keyboard.
December 30th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Apple doesn’t follow losers… never has… they’re leaders for others to follow behind.
The anti-iPhone crowd will just have to suffer while the rest of us move forward into the future.
December 30th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I’d pass on the keyboard as sliders just don’t appeal to me and it’s just one more point of possible failure to worry about. Why do we need a dedicated back button since apps have one builtin. I’d love to get the camera centered in the middle as in the pic with 5mp and something larger than a pin hole to take advantage of it. And that front facing camera would be nice too. But what I really want is apps running is he background, background notifications, cut/copy/paste and 32GB.
December 30th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
This would be great especially the apple and back button!! One amazing thing one be a better camera with flash!! Also I love the 5 rows of icons instead of four!!
December 30th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
meh. I am already used to the keyboarda centered and larger lens (hopefully wider) would be nice.
December 30th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Why does everyone want this omgggggg this is the worst thing I’ve ever ever seen worst rumor worst ahhhhh I hope this never ever ever comes true
December 30th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
What an insanely stupid idea
December 30th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
I think every app I use has back buttons. What’s the problem?
And I don’t want to have to wipe a “front” camera lens clean after every phone call.
December 30th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Nooooooooooooo apple dont do it
December 30th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
also screw kevin hes just a berry fan boy nothing more
December 30th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Another major development with the iPhone is beginning of sales at Walmart. This has spawned a whole new category of apps for the Walmart shopper. Here’s a sample from my Top Ten Walmart Apps at http://danieldurazo.com/2008/12/29/walmarts-top-ten-iphone-apps/
December 31st, 2008 at 4:32 am
But what if Steve comes up with a great idea 6months down the track? How’s he going to add a button to the plastic keypad once it’s already shipped?
Not a hope in h*ll of ever happening.
December 31st, 2008 at 4:41 am
H*ll no!
Except for the front camera that is. A front cam hidden behind the front glass would be really neat.
December 31st, 2008 at 6:40 am
it looks ****, doesn’t work, and is an all round failure…
no thanks
December 31st, 2008 at 8:18 am
I like the iPhone keyboard. I know I can type just as fast if not faster on it than a physical one. If you don’t want to put in the time to learn how to use it, then sure an iPhone pro woud work. Not for me though, and I don’t think im alone on that.
December 31st, 2008 at 11:43 am
No. Hand touch is enough for me
December 31st, 2008 at 1:21 pm
I had a pocket pc with a keyboard. What a piece of c**p it was. I’d never go back. Constantly popping it in and out = Rubbish. The back button maybe and the central camera definitely.
December 31st, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Man I really hope that Apple comes out with this even though I know they probably won’t.
December 31st, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Actually, when i started my “comment” i was going to say that i would loved to have the option of having a slide out keyboard, but now, i’ve realized that if apple put in a fimware update the ability to have landscape typing, the keyboard wouldnt be such a big issue. Aside from the other obvious tweaks (copy/paste among other things), this would make it a lot better. Apple could always make two different iphones catered to different user groups…. All I’m saying is i want some options.
January 2nd, 2009 at 2:31 pm
uh yeeeah…no.
February 8th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Oooh my god! this is “the most perfect” phone! that’s just what the iphone needs!! i got an iphone myself, but dont like the virtual keyboard, when sending a text. it’s to small. And love doing that so. i neeeeeeeed apple to make this DREAM come true…….
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Omg yes yes yes do this plzzzzzzz this is like a dream dnt listen to those other ppl they dnt no what they are talkin about just plzzzz do this It would be the #1 phone a full keyboard and an iPhone In one whoever came up with this idea rock
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Plus the camera would be cool so plzzz do this I have the iPhone now and I kinda got use to texting with the key bored bug yea all I do is text so a full key board whould be awsome plzzzz
March 27th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Wow!!! You people have a lot of time on your hands. Do any of you have a job or something to accomplish during the day? It’s a Fu@#ing phone for god’s sake!!!! Get over your Brand Fanaticism. Build something, create something, but please stop ranting about your devotion to a “back button”. Get a life.
April 25th, 2009 at 6:54 am
I think this looks freeeekin awesome!!