I’m sure many of you remember BlackBerry, the legendary phone manufacturer of yesteryears. As one of the pioneers in the industry, the company was quite successful until the rise of smartphones. However, they failed to keep up with trends that came with touchscreens and eventually vanished from the market. However, if you miss Blackberry, it looks like there’s a new product that’s just your speed: the “Beepberry.” Here are the details…

Beepberry is a BlackBerry keyboard tinker toy from the founder of Pebble

Who could forget the BlackBerry and its fantastic keyboard? Although modern smartphones have achieved some success in this regard, the company seems to cater specifically to those born to write. Eric Migicovsky, the founder of Pebble smartwatch and co-founder of Beeper, aware of this situation, has crafted an ingenious device that may just meet your needs. Beepberry, priced at $79, is a custom-made pocket computer featuring a genuine BlackBerry keyboard.

Although it’s primarily designed to run the Beeper messaging app, this remarkable gadget can be tweaked to perform almost any task you desire.The Beepberry is a pocket-sized computer that combines the Raspberry Pi Zero W with the keyboard of a BlackBerry Classic. It is designed to run the Beeper messaging app, but it can be used for a variety of other tasks. The Beepberry has a 2.7-inch screen, a backlit keyboard, a USB-C port, an RGB LED, a side button, a power switch, and General Purpose Input / Output (GPIO) breakouts.

It is powered by a 2,000mAh battery. The Beepberry is available for $79. The Beepberry kit, which includes a preinstalled Pi Zero W, is available for $99. The Beepberry is a versatile device that is perfect for hackers, tinkerers, and anyone who wants a unique and portable computer. It is still under development, but it has a lot of potential.

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