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These existed shortly after the iPhone came out under the presumption people would miss the physical keys from blackberries. They didn’t sell well back then I don’t think they will now.
Personally I wouldn't mind having a phone with modern cababilities and Nokia Communicator / E7 type keyboard.
I still don't understand why PDAs are no longer a thing. Make a phone a bit thicker, add ports, thumb keyboard... I remember being able to SSH to servers from my Zaurus and actually do things using the hardware keyboard. Or SSH to my n900 and install packages there. With android I just lost the interest. It doesn't feel like a personal computer anymore.
I want a trackpad /s
Trackball or bust.
Blackberry sued the original company out of existence
Probably because they were all cheap crap and not made up to the standards of the device they connected to.
I had one for my iPhone 4, it was cool but not hugely practical