Similar products typically spin on the audio jack, causing misreads of the credit card and requiring the user to awkwardly hold the product in place while swiping.
But I do think RIM is scrappy enough to hold on to a core portion of its core user group businesses and then build from that base, especially with the rollout of BB 10.
Loki Studios currently employs four co-founders each of whom hold Computer Science degrees from Stanford and recently hired a part-time user interface designer.
Dr Sheridon has come up with a so-called wand an electronic stick that can hold ten full-size books and also transfer text on to a sheet of Gyricon if a user runs the wand over the surface like a handheld scanner.