Google design chief would love to work with RIM on Android phone with keyboard

Washington, June 29 (ANI): Google's design chief Matias Duarte has said that he would love to work with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) to built an Android-based phone with keyboard.w

"I am still a huge fan of hardware keyboards," Duarte, Google's Director of Android User Experience, told ABC News.

"Many of the products I have worked on in the past have had them. I think there is a place for them, its all about choice and different types of devices. I would love, personally, to have a portrait oriented device, like we made at Palm," he added.

Duarte had earlier headed software design department at Palm and worked on the company's Palm Pre device, which had a physical keyboard and touchscreen.

According to the report, Duarte said he would love to work with RIM 'if they wanted to work on Android devices.'

"I would really welcome that. They clearly make great physical keyboards," he added. (ANI)