BBDoodle: Rejected BlackBerry Designs - The PintoBerry!
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Not all device ideas floating through Waterloo are good ones - while some designs like the BlackBerry P'9981 make it all the way to store shelves, others like the Ferrari PlayBook or even the BlackBerry Blade never see the light of day. In some cases that's definitely a good thing, or we may end up seeing something like the PintoBerry -- modeled after the classic Ford Pinto. I'm all for rocking a sweet Ferarri-inspired BlackBerry PlayBook or a Porsche Design BlackBerry P'9981, but as for any more custom car devices, I think I'm good until BlackBerry 10 :-)
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El Platanero Mar 26, 2012 at 11:01 am
Mmmmmmmmm. Love me some pinto beans with brown rice. Good stuff.
.....And first, ha.
walnuts1024 Mar 26, 2012 at 11:01 am
It really would be great to get a BlackBerry 10 Blade design.
wout000 Mar 26, 2012 at 11:33 am
Ditto.
I think RIM needs to start pushing out devices with that kind of BOLD design. It doesn't have to succeed, it just needs to get out there.
Blackberry has had a design fatigue for so long now, pushing out 3 or 4 devices with some BOLD design will inject som enthusiasm and interest into the brand again.
My 2 cents.
SF71 Mar 26, 2012 at 11:40 am
I agree. RIM should at least consider it for a second Gen Blackberry QNX phone. OR....a model that will be released 3-6 months after the initial phones.
Chadissocool Mar 26, 2012 at 9:56 pm
That's another thing they need to do...
Stagger some of their releases
quen-quen Mar 26, 2012 at 11:33 am
BlackBerry Blade sounds nice for BB10 or maybe as BB7.
As for PintoBerry, sounds nice for a cheap BlackBerry! hahahah...
saint613 Mar 26, 2012 at 11:42 am
Pinto version would definetly be a mistake, if it was bumped it would explode or even worse catch fire if spam arrived... (for non auto buffs research Ford Pinto)
axllebeer Mar 26, 2012 at 11:45 am
LOL! Said so true it hurts to laugh.
Boldly sent from my 9930
kritikal Mar 26, 2012 at 4:51 pm
from what I recall only 27 deaths were recorded out 2 million built.
Still a pretty bad car though
birdman_36 Mar 26, 2012 at 8:37 pm
One death is too many.
madman0141 Mar 26, 2012 at 11:55 am
If you strike this phone in the back does it explode like the ford pinto?
avaio Mar 26, 2012 at 2:16 pm
are we still calling the Porsche Design BlackBerry P'9981 a good looking phone? are we that desperate for something different that we lowered our standards
SF71 Mar 26, 2012 at 4:23 pm
I've often wondered the same thing. I don't think the phone is really a good looking phone. I like my Bold a lot better. It's ok.
crackcookie Mar 26, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Don't get me wrong, the Porche Design is intriguing, futuristic and sleek. Almost too sleek for everyday use. It was just priced way out of most people's budgets to become a commodity. If the iphone had a keyboard and did something like that, a limited edition Robocop phone, you can bet people would pay $500 out of contract for that collectors item.
Kennyt454 Mar 27, 2012 at 12:52 am
I guess then that the Chevy Vega is a no-go as well?