What a pimp!

sorry at the lame attempt at humor . . . I would like to know how much this cost . . . actually doesn't look as bad as I thought it would . . .

to each his own.. but pretty ugly

loooooooooooool. Ballin out

Who here is going to buy this for me?

Ordering my platinum bold as we speak! LOL!!!

Like Adam said, it may not be to everyone's taste but it looks pretty cool to me. And looking at Kenneth's BBM... "Happy Birthday Man"! When ever it was... :)

of someone with more money than brains.

Very nice

...I think my 401k will allow me to take a loan for this!

24k looks darker orange. someone got ripped off.

Seen a tour done like this u can google it. Was like 7,000 us

why waste gold gold; covering something that you will replace in 2yrs anyway

No, seriously...Why?

24 Carat would scratch way too easily. I don't like it.

Now it´s a Blackberry Gold 9700

actually gold is anti-bacterial so i guess this is one of the better places to have gold if you are a germaphobe...

My plutonium plated Bold is on it's way... :p

That's not a blackberry is a goldberry 9700

"Why you ask? Because I can."

One word: compensating.

Does his carrier insurance cover his phone in case of accidental damage, theft or loss? :P

THIS IS SOOOOO TACKY!!!

Pretty sweet. I just think it's funny that he went through all the effort to pimp his hardware, but he's still running the base theme for his operating system. Why not expand your obsession to software? Haha.

But how heavy is the phone?

Nice

Actually love my Handset. I was in quite an important meeting and I just sat there rotating the Phone to watch it Sparkle!

Have long been a fan of CrackBerry.com; I was updating Beta Firmwares to all my Phones for time, I still do it, gagging to put the new Bold Firmware Leak on but I can't find my Micro USB Cable!

All that Glitters is my Gold BlackBerry Bold!

im sure this is a combo of electroplating plastic parts from truesupplier.com or a similar website!

http://www.truesupplier.com/blackberry-bold-9700-9020-onyx-chrome-housin...

not that im hating, im just saying! haha

Reminds me of the movie Oceans 13!!! LOL

You know, its a phone right?? Not a piece of jewelry. Meh, guess its better than dude buying a "Grill" for his mouth

He might have a 24 carat gold bb...but he doesn't have a good theme...we need to hook him up...for a price that is...hehe !

wow, that's really tacky

All you guys are getting on to him for a gold-plated Blackberry and you're not giving him props for the hot chick sharing real estate on his home screen???

Is that you, R2D2?

Its no big deal. Vertu cost more! My opinion it should be in platinium.

This is... so pointless

Really. I'm not jealous or anything, but this really is an absolute waste of money, even if you have the money to spare. And really, does it even look that good? No.

It says a lot about the folks in our community that it took so long in the comments to make the comment I was going to: forget the gold BB - who's the smoking hot blonde on the screen and are there more pictures of her? :-)

Well done Kenneth!

looks exactly the same as the kit i got for my tour in silver. the blackberry letters on top are a bit crooked just like mine are. this looks like the gold kit from ebay that is about $20.

Whatever...
But i like BB the way it comes from RIM.

and by the way...
it's not gold.
colour is bit suspicious..

gold is too soft metal to use on BB.

forget gold BB...

That's ugly and a waste

Always be hatin.

I think it looks awesome.

RIM should market this through Nieman Marcus or another high end retailer. Not my taste, but I'm sure they could sell quite a few Blackberry Golds.

The epitome of gaudiness IMO!

just buy me the normal 9700. ill be happier than this device's owner

This is turning into look at my Bold, its better thant you Bold...kinda turning into a my penis is bigger than your penis debate. Who cares??? Dude's got $$$$ and he want to blink up his Bold good on him! We dont tell you what to do with your money...

Being a SPE contributor, some comments never cease to amaze me.

Ah well... to each their own opinion; and of course Ken seems like a classy guy taking the negative comments in stride.

My wife is a fan of Millionaire Matchmaker; so I'll be looking forward to checking out that episode now. Did you have fun taping it?

if the man wants to splurge, let him! We've ALL done it before in some manner, so why knock someone else? Everyone in here has bought something they really wanted (hint, look down at your blackberry, or at your car, or at your PS3/XBox, or at your flatscreen LCD/Plasma high definition 40+ inch TV).

Good job Kenny. Hey...can I hold a couple of thousand? I want to platinum out my Tour. I'm good for it. Lol!

Forget the phone. Doesn't anyone else find the humor in all of these comments?? Shit is straight comedy.

Are we really trying to tell someone else how to use his money?? Don't hate just because he put himself in a postion to make a lot of money doing what he does ( from the sounds of it a tv show creator in the uk ).... I'm with stallions35 on this one..

don't know why people are dissing the dude. it's his money, let him spend it the way he wants it. for all you know, he may be splurging money on luxuries like these, but he may also be donating lots to needy people. even mr warren buffet has his few indulgences. why can't he spend on things he like if he can afford to? and to those who diss him, i bet you guys bought things you fancied too. don't just judge a person by ONE thing he's shown. it's just, wrong.

and about the phone, i prefer a full black blackberry haha. but the gold's really bling and pretty cool! and the girl's just smoking hot.

totally awesome.

Nice looking bb but it must be pretty heavy. Are there light leaks, does the housing fit firmly?

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To each his own I guess.

you hanging out with Aisleyne? Lucky dog if you are. I actually 'got' you when you were in BB! Good on ya pal! Take it easy man.

Will, in Liverpool.

Aren't you scared of dropping it or just losing it? Ok, I know you can obviously afford another one if you lose it, but still.
I baby the hell out of mine and it's ummm plastic :S

That girl looks like Briana Banks.....

Dude, if that's for real her you are da "Real Playboy"!

UTG

Looks awesome, if I had the money, I would totally buy, but just if it is real gold, if I know its a cheap fake ebay housing, I wouldn't buy it, I like it, not by its look, just because knowing I have gold on my bb, and nothign can tell me or anyone, how to spend his money, and hey how much u paied for it ?

To all the idiots saying why he didn't who cares!! He can and you prob can't! Shit if I could afford to use dollars as toilet paper I would too

Gold plated eh, i like how it look but a bit to shiny on the keypad a bit to much, and the numbers are the same no colors like the originals, hummm my 9000 golden parts isnt plated its solid gold, gold plated doesnt cost much guys, it looks good but its a cheeper way of getting the bling to the phones, also 24k gold is the softest gold and to do this to a berry in solid state will cost him tons more than this plated version, another thing solid 24k isnt that light, looks more like 10k on the shine. this is the down side of plated it will not change color but at the same time its not real. lol all the hype over plated pieces, you want to bitch about prices bitch about solid state pieces those are where the real dollars come into play. stop hating on the man phone it looks dam good, its his money he spend it, not you, dont feel bad cause you cant afford for your phone to look as good as you do, boys love there toys dont you? there are poor people here in the states, i dont see people bitching to there congress man or state about the problem but you want to talk about other locations around the world, the USA is the greatest place in the world with alot of hungry people, fix that first then you can point fingers, stop the hate and give credit where credit is due, everyone im sure works hard for there money and spend it on alot of crap other than a phone, once your happy with your purchase, so should the other person. just stop the hate and appreciate what you got. gold, blue, green blackberry its still doing what all the rest of us that have 9700 does. nice looking phone man enjoy it.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1076138

looks awesome, but must admit id be proper worried about getting a scratch on it, id probably cry!!

an to everyone dissing it, its his money, his choice, and a very good choice he made :)

stupid phone idea.....hot chick in screen!

Seriously.. The dude has a Gold Bold. Big freakin woop. It's his money, he can do what he wants. And that unimportant person that's crapping on about famine and shit in the world... Seriously?! If you're moaning at him, then you should be moaning at everyone else that say, i don't know, bought a mac. What you gonna do, start having a go at them because they decided to spend more money that you deem fit on something that they wanted, and that they brought from their hard earned money?

At the end of the day, he aint spending your money, so why you have so much of a problem with it is beyond me. My 2 year old son has more maturity than you so grow up! You got some issues....!

Does anyone remember the "gold"-plated Legend of Zelda cartridge for the original Nintendo? That's what this reminds me of...plastic should never be covered in a percious metal.

whats the point?

SSIICCKK

I think that's too much for me I'd probably get robbed. lol

Kenny Tong you rich mudafucker! :D

Gold phone! That is so Gaudy probably Gold Paint from the intel I gathered on Google about Tong.

out of all the people that have been in big brother, the person who acted like the biggest nob ever is a crackberry fan! :P

i love it Kenneth! Can we get a ballpark figure on the cost?? I have seen a site from the UK offering the gold, platinum or diamond Blackberry.

Why in the name of all that is holy would someone take a
phone that was classy right out of the box and turn it into
a piece of "ghetto fabulous" trash.

That thing is appalling and takes tackiness to a whole new level.

Kenneth, great job on the phone.. If you got the money then F'in flaunt it !! Forget about all the jealous haters and morons.. To each his/her own. It's your moola to spend/waste any ol way you choose. I've been upgrading to a new car every year (buying not leasing) and people always tell me what I waste.. If you worked for it, damn it, it's yours!! I work my @s$ off 50+ hours a week and I'll spend my money any way I choose..
The way I see it.. I am keeping the local businesses busy by getting my car completely detailed every other month.. I eat out a lot.. The economy revolves around spending.. When we stop spending it's over.. businesses close.. people lose jobs... So Kenneth keep on freaking spending.. It's the people who spend, who are keeping the people employed and that's the truth!! ...And for the people saying you should donate instead of spend your own money and be happy... I'm pretty sure he donates to some charities just like I do.. However, I'll be damned if I'll forgo buying something I want and deserve because I worked hard and why should he...

It looks like one of those things were it looks better in person.

hey can someone find out what this costs?
i was thinking of doing something like this for a blackberry tour

I'm jealous

Always love bling! If you ever get tired of it I'll take it off your hands :)

If it's real good like they say it is then, he most likely got it at Computer Choppers.

http://www.computer-choppers.com/

hey kenneth tong can i get a interview?

Gold phone = Tool

It's nice to know that this is a conversation piece, digital or not.

What! is that GPRS on a 3G phone? oh no... also, I prefer the black and chrome plastic. Maybe ur phone feels a little sturdier now.

Owned. http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2554430/Big-Brother-housem...

You're known for this, not for being a playboy..

Just goes to prove having both money and taste doesn't go hand in hand.

My bold 9700 gets too much attention as it is..feels like am being attacked with eyes..a gold plated bold ? am gonna need a gun

Hey Ken how you treating your gf Karly these days??...i remember you from BB when you were on it...hopefully you treat her with alot more respect because dude shes one hot chick...anyone whos seen BB when she was in it would agree with me.

Yo by the way can i get Aiseylne's PIN number??..shes another hot chick...

Nice phone though...9700 rocks.

Does this help your career? Someone said it was pimp'n are you a pimp? I can see this as career booster if so.

Why do people forget that gold is a good investment and that you can always re-use gold.

Nice, nice!!!!

Anyone that hates on his phone is just jealous! that is a siiiick phone.

someone takes their time to send into Crackberry a few pictures and all most of you do is crack jokes at his expense. Seriously?

Thanks for showing us your phone. Looks really nice.

For 27 GBP you can get one as well...

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Chrome-Gold-Housing-Bezel-for-Blackberry-9700-Bold-2_...

You do whatever you want with your cash , bro. It's unique and its yours. Not to mention, how many people have you created jobs for that can feed their own children and any others around the world? Probably a lot more than all those who are bashing it. Best wishes to you, and much success in 2010.

it looks awesome.....gotta love the gold

it looks awesome.....gotta love the gold