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The Story of the RedBerry

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the never-give-up-never-surrender dept.

Howard H. Thaw writes "In my youniverse -- where I increasingly get to chose the devices I want, the services I need and customize them to my own specifications and standards - RIM offered me the BlackBerry device I wanted and needed - but that still only got me part of the way. Here's the story of my RedBerry, I hope it will inspire your own. According to Mathew Ingram, tech writer for the Globe and Mail in his column entitled Pimp Your Device this may very well be the world's only triple-coated and glazed Ferrari-red BlackBerry."

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  1. other DIY mods? by yagu · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Okay, this is really cool! Can anyone point me to some DIY article that shows how to get a computer desktop or tower case other than beige?

    </sarcasm>

    FTA: There isn't a meeting that goes by - or a tradeshow, or media interview that someone doesn't salivate over my Red BlackBerry. As they brush their fingers over the glossy coat, there's a moment of hesitation before the inevitable question emerges: where did you ever get that from? And so the conversation goes.... Apparently I wasn't in any of the same meetings.

    This isn't even not a story (apologies to Peter Woit).

  2. Lame by nEoN+nOoDlE · · Score: 5, Informative

    that's the stupidest article I've ever read. I'll save everyone a few minutes of their lives and summarize.

    -People drool over my red blackberry
    -I'm a free thinker and everyone else is an idiot
    -I got a car paintjob on a blackberry case

    I was thinking that the article was going to be about China's response to the blackberry but instead ot was just an idiot who discovered simple modding.

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    1. Re:Lame by MyLongNickName · · Score: 2, Insightful

      He painted a blackberry. And then he makes it sound like he is uber cool. If he were 21, I might be mildly amused. He is old enough to be a 21 year old's grandfather.

      There is nothing amazing about this. It is not useful. It is not even cool in a geek kind of way. Superficial in the "look, mine is flashier than yours" without any added functionality, and without any real work on his end.

      Next week: I will show how I modded my tennis shoes with drywall compound when I was doing my weekend house project.

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  3. This is sorta cool... by ThinkingInBinary · · Score: 2, Informative

    Sure, like the first few comments said, the writeup wasn't that amazing, and there's nothing that special about doing this. But it's still cool, nonetheless. As far as I know, nobody else has done this to a BlackBerry. If I were ever to get a BlackBerry, I would want it to be in a color other than black or navy blue. Perhaps RIM will take a hint and offer a choice of colors. (But all the corportate IT depts will buy the black ones, saying it's cheaper and easier to get the default color.)

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  4. *sigh* by Skreems · · Score: 4, Funny

    I had a clear vision of what I wanted: a shiny, triple-coated and glazed, Ferrari Red BlackBerry that would accessorize my personality.
    -article

    You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your fucking red-glazed blackberry.
    -Tyler Durden

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    1. Re:*sigh* by MyLongNickName · · Score: 2, Funny

      Sadly, he probably is. Superficial people are impressed with sperficial things. People identify themselves rather quickly.

      See? I have already identified myself as a jaded, cynical old man.

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  5. Its simple by CrazyJim1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're just all jealous.(jk)

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  6. tacky by painkillr · · Score: 2, Funny

    looks like crap, but i guess he's happy enough

  7. I thought this was about China's "Redberry" by profet · · Score: 2, Informative

    Silly me thinking this was actually an interesting article about China's Redberry platform.

  8. LAME!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Okay, like everybody else I thought:

    1. China's blackberry... that's an article I'd like to read!
    2. No wait.. some powerful tech writer convinced RIM to custom-make him a blackberry with a red finish.. who is this guy, and how come I've never heard of him?

    But... no it's some MOUTH BREATHER who painted his blackberry red and wrote a TWO FUCKING PAGE ARTICLE about it. Can I have the last 5 minutes of my life back please?

    The quotes are entertaining though:

    you can't miss me coming, with the unmistakable Ferrari-Red BlackBerry in the holster on my side. Why? Because I can!

    Motherfucker's got a HOLSTER! BackDaFuckUp!

    set out to create my own personalized, customized, [series of 1], non-conformist anything but Black or Blue Berry.

    Nothing says non-conformist like a blackberry!

    Pimp-my-ride, step-aside - there's a new Berry in town!

    Yes, I am definitely getting the fuck out of your way, Mr. Awesome! (whispering) damn, with a blackberry like that, can you imagine how big his cock is? (/whispering)

    There are rewards to loyalty. Mine just happens to be shiny and red. I probably broke every rule in the book, but now I have the BlackBerry I want, cherish and enjoy, each and every day... And for everyone that asks, I say "Credendo Vides" - Believing is Seeing.

    Seriously, is this guy for real? I sense a motivational speaking career in the making...

  9. "RedBerry"? by Amerist · · Score: 5, Funny

    He should have just called it the StrawBerry.

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