The Story of the RedBerry 38
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."
other DIY mods? (Score:4, 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).
Lame (Score:5, Informative)
-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 [infoworld.com] to the blackberry but instead ot was just an idiot who discovered simple modding.
Re:Lame (Score:1)
I say we blame scuttlemonkey for letting this slip through the cracks.
Bad (scuttle)monkey!
Re:Lame (Score:1)
Re:Lame (Score:1, Flamebait)
Wait, hold on! HOLD ON! I am confused now.
One slashdot (and engineering mantra) is: KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid. And then you go on ragging on that guy for doing a "simple mod?"
Who the fuck are you? The Hypocrit?
Re:Lame (Score:3, Insightful)
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.
Re:Lame (Score:2)
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.
Well, to be fair, I'm more impressed that Gramps is modding his crackberry than I would be by his grandson.
Not that this warrants a spot on slashdot, though. Next up, CowboyNeal mods his jeans with a ballpoint pen!
Re:Lame (Score:1)
Re:Lame (Score:1)
Re:Lame (Score:2)
> -I'm a free thinker and everyone else is an idiot
> -I got a car paintjob on a blackberry case
You forgot: "I have a midlife crises, and I want to make this perfectly clear."
This is sorta cool... (Score:3, 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.)
*sigh* (Score:5, Funny)
-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
Re:*sigh* (Score:3, Funny)
See? I have already identified myself as a jaded, cynical old man.
Its simple (Score:3, Funny)
tacky (Score:2, Funny)
-1 Troll (Score:1, Insightful)
I thought this was about China's "Redberry" (Score:3, Informative)
LAME!! (Score:5, Interesting)
Okay, like everybody else I thought:
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:
Motherfucker's got a HOLSTER! BackDaFuckUp!
Nothing says non-conformist like a blackberry!
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)
Seriously, is this guy for real? I sense a motivational speaking career in the making...
"RedBerry"? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:"RedBerry"? (Score:1)
Re:"RedBerry"? (Score:1)
I think it was going to be red too. Then some marketroid decided that 'straw' sounded too much like 'slow' (?!!) and it was changed to Blackberry.
Boring... (Score:2)
If we substitute "how I got some nice free golf clubs" for "Redberry", that would be about the same result, and just as boring.
Oh,
Gamecube (Score:1)
Lame (Score:2)
Here I thought this was going to be an article about the REAL redberry, China's rip off of the blackberry.
This is not newsworthy. Someone paints a case and thinks it is special. Well I have the only briefcase PC configured a certain way, because I built it. Put me on front page slashdot! I'm so damn special.
This guy couldn't even be bothered to get the equipment or learn to do it himself. He had to go to a body shop and have them do it.
Now it's my turn! (Score:1)
WTF? Is slashdot going the way of Digg now? (Score:2)
Someone point me to the
Re:WTF? Is slashdot going the way of Digg now? (Score:1)
The real story here... (Score:2)
Errr. (Score:1)
Because a red blackberry is oh so relevant and emerging.
"I probably broke every rule in the book"
Oh yeah, he's a real badass. Wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley would you?