Keepin' it real fake, part CLXVII: the BlueBerry is exactly what you think

We'd heard the BlueBerry was a no-name nav unit, but the exciting world of knock-offs moves faster than a speeding bullet -- and these days, it's taking the form of a Bold. Just $164.99 buys you a phone with a QVGA display, microSD slot, and twice as many SIM slots as the real thing -- oh, and about as much Exchange support as your uncle's avocado green AT&T Slimline. We'll take two.

[Via PMP Today]

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 12th 2009 11:20PM]

Also runs "Asteroid:

[chen Posted Jan 13th 2009 7:49AM]

I've open Engadget 5 times today to watch updates, I get passed by this "BlackBerry" 5 times not even noticing this is a fake "BlueBerry".
Well done clone!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 11:39AM]

haahhahaah

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 7:29PM]

My dad always calls it the blueberry...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 12th 2009 11:22PM]

Jay-Z would be so proud.

[Sneakz Posted Jan 12th 2009 11:53PM]

For anyone who doesn't get it

"Out the country, but the blueberry still connect" Encore - Jay-Z

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 12:45AM]

Very nice tie-in. Props.
What the fuck you expec'. haha

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 12th 2009 11:26PM]

I want it just as a joke. I don't know if I'd spend that much on a joke, but it'd be funny. "No, Damn you. I said BLUEberry, and I meant BlueBerry!!!"

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 12th 2009 11:32PM]

When I saw this, I thought it was the real one.

Thing is, even if you do KIRF, no one will care.

but try and KIRF with an iphone and SOMEONE is gonna call you out !

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 12th 2009 11:26PM]

hands down the best/worst KIRF I've ever seen.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 12th 2009 11:27PM]

For the name sake, they should paint it blue.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 12:46AM]

I highly agree.

For the record, I call my red Pearl a Raspberry.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 12th 2009 11:29PM]

I dont get the last line :(

[Chris Posted Jan 12th 2009 11:41PM]

Meaning it's so awesome we'd like two of them. Nothing fancy.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 12th 2009 11:53PM]

"AT&T Slimline" refers to a line of corded landline phones manufactured by AT&T.

[Gad Get Posted Jan 12th 2009 11:38PM]

The only way this KIRF could be funnier is if they called it the "GooseBerry" or something.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 5:30PM]

But is there an imp inside?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 12:02AM]

"Dingleberry"

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 12:01AM]

*snozzberry

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 2:58AM]

"The snozzberries taste like...


snozzberries!!"

Best.Fucking.Movie.EVER!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 8:52PM]

Halle Berry.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 12th 2009 11:52PM]

$164.99 - $100 paypal promo I'd waste on something else dumb = $64.99 piece of junk that might be better than my iPhone. Really, did you see the details under games? It has snake, lol ... but yeah this should be a good joke phone when I get it. lol

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 12th 2009 11:52PM]

needs to appear on next year's "for enemy" gift list

[superhobo Posted Jan 13th 2009 12:10AM]

This is what Obama's going to get.

[MyHeadisFed Posted Jan 13th 2009 12:13AM]

haha on the page it says "Can store 300 phonebooks" ....that's a lot of phonebooks =P

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 12:43AM]

Don't forget the amazing "Flide mode" it features!

I don't see that on the iPhone...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 12:34AM]

BUT I LOOK LIKE A F$@*ING BLUEBERRY!!!!

-Blueberry Johnson

Wannabe Children's TV Show Host

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 12:41AM]

they should've called it the BoldBerry to combine the two and really piss RIM off...

[Gad Get Posted Jan 13th 2009 1:04AM]

You mean, to really make it funny.

[Inzain Posted Jan 13th 2009 1:07AM]

Are they following U2's fruitleg mixes? What's next - Boysenberry? Cranberry?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 1:40AM]

wow ,will this be out on att soon,it sucks that its only coming out on verizon n sprint.damn they get all the good phones.storm instinct n now this.im jealous. does this mean im stuck with my iphone.,????what should i do?????

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 1:45AM]

delete your iphone. then self delete.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 1:44AM]

looks like they stole the keyboard from the nokia 3300....

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 2:45AM]

there might be hope .i might not have to wait till 2016 when att releases this. i heard could get a jailbroken/unlocked on ebay n use on att.blueberry dev team works miracles.n would somehow hack it to where it'd go from cdma to gsm bandwith.yes there might be hope after all.what should i do.,???in the meantime im stuck with iphone till 2016 ,7 more years to go.,what to do?!?!?!?1im confused.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 12:49PM]

wut.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 5:39PM]

You are hurting my brain. Stop typing now and refer to Arian Kooshesh's post above.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 2:37AM]

"2.4 inch 240*320 pixels screen, bluetooth, and so on"
lol @ the specs

[Google Posted Jan 13th 2009 4:32AM]

They should of made a Blackberry Subtle not Bold!

[Chefgon Posted Jan 13th 2009 6:38AM]

Is anybody else totally baffled by the measurements in this image? The corner is 11mm? WTF?

[bigcow05 Posted Jan 13th 2009 8:05AM]

Thickness.

[Arkenklo Posted Jan 13th 2009 7:23AM]

LoL!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 8:06AM]

But but but but it's not blue!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 8:51AM]

In before RaspBerry.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 8:52AM]

Better than the DingleBerry I bought last week!

Ugh! Piece..of..crap.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2009 3:06PM]

Check out the video on YouTube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18B45O6DKig

If only this wasn't junk on the inside, I love the form factor.