Lego-borne BlackBerry Tour probably still lacks WiFi

How do you know you've reached status as an internationally-recognized icon? When someone decides to make a Lego representation of you, that's when -- so our hats go off to you, BlackBerry Tour, for this distinguished accomplishment. Well-traveled Lego artist Nathan Sawaya was recently tapped to turn RIM's global CDMA traveler into a life-sized monolith of plastic bricks, though with an unusual twist: his unnamed patron wanted a working video display, too, which required some "trial and error" to integrate. It might not fit in a pocket, but we reckon you could still find a belt holster that could swallow this thing. Follow the break for video!

[abedinthehouse Posted Mar 13th 2010 9:57PM]

Lego fans unit

[Jeff Wheeler Posted Mar 13th 2010 10:07PM]

@abedinthehouse It was the extra keystrokes you saved by not typing "e!" that kept you FIRST, right?

[erik1080 Posted Mar 13th 2010 10:25PM]

@abedinthehouse

Calling all members of the Lego Fans Unit!

[engadgetaddict Posted Mar 13th 2010 11:11PM]

@abedinthehouse Giant blackberrys in a wheelbarrow are the way of the future!

[reebokshoes Posted Mar 14th 2010 12:45AM]

@abedinthehouse I could've sworn this was a just a pixilated picture taken from an iphone-zoomed in

[snailfur Posted Mar 14th 2010 2:37PM]

@engadgetcomexcludeengadget
Are you implying that midgets cant own blackberries?

[snailfur Posted Mar 14th 2010 2:38PM]

@snailfur
just noticed I wrote blackberries instead of blackberrys haha! Ohh damnnn im gonna get geek abuse for that!

[cjwild Posted Mar 14th 2010 6:52PM]

@snailfur

lol atleast you caught it yourself, -1. +1, you're still in balance. haha

[abedinthehouse Posted Mar 13th 2010 9:59PM]

But does it have 1080P in 3D?

[GenericMessage Posted Mar 13th 2010 10:14PM]

@abedinthehouse

Lego=3D

[SeeThreepio Posted Mar 14th 2010 8:03AM]

Point of order: "life-sized" means "the size it would be in real life."

As in, this:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/12/life-sized-gundam-complete-and-no-you-cant-borrow-it/

This Blackberry is actually "larger than life," or perhaps it's "human-sized," as in:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/04/bandais-gundam-robot-goes-life-sized/

[Edobe Posted Mar 13th 2010 10:06PM]

I wonder if that trackball will last through your entire contract.

[agreenbhm Posted Mar 13th 2010 11:39PM]

@Edobe You beat me to it.

[RidEtHeLiGhTNiNg Posted Mar 13th 2010 10:07PM]

Cool..
But why is the browser so sucky?

[DcMeese Posted Mar 13th 2010 10:10PM]

They could have used electronic LEGO blocks for the phone's circuit!
I remember when it was awesome to integrate little lightbulbs into my creations, bur a phone? Freaking awesome.

But is it compatible with Bionicle????

And Mr. Ziegler, it's "LEGO", not "Lego"! Get it right. :p

[Kibbe17 Posted Mar 13th 2010 10:10PM]

Hahahahah. "problably still lacks wifi" niccce.. Lmao. Anyway, this is pretty sweet no matter what what phone it's mock-up of.

[Mike Posted Mar 14th 2010 8:11AM]

@Kibbe17

You know what's weird... you and I call the lack of wifi a deal killer, but I know a significant amount of people who have Tours and they don't seem to care... I'm sure RIM could net more customers by sticking in wifi, but the lack of wifi doesn't seem to be as damning as Engadget and other sites make it out to be.

[ChickenGod Posted Mar 13th 2010 10:25PM]

Blurrycam strikes again! Just kidding..

[QChronoD Posted Mar 13th 2010 10:31PM]

@ChickenGod No, it's pixelcam!

[therockr92 Posted Mar 13th 2010 10:55PM]

The image looks kinda blocky...

[Cy Starkman Posted Mar 13th 2010 10:29PM]

"Life size" probably isn't exactly the words you were looking for.

At least the keyboard wil be easier to use

[LordAwesome Posted Mar 13th 2010 10:29PM]

Hehe at first u thought it was a photoshop edit till i read the headline

[zomg0t Posted Mar 13th 2010 11:57PM]

no I didn't

[weedalin Posted Mar 13th 2010 10:47PM]

@nicholiservia Unfortunately, some of us here care about how much our devices cost . . .

[ScaryFast Posted Mar 13th 2010 10:55PM]

I just had my Storm replaced with the Tour. I like the higher resolution screen over the Curve, and the camera is better. I can't believe it has no Wifi :/

[JW Posted Mar 13th 2010 11:01PM]

@nicholiservia
A lego touchscreen phone would be pretty bland

[TruUnknowN Posted Mar 13th 2010 11:11PM]

Glad they had a TV installed in it, or the 480 x 360 resolution would look bland with that size. :o

[rkdiddy Posted Mar 13th 2010 11:15PM]

Someone has WAY too much time on their hands!

[Luke311 Posted Mar 14th 2010 1:00AM]

This guy is a LEGO artist, thats what he does for a living, dont
be ignorant.

[pgk2009 Posted Mar 13th 2010 11:22PM]

If you like Lego blocks so much, why don't you buy an iPad.. Zing!

Hey, is that a banhamm..

[snowrid3r Posted Mar 13th 2010 11:25PM]

@rkdiddy

or someone has a job that probley makes 6 figures.

[Display Error Posted Mar 13th 2010 11:33PM]

When I saw the picture, I thought, "Is the picture loading?"

[NoOrdinaryMSFT Posted Mar 13th 2010 11:37PM]

@Display Error
same here. and is that a samsung television i see?

[Sean Connery Posted Mar 13th 2010 11:42PM]

@Vaio
I'm going to give you a plus, due to your ability to successfully persuade other readers and myself to switch from their Blackberries to a Nokia.

A well developed and thought out response, chap.

[versionII Posted Mar 13th 2010 11:53PM]

ppl have WAY to much free time

[Kyle Krcmaric Posted Mar 14th 2010 12:40AM]

@Sean Connery
Yes, kind of saf indeed.

[pizzaman Posted Mar 14th 2010 3:15AM]

There's an error in the article. " global CDMA traveler" is a contradictio in terminus, as in most countries outside the USA there is only GSM.

[sirphunkee Posted Mar 14th 2010 1:15PM]

@pizzaman

most =/= all

[iCello Posted Mar 14th 2010 1:59PM]

@pizzaman What they mean by that is a CDMA phone that has a GSM radio for use outside of the US. So, kind of best of both worlds. But yes, it was a not quite correct the way Mr Ziegler said it, but it makes sense to anyone who knows anything abou the Tour.

[GGG Posted Mar 14th 2010 4:42AM]

It should have been called the BrickBerry

[Krantzstone Posted Mar 14th 2010 5:23AM]

@(Unverified)

Or "Blockberry"?

/try the veal

[gwhat88 Posted Mar 14th 2010 5:29AM]

way cool

[format c Posted Mar 14th 2010 7:41AM]

"...into a life-sized monolith of plastic bricks..."
So, how's that a monolith?
Kind regards,
formatc:_
CEO Smartasses Incorporated

[BuzzMega Posted Mar 14th 2010 8:45AM]

Seriously: are they REALLY running media on this prop at the wrong aspect ratio, or is that a ham-handed Photoshop screen.

Worse: does the real Blackberry run media at the wrong aspect?

[awdiwo Posted Mar 14th 2010 9:30AM]

It also lacks a stable OS, a decent web browser, stable apps, reliable hardware (trackball), etc.

[Standingfast Posted Mar 14th 2010 9:57AM]

I never thought I would say this, however I enjoy having wifi on my phone to SAVE power... The modern mobile wifi chipsets sip much less power than their 3g conterparts...

[JustThatNerdyGuy Posted Mar 14th 2010 2:51PM]

don't people in the US have the Blackberry curve 8520!?

[joelaf Posted Mar 14th 2010 2:57PM]

If you had one of these, and a MS Surface, and a bag of weed...........

[Devhux Posted Mar 14th 2010 5:49PM]

Just don't go trying to play BrickBreaker on this BlackBerry. The creator may not like you too much.

[JAYZ1881 Posted Mar 14th 2010 6:28PM]

The Blackberry logo looks horrible, even worse is the Verizon logo.

Wouldn't RIM want it unbranded?

After all, VZW isn't the only one carrying the Tour.