BlackBerry Pearl 9100 dummies showing up in Rogers stores

It's basically open knowledge at this point that RIM finally has a new candybar Pearl just around the corner -- the Pearl 9100, to be exact -- and we've been sent a new shot of a dummy gussied up in Rogers branding. Rogers has been one of RIM's most loyal partners over the years, often being among the first carriers around the world to launch new BlackBerry models, so it'd certainly make sense that Canada's old GSM giant would be gearing up to offer this bad boy on the double -- and the fact that dummies exist suggests that the phone should be launching any week now. What do you want to bet we see it at WES next week?

[Thanks, John]

[Cokemanpac Posted Apr 22nd 2010 2:56PM]

Ugly..rim always pumps out the same looking Crap. The o.s is stale too, they should die instead of palm

[Francolasalsa Posted Apr 22nd 2010 3:29PM]

Loved the orignal 8100 glad to see a refresh being launched. Pearl will always have a special place in my heart as it was my (many peoples) first smartphone

Sent from my iPhone

[Johnny Rockets Posted Apr 22nd 2010 4:33PM]

This would have been great in the 90's!

[Hazdaz Posted Apr 22nd 2010 5:50PM]

Best vertical keyboard ever.

[willwillywilson Posted Apr 22nd 2010 7:48PM]

SSDF. Way to fit right inside the mold perfectly.

[Spaceshipped Posted Apr 23rd 2010 10:15AM]

It's sad that with phones like the iPhone, Pre(the pixi even) and Droid out, there are still prosumers(the pearl audience) that get suckered into paying a data plan for a phone with such a a god awful browser and overall un-social networking friendly(excluding bbm) platform.

[JFH Posted Apr 29th 2010 11:18AM]

@Spaceshipped

So true.