Back in 2010 Acer has its own Ferrari when they unveiled Acer Ferrari One Notebook. This time of the year however Ferrari has been working closely with BlackBerry. Previously they came out with Knight 9980 in the Middle East. Yesterday, RIM and Porsche Design project introduced another line-up to the BlackBerry family by the name of P'9981.
This model has its own unique PIN to identify another owner in the BBM world. Apart from that, the model claimed to be juiced and beefed up with OS7. This has BBM AR Chat features. The P9981 will be a restricted edition and costs around USD$2000.
BlackBerry introduces Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone
Porsche Design and Research In Motion (RIM) announced the “elite new” Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry. Designed by Porsche Design, in collaboration with RIM, the luxury brand’s first smartphone delivers engineered luxury and performance. The Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry is instantly identifiable as a Porsche Design product. The exclusive material choices for this unique smartphone include a forged stainless steel frame, hand-wrapped leather back cover, sculpted QWERTY keyboard, and crystal clear touch display. This customized Porsche Design P’9981 comes with an exclusive Porsche Design UI and a bespoke Wikitude World Browser augmented reality app experience. It also includes premium, exclusive PINs that help easily identify another P’9981 smartphone user. “Since 1972 Porsche Design has presented milestone products with iconic style, and the P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry will be our next landmark,” said Juergen Gessler, CEO Porsche Design Group. “The pure and distinctive design, coupled with authentic materials and an emphasis on the manufacturing process, perfectly match our philosophy and complement the Porsche Design product assortment.” Todd Wood, SVP for industrial design, RIM, said: “The Porsche Design P’9981 is a truly modern luxury smartphone, where the timeless style of Porsche Design meets the unmatched mobile experience provided by BlackBerry.”Source: arabnews.com
