BlackBerry Curve 8530

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I've seen pink BlackBerrys, gold BlackBerrys, white BlackBerrys, red BlackBerrys and then all of the standard-colored BlackBerrys, but royal purple? This is a delightful treat. The new BlackBerry Curve 8530 should be coming to Sprint some time this month, but we still don't know specifics about price (Verizon is charging $100 after a mail-in rebate, so you can expect something comparable).

Granted, it may not be the high-end BlackBerry Bold 9700, but it still offers the new trackpad, a QWERTY keyboard, WiFi functionality, and a 2-megapixel camera and camcorder.

If the new royal purple doesn't exactly do it for you, you can pick one up in black.