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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 2007
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2013.0176.010
- MANUFACTURER
- Research in Motion Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- China
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 10
- Total Parts
- 10
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Cardboard
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- RIM
- Country
- China
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Nova Scotia
- Period
- 2008 to 2012
- Canada
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Taken from curatorial worksheet "Developed by Research In Motion, a Canadian wireless equipment manufacturer and telecommunication service provider. The Pearl series began with 8100 which was released in 2006 and was discontinued after the release of the 9100 in 2010. The BlackBerry Pearl was aimed towards both business users and consumer. The Pearl 8130 uses a modified QWERTY keyboard on a 4-row, 5-column keypad. Its design also incorporates a translucent trackball, which replaced the scroll wheel, and facilitates horizontal and vertical scrolling. The device operates on BlackBerry OS. This device was donated to the museum by Julie Miller, a retired elementary school principal from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. The Pearl was her first cellular telephone, which she used primarily for texting purposes. In January 2013, Mrs. Miller replaced this phone with the Apple iPhone 5.". - Function
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To compose and receive radio message in text form and to act as a radio telephone. - Technical
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Taken from curatorial worksheet "The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 was part of a series of smartphones developed by Research In Motion that had a camera and a media player. The BlackBerry 8130 includes EV-DO high speed CDMA data capabilities and uses the Antioch chip from Cypress Semiconductor which enables direct connection between peripherals, creating ultra-fast transfers. (ref.2) This upgrade from the 8100 provides faster USB side-loading and connection to the micro-SDHC card. This speed significantly surpassed that of the earlier iPhone and Motorola RAZR.". - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Print on front and side of box reads "BlackBerry". Print on side of box "BlackBerry/ Licensed by QUALCOMM/ Incorporated under one or/ more of the Patents listed/ in the copyright section/ of the BlackBerry 8130/ Wireless Handheld TM/ Getting Started Card". There are several barcodes with numbers, see multimedia image. Print below reads "BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone, Titanium/ PRD - 20875 - 001/ 250606/ MODEL: RBS21CW/ MADE IN MEXICO 3".
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Heavy cardboard box with attached lid. Medium blue hues and photographs of individuals. Black and white manufacturer's print.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Research in Motion Ltd., Box, circa 2007, Artifact no. 2013.0176, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2013.0176.010/
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