BlackBerry Limited Edition Gold Passport Smartphone
In what seems to be an ever-growing trend of mobile phone firms “going gold,” BlackBerry is the latest to join the bling brigade with a new limited edition black-and-gold Passport smartphone.
[Launched last year](http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/02/blackberrys-passport-is-daring-but-not-enough-for-you-to-buy-review/) to mixed reviews, the very “square” BlackBerry Passport has so far been available in white, black, and a limited red edition. Now, 50 people will be able to land the black-and-gold incarnation engraved with “Limited Edition” and the relevant production number. The damage? [$899 in the U.S.](http://shop.blackberry.com/store/bbrryus/en_US/pd/productID.313204900) and [C$999 (about US$811) in BlackBerry’s native Canada](http://shop.blackberry.com/store/bbrryus/en_CA/pd/productID.313204900).
While BlackBerry has restricted the initial run to just 50, if it sees demand, it could well make more available.