BlackBerry Storm

First we had the Apple iPhone 3G, then word about the Google 1G came out(and the word on this is that it's already sold out on pre-order), and now we have yet a new competitor in the market, the BlackBerry Storm. It's the first ever touch screen BlackBerry unit amd for now it will be exclusively for Verizon. Hmmmm, let's sum this up: Apple iPhone 3G is for AT&T, Google G1 is for T-Mobile, and Blackberry Storm is for Verizon. Are we missing any other major phone companies up there? Well, I can't think of anything at the moment, but if I am, just let me know.

Anyway, let's see what all the comotion is about. At this point, there's still no word on the release date nor the price, so I guess you'll have to wait it out. Anyway, let's get down to the core of every phone, its features! Here are a list of many of the Blackberry Storm's features. Enjoy.

Features:
- Dual-mode CDMA and GSM radios for full-on world calling
- GPS with turn-by-turn directions
- Bluetooth, includes a A2DP profile for stereo Bluetooh headsets
- 3.2 Megapixel Camera with flash abd auto-focus
- 4.4 x 2.4 x 0.55 inches (roughly same size as iPhone & Google G1)
- 480 x 360 pixel screen (multi-touch support; two-finger gestures)
- "ClickThrough" feature: "lets you distinctly feel the screen being pressed and released with a gentle click for a highly intuitive experience"
- Ambient light sensor
- Accelerometer, automatically turns screen when you hold phone sideways
- Landscape mode = full QWERTY on-screen keyboard; Portrait mode= SureType keypad
- E-mail, POP & IMAP e-mail servers; SMS, picture, & instant messaging
- Full-on Office document editing: Word, Excel, & PowerPoint
- Blackberry "Store" for application downloads
- Full HTML browser; double-tap zoom, tap & slide scroll
- Video & Music player, full screen video playback
- 3.5mm jack for earphones
- 1 Gigabyte of storage
- MicroSD expansion slot for extra 16GB flash memory

It sounds like a pretty nice phone, but there's one thing that's missing: Wi-Fi. There hasn't been anyword on Wi-Fi yet, what a drag. There's also some rumors going around that the price will be $199 with a two-year contract. Anyway, you can see a list of all the spec on the BlackBerry page right here. I'm not a BlackBerry fan and I already have my eyes set on the Google G1. How about everyone else, anyone looking forward to buying this thing?