As many of you I’m sure have heard, on Friday November 21st, the newest member of the Blackberry Family (the Storm) will be released under Verizon Wireless.  The European phone service Vodaphone also was given rights to sell the device.  For a two-year contract the price will be $199.99, closer to $300 for a one-year and the month-to-month will be around $500.  The Vodaphone model was released this past week, which has allowed for some good videos to get us our early exposure.

**All Specifications are taken from Blackberry.com**

Features Available	Wireless email Organizer Browser Phone Camera Video recording BlackBerry® Maps Media player Built-in GPS Corporate data access SMS MMS
Size and Weight	4.43″/112.5mm (Length) 2.45″/62.2mm (Width) 0.55″/13.95mm (Depth) 5.5 oz/155g (Weight)
Data Input/Navigation	SurePress™ touch screen On screen keyboard: portrait SureType® and Multi-tap, QWERTY landscape
Voice Input/Output	3.5mm stereo headset capable Integrated earpiece/ microphone Built-in speakerphone Bluetooth® v2.0; mono/stereo headset, handsfree, phone book access profile, and serial port profile supported (Bluetooth® technology) M3 (Rating for hearing aids (PDF))
Media Player	MPEG4 H.263, MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.264, WMV (Video format support) MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMA ProPlus (Audio format support)
Display	High resolution 480 x 360 pixel color (Display) Transmissive TFT LCD Font size (user selectable) Color display Light sensing screen
Notification	Polyphonic/MIDI ringtones MP3 ringtones Vibrate mode LED indicator
Approximate Battery Life	Up to 15 days (Standby time) Up to 5.5 hours (Talk time)
Memory	Expandable memory – support for microSD card 1 GB (Onboard memory) 128 MB Flash (Flash memory)
Modem	RIM® wireless modem Tethered modem capability
Email Integrations	Works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Microsoft® Exchange Works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for IBM® Lotus® Domino® Works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Novell® GroupWise® Integrates with an existing enterprise email account
Device Security	Password protection and screen lock Sleep mode Support for AES or Triple DES encryption when integrated with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server FIPS 140-2 Compliant (FIPS Validation in Progress) (FIPS validation) Optional support for S/MIME
Wireless Network	UMTS/HSPA networks: 2100 MHz Dual-band 800/1900 Mhz CDMA2000 1X Ev-DO networks North America: 850 MHz GSM/GPRS networks North America: 1900MHz GSM®/GPRS networks Europe/Asia Pacific: 1800MHz GSM/GPRS networks Europe/Asia Pacific: 900MHz GSM/GPRS networks

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