RIM's 9530, the first touchscreen BlackBerry, which features what Verizon calls the "first 'clickable' touch screen," will be available in Verizon stores and on their website in 8 days.

This 3G bad boy is $199.99 after a $50 rebate with a new 2-year contract.

It's got a 3.25" LCD HVGA display at 480 X 360 pixels, 3.2 MP cam w/ video, standard headphone jack, VZ Navigator, and an 8GB MicroSD card. It can easily be used as a cellular modem, is ready for global travel, and comes jam-packed with software; productivity tools, social stuff, full HTML browser... it looks good to me. And the SurePress landscape QWERTY is inviting.

Be sure to check out the 360-degree tour link on this page.