I will be buying the storm for sure when it arrives in the local verizon store...these videos are just kinda teases...I'd really like to see a video without background music drowning out the sound of the video, music, and the hint of the haptic response from the touch screen! Keep it going Kev.

One thing I love about the blackberry is the convenience of the shortcuts, ie. holding a letter key for CAP letter etc.. Will the touch allow such conveniences? I hope I don't have to shift for caps.

I have been looking for specifically how browser works. This is the first video to show that you can pan the browser with moving your finger and also that it shows full HTML page and not the mobile version. The music juke box seemed quite useful although not as good as ipod. I am ready to switch to Storm.

Where is Verizon? There's hardly any public buzz from them beyond the lame webpage on their site. If this is supposed to be a big phone for them that is releasing in a matter of weeks then why aren't they out there doing what Vodafone is doing? At least put some more meat on the website!

See im still unimpressed by the transition animations.

Honestly that lag is always there. The rotate animation in the commercial video is glitchy. The UI doesnt need to be fancy but if ure gonna try...finish it.

I'm sure some people are going to say this is a pre-release model, hence the lags (that will be fixed by final shipment), but I don't buy it. The phone looks really nice and I'm excited to see a real hands on review video as soon as they come out. Are the testers allowed to air something now that the official release has been announced (minus key info, pricing and dates)?

I just got Adam, a customer service rep at Verizon, to start a pre-order list for the Storm. All you have to do is email him at vzwkanacustservicese@gl.verizonwireless.com to get your name added as well. Everyone sign up fast!

Lame...404.....anyone else hosting?

DOES ANY ONE KNOW IF THE STORM IS GOING TO HAVE BRICK BREAKER?
I LOVE THAT GAME!

seems kinda choppy..
the transition from vertical to horizontal seems slow responsive and choppy the browsing look like it lagged when scrolling through the page.

Also if you noticed when the menu item is selected it was delayed in removing the entire menu from the screen.

I'm not sure about this one, it looks cool but maybe they should have added better hardware to avoid the choppy behaviour.

did the device seem very S...L...O...W

Storm is coming out November 2nd. Confirmed by my friend who works there. They have models in the store already that are used for training. He said that that this phone has got to be the most amazing he has ever lay his hands on - broswer is absolutely amazing, and the unique touch feature really is "unique" and works perfectly. He is not sure of the price yet as they are awaiting corporate's announcement, but he said price should be available within a week - either publicly or internally. He was not sure.
So, that is all I have for now.

Yeah looks good and all, but i remember when RIM was ridiculing this one company that started this whole big touch screen UI, i do not remember the name of that company, i think it starts with A or something like that. RIM you are one year late to the game. (go ahead flame)

I wonder if vodafone will release the storm first? I would've expected verizon to have some better teasers than their 1 commercial. Especially for the best Blackberry yet.

Video does look a bit choppy. I hope 3G call quality is far better than on the iPhone, which is woeful.

I think I just busted a nut in my pants

I wish they showed it being typed on in a "normal" way (with both hands holding it while typing), because he pushed the keys really slow and it makes me wonder how fast someone will be able to type on it