Motorola Q - Treo Killer - shipping May 31

Gearlog.com has a good story about the new Motorola Q Smartphone PDA which will be available exclusively from Verizon as early as 31 May (on the web).

Hardware wise, the Q's dimensions are 11.5cm x 6.3cm x 1.1cm, and includes a QWERTY keyboard, and a 320 x 240 display. It also sports a Mini SD memory expansion slot, a 1.3 megapixel camera and supports Bluetooth for wireless connectivity, but no WiFi is mentioned (of course). On the software side, the Q will ship with a variety of push email options - including Good Technology's GoodLink, and runs on Windows Mobile 5.0 for smartphones.

Gearlog.com is calling it both a "Blackberry-killer" and a "Treo-killer". I guess because the Q works like a Blackberry - no touch screen, you have to use the thumb scrollwheel etc. - and it will only cost half the price of the Treo 700p.

Verizon has a pretty nice flash based introduction to the Motorola Q located here.

Of course, most of the above is moot here... since, to the best of my knowledge, Verizon is not available in Canada.