TOUCH TABLET and CELL PHONE

Verizon's Android march will continue. Within a few months, we're going to see a version of Google's Nexus One phone for Verizon. That's not a rumor; Google promises it will happen. If you believe the rumor sites, there's much more to come. 


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Blackberry Storm2 (Verizon Wireless)
$179.99 and up

The Storm2 cured almost all of the original Storm's ills, providing a solid BlackBerry interface on a touchscreen phone. Now if only RIM could fix their Web browser.
Google Nexus One (T-Mobile)
$299.99 and up

The Google Nexus One is the most powerful Android smartphone yet, but its software and sales strategy are geared strictly to self-supporting geeks. We'll see if that changes by the time Verizon gets this phone.
HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless)
$89.99 and up

The HTC Droid Eris is an easier-to-use, lower-cost but less-powerful Android alternative to the sometimes fearsome Motorola Droid.
HTC Imagio (Verizon Wireless)
$199.99 and up

The HTC Imagio is one of the best Microsoft smartphones out there, thanks to its refreshed Windows Mobile 6.5 OS, its beautiful TouchFLO 3D interface, and genuine broadcast mobile television.
Motorola DROID (Verizon Wireless)
$199.99 and up
 
The Motorola Droid signaled Verizon's comeback on the smartphone scene with its speedy processor, high-res screen and Android 2.0 operating system.
Palm Pixi Plus (Verizon Wireless)
$48.99 and up

The Palm Pixi Plus is an inexpensive little messaging smartphone that can also kick your laptop onto the Internet, and it makes a good alternative to texting phones like the LG EnV series.
Palm Pre Plus (Verizon Wireless)
$82.95 and up

With a very easy-to-use operating system and a sliding keyboard, the Palm Pre Plus is an e-mail, music, and calendar-oriented smartphone with a twist: it'll get your laptop online (at a price.)