According to Motorola, it's the thinnest, lightest and coolest QWERTY on the planet. Well, we’ll finally be able to find out for ourselves when the long-awaited Q is released this week. Boasting flexible mobile email featuring Microsoft’s Windows Mobile software, advanced cellular phone technology, rich multimedia capabilities and an easy-to-use one-handed navigation thumbwheel, the Moto Q looks and feels unique.

It measures 11.5 x 6.3 x 1.1cm and sports a 2.4in, 320 x 240, 65,536-colour job, and the handset also incorporates a 1.3 mega pixel camera with a flash. There's a Mini SD slot for memory expansion, and Bluetooth for wireless connectivity. The keypad is backlit, and Motorola has built in speakerphone capability.

At this point it looks like the Q will only be available from Verizon, but Sprint is talking about having the Q too. A Cingular version will not be out until the end of the year. Time to switch carriers again!