Verizon Wireless and RIM today announced the availability of the BlackBerry Curve 3G. The Curve 3G looks like every other Curve but has 3G on board.

The new Curve 3G will be available in all business channels on September 16 and in Verizon stores in the "coming weeks." You can pick one up for $29.99 with a 2-year contract.

Features:

Stylish new design (4.3” x 2.4” x .55” and 3.7 oz.) with face finished in a mirror-like trim; black, soft-touch sides; and textured back for a comfortable, secure feel in the hand

35-key full QWERTY backlit keyboard for fast, accurate typing and optical trackpad for easy and fluid navigation

Dedicated media keys integrated along the top of the smartphone, so music lovers can easily access their tunes while on the go

BlackBerry® Media Sync to easily sync music as well as photos with the smartphone*

512 MB Flash memory and microSD/SDHC slot that supports up to 32 GB memory cards for media storage

Built-in GPS with support for geo-tagging and location-based applications, including VZ Navigator®, which provides audible turn-by-turn directions to millions of points of interest and the option to share the directions with others

Built-in Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g) for fast browsing; smooth music streaming; and the ability to talk on the phone while browsing the Web, instant message with BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger), and share location with friends on popular social networking sites

Camera with video recording (requires a separately sold microSD card)
Industry-leading BlackBerry e-mail and messaging capabilities
Easy mobile access to Facebook®, Twitter™, MySpace™ and Flickr® as well as popular instant messaging services

Support for BlackBerry App World™, featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones

Premium phone features, including voice-activated dialing, speakerphone, and Bluetooth® (2.1)