Verizon Wireless announced today its Blitz, a multimedia device with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard designed for text messaging.

The Blitz has a 2.2-inch screen for browsing the web or checking email. It doubles as a music player with access to VCAST Music’s library of more than 5 million songs. Tracks can be downloaded to a PC and side-loaded with the included USB cable, synchronized with a Bluetooth speaker or played from the speakerphone. An expandable microSD memory port holds cards up to 4 GB in size.

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