There has been a lot of buzz about the new Motorola Q hitting the streets in the US over the past week. Engadget got its hands on one but hasn't reviewed it yet. U.K.-based T3 says "Moto’s latest handset looks sharp enough to slice and dice the king of mobile e-mailers".

Should the folks at RIM be concerned? Probably. The new Motorola Q is said to be the latest attempt to take on the Blackberry. According to T3, "sending e-mail stylishly is a tall order, but Motorola’s latest handset has it licked, beating the BlackBerry at its own game with a full keyboard and RAZR sharp looks."

Features:

Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0

Thinnest QWERTY device in the world – 11.5mm

Full, ergonomic QWERTY keyboard, 5-way navigation button and thumb wheel

Video clip capture and playback

Connectivity via Bluetooth, IrDA and mini-USB; compatible with Motorola H500, HT820, H5, H600, H700 Bluetooth wireless headsets

Multi-Media Messaging (MMS)

Dual, stereo-quality speakers

Audio formats supported: iMelody, MIDI, MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA, WAX, QCELP

Image formats supported: GIF87a, GIF89a, JPEG, WBMP, BMP, PNG

Video formats supported: H.263, MPEG-4, GSM-AMR, AAC, WMV

Mini-SD removable memory card slot

Large, high-resolution display (320 x 240 pixels, 65K TFT)

1.3 mega pixel camera with photo lighting

PIM functionality with Picture Caller ID

Advanced speech recognition and speakerphone