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Hey, neighborhood kids, I'm not gonna buy you any beer but if I see you drinking in the park, I'm not gonna call the cops. Let see and look some of the devices that'll be coming out at launch with Windows Phone 7. First we've got the Dell Venue 8 Pro that'll be available on T Mobile. It's a vertical slider with a full- qwerty keyboard and a 4. 1- inch screen covered by built- in gorilla glass. So it should be very tough and rugged. Then we've got the HTC HD7, which will also be available on T Mobile. It's got the largest screen of the devices at 4. 3- inch screen and it's capable of shooting high- definition video, 720p video recording. And then the HTC surround on AT & T. This one looks a little gimmicky to me. It's got slide up surround sound speakers and a kickstand so you can, I don't know, sit it at your desk or table and watch movies. I don't know. The LG Quantum from AT & T looks little more promising. It's the only device at launch with a slide out horizontal keyboard and it's DLNA compatible, which means it be able to stream media between other DLNA compatible devices around your house, 3. 5- inch touch screen and finally the Samsung Focus, this one looks really nice. It's a big 4- inch super AMOLED screen, which should be playing bright and it's very thin and very light under 4 ounces and well less than half an inch thick. So you have options when it comes to devices, form factors and networks. But they are all relatively uniform as far as hardware goes. This first round, they all at 1 GHz processors. The screen resolution is the same on all of them and Microsoft did not allowing manufacturers to put their own customize interface over the top of Windows Phone 7 like there is with Android. So uniform experience across the board, the more choice. See? Splitting the difference. The kids are drinking in the park. I didn't buy the beer for them. So have a good time kids. 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