BlackBerry KickStart Phone - It's a Clamshell!

If you've always wanted BlackBerry goodness in a clamshell design, RIM is apparently set to make your dreams come true with the BlackBerry KickStart phone. This would be the first flip phone BlackBerry, and it features a SureType keyboard, Trackball navigation, camera, an external LCD, and a nice sized internal LCD in a rather thick body. Boy Genius Report expects the Kickstart to be release before the end of the year, and they've got some more photos for your viewing pleasure until RIM delivers official news.

UPDATE: T-Mobile Kickstart launch and specs from BGR

* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE    
* "Next Gen" SureType keyboard    
* 2 Megapixel camera    
* 16-bit color LCDs    
* Internal LCD is 240×320, external one is 160×128    
* Wi-Fi b,g    
* 3.5mm headset jack    
* OS is 4.6