Droid 3 - Droid 3 Release Date Today in Stores

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The Droid 3 goes on sale today in stores.  The Droid 3 is a dual-mode, slide-out QWERTY, world smartphone with data through Verizon's 3G network.  If you really want a dual-core processor Droid, you may want to wait for the Droid Bionic (read comparison chart of all Verizon Droids).

Droid 3 features include a dual-core processor, 4" 960 x 540 qHD touchscreen, an 8MP
camera (1080p video capture), a 5-row QWERTY keyboard, HDMI-out port, a front-facing
camera, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, MotoBlur, GPS, 16GB of storage on board, mobile hotspots (up to 5), and a
microSD card slot.

There is an HDMI mirroring feature for playing HD content on an HD TV.

The Droid 3 also can be used with a dock.  Its smart dock
feature remembers the last dock settings.  There is a special
voice-recognition key on the keyboard for voice search and voice
command.

The Droid 3 costs $199 from Verizon Wireless
with a new contract in which you have to choose a usage-based data
plan.