The red version is pictured below.  Click through to Phone and Phone's site to see pink, purple, white, brown, blue, and jaune ... that last one means "yellow" to all you English speakers out here.

• HTC Touch Diamond is be released for Verizon in October
• Could end up as the new "Ice White" color scheme just released by HTC. 
  

• Slower processor than current versions (400mhz)
• Larger battery (1340mhh)
• Larger rear cover (3mm thicker in total), due to larger battery.
• No internal memory; microSD support up to 32GB
• Same SDHC micro SD reader support as the Touch Pro.
  

What do you all think?  Worthy tip?  Already seen it elsewhere?  Total nonsense?  Who cares?  Air it out in the comments.

So what'd I see yesterday and what'd I think?  Let's start with HTC:

HTC

First off, thanks Eric for getting us out of the convention center and to a bright, airy space with good coffee for our meeting.  Always nice to do these things with a bit of style and some clean air and natural light ;-)

• Touch Diamond: I've got a Sprint-branded review unit to unbox and review, and I'm looking forward to it.  I like what HTC and Sprint did with the back panel of the phone, and the minor "Sprintifications" to TouchFlo 3D look good.  Sprint Music Store and Sprint TV seem to work well, too.  Look for a full video or two soon.
  
• Touch Pro:  On the one hand I'm really excited for Touch Diamond + QWERTY.  On the other hand, this sucker is thick.  On the third hand (?), the Sprint-branded version has a nice silver/grey color scheme and rounded edges that give the device a sleek look that almost helps you forget how thick it is.  Touch Pro will launch at a relatively small $50 premium over Diamond, so I'm very curious to see how it fares in the marketplace.  Bulk aside, it looks to be a pretty sweet Windows Mobile solution.
  
• S740: I was surprised by how much I dug this phone person.  It's long, skinny, and not paritcularly thin, and there's no touchscreen, but somehow it really worked for me.  I think I liked how roomy the QWERTY pad was and how it felt like a phone when I held it to my ear - the long, narrow body put the microphone closer to my mouth than most current cell phones do.  Also, the S740's unique shape made it feel like an artifiact from the future.  Too bad for us it'll only be available in Europe; an unlocked GSM version will work in the U.S. but won't offer compatible 3G bands.
  
• Touch HD:  Didn't see this one, didn't get any word on it, but I'm guessing we should keep our eyes open for more on this forthcoming all-touch, WVGA badboy.
  
• Dream/G1: Zip, nada, nothing.  Must find HTC today and try again :-)
  

Second, something called the HTC QUAR100 has shown up on the Bluetooth Special Interest Group's Web site.  This time credit goes to CellPassion for unearthing/reporting on this one.  What is the QUAR100?  Looks like it's a phone with WiFi and, interestingly enough, its planned only for North America.  Hmm.  Could it be a special name for the CDMA version of the Touch Diamond?  Could it be a mysterious new device like a second Android phone? 

If only I had a meeting with HTC tomorrow afternoon so I could ask them about it.  Oh, wait ... I do :-D

Lucky for you my uber-obsessed friend, Best Buy's got your back.  The mega-retailer of consumer electronics will reportedly be selling the current unlocked GSM version of HTC's Touch Diamond smartphone starting as soon as ... well, real soon, anyway.  You can even go ahead and pre-order the device from BestBuy.com for the low, low price of $699.99 USD.  Still want it?  Bear in mind that you'll be getting the version with European/Asian spec 3G ... I know I said that already, but it really bears repeating seeing as the NA GSM version's already been leaked and that Sprint CDMA variant is really right around the corner.

Looks like we'll see the Touch Diamond by the middle of this month (that'd be September) at an on-contract/after rebate price of $249.99.  Rumors are pointing to Sunday the 14th as the exact date, as Sprint seems to have a thing for releasing new phones on Sundays.  Touch Pro (basically Touch Diamond with a slide-out QWERTY board) will supposedly drop on October 19 at a cost of $329.99 after rebate when you sign on for two years of service.

In any event, you'll soon be able to get your TouchFLO 3D, Windows Mobile 6.1, 4GB of storage, 3.2 MP camera, Opera browser, EV-DO Rev. A and WiFi groove on, CDMA-style.  Woo-hoo!

Beyond the new HTC, Sprint users can (supposedly) expect these other releases this Summer ... unless this thing is a complete and total hoax ... or it's for real but the launches get pushed back, as often happens:

• July 13: Palm Treo 800W, BlackBerry Curve (Red) -- These could actually be slated for 7/21, it's hard to tell from the image
  
• July 27: LG Rumor (Blue)
• August 17: MotoRAZR VE20, Sanyo Katana Eclipse (SCP-6750), Two PC Card refreshes
• September 2: HTC MP6950 (as per above), Samsung M220 & M320, Motorola Renegade V950 & i365
  

Check out the original post over on Sprintusers.

$149's a nice price, but a three year contract?  Ouch.