FCC has just approved the HTC touch dual, which will be released in US this quarter. the HTC Touch Dual combines the touch screen with integrated TouchFLO and slide-out keypad. Best Buy will be the first to offer the HTC Touch Dual in US when available.

The prototype picture from the FCC also unveiled the 20-key SureType keypad design for the US HTC Touch Dual. It will be powered by the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.1 professional.

Features of the HTC Touch Dual include the following:

• TouchFLO, a touch-screen technology that allows finger-touch scrolling, panning and photo zooming
• Slide-out 20-key keyboard for quick dialing, text messages and e-mail
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Microsoft Office Mobile for working on documents and getting your Outlook e-mail
• 2 megapixel camera for shooting photos/videos and a second camera for video calls
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) and HSDPA (850/1900Mhz) connectivity

Source [mobileburn]