Dell Streak launches on AT&T this Friday, a day early for those who pre-ordered

The big phone/small tablet Dell Streak finally has a launch date for AT&T. It’s been on pre-order since late July and if you’ve signed up for that you’d be able to snatch it a day early…The pricing of the Dell Streak has been known for a while – 550 US dollars contract-free or $300 if you put pen to paper on an AT&T contract. If you redeem your pre-sale coupon you can snatch a Plantronics Bluetooth headset for just 99 cents (while supplies last).And you’ll need one too, if you’re going to make use of the phone functionality of the Dell Streak as its screen measures a hefty 5 inches. The OS is Android 1.6 for now but Dell are hard at work to update it to 2.1 Eclair which should also bring 720p video recording to the 5MP camera.The Dell Streak will be available from AT&T starting August 13 (that’s this Friday) or tomorrow if you signed up for the pre-order.                                  

HITTING A SWEET SPOT : The Dell Streak, a carbon black Android-based tablet with a 5-inch display, is designed to provide an excellent “on-the-go” entertainment, social connection, and navigation experience. The spacious 5-inch screen is ideal for experiencing thousands of Android Market widgets, games and applications, all without squinting or compromising portability. Built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth capability and available 3G connectivity brings easy access for downloading and listening to music, updating social networking status in real-time, and staying connected to friends and family through e-mail, text, IM, and voice calls.On-the-go students, mobile professionals, and active families will find Streak’s web-browsing capabilities as natural as a laptop. The 5-inch screen is large enough to present Web pages in their natural form, create a comfortable viewing experience, and make turn-by-turn navigation simple. The Dell Streak is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon solution with integrated 1GHz processor to combine basic functionality and benefits of a laptop in a pocket friendly size.The Dell Streak was designed with the future in mind to support future software, application and platform upgrades.