New Phones
First of all the release date of a phone can change the day before it is due to release so this is a subject that it is best to take a wait and see attitude on. Do not get yourself all hyped for a phone to release only to have the date get pushed back.
I will tell you that the Kyocera Slider is due to release sometime pretty soon, probably within about 4-6 weeks. It has a speaker phone. VZW will be the only first to offer the phone as a post paid product. It is a really nice phone.