With less than two weeks until the official release of the BlackBerry Tour, you might want to get a preview at what you are in store for with the new BlackBerry Tour. Engadget has the Tour and have put a gallery of their ceremonial unboxing. The Tour certainly looks impressive, slimming down from the BlackBerry Bold, yet retaining all the great features. Visit Engadget for the full gallery.

Not to be outdone by Verizon's June 12th release, Sprint announced today that they will also be releasing the BlackBerry Tour on the same day priced at $199.99 with 2-year contract. Now you can choose from either CDMA carrier when picking up the BlackBerry Tour on July 12th.

The wait is almost over. The BlackBerry Tour 9630 is now available for pre-order from Verizon Wireless. The new BlackBerry Tour is priced at $199.99 (after online discount) with a 2-year agreement. Yes, no mail-in rebate is required to get this price. Pre-order shipments are expected to begin on Monday July 13th. Dates are subject to change based upon volume, which leads us to believe there could be supply issues.

Verizon Wireless will release the BlackBerry Tour on July 12th according to Verizon's testman website. If the site is correct, which we expect it should be, the BlackBerry Tour will retail for $199 with a 2-year agreement.

[via BGR]