Partners Microsoft, Sharp and Verizon announced a new pair of phones today called Kin, which are built around social messaging services like Twitter and Facebook. The phones are really geared toward people who are constantly chit-chatting via such status services and text-messaging. They won't run third-party applications.
(Whuh? A phone making news because it won't try to have a huge app store?)
Here are some links to learn about the Kin: Engadget's hands-on; CNET's article; BetaNews' take on it; and Microsoft's official news release on the devices.
Watch this video of the Kin demo from Engadget. Notice the new style of user interface for the Kin. Could you see yourself using a phone like this?