Strike up the band! The HTC ThunderBolt is ready to come home with you! After all the wondering and rambling we’ve got word that Verizon’s first LTE (4G) handset will be shipping on the 17th, hey that’s Saint Patty’s Day! If you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, take a look at what the ThunderBolt is all about:

• 4.3″ touch display (800 x 480 Pixels)
• 1GHz Snapdragon processor
• Android 2.2 operating system
• 8GB internal memory
• 32GB pre-installed microSD card
• 8-megapixel primary camera with 2x LED flash
• 1.3-megapixel front facing camera
• LTE 4G/3G data connection (voice and data features simultaneously on either 4G or 3G)