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Not a kill joy but I think that bluetooth works on the Tmobile one only. Not a major concern though. The advantage is that if you decide to hack it later, the VW one will give voice; Tmobile blocks voice at carrier level so hacking the hardware does nothing on that point (all that is what I read from XDA forums)
About the launcher, try Launcher Pro, recommended and free!
by the way you'll love it! Really powerful and elegant device. lot of potential not just for ereading ...