Well, the reps at the store weren't even sure there was a notification LED. One of them thought I was thinking where the LED is, is just the pocket/face detector for phonecalls... but you can distinctly see two recesses, one for the LED and one for that sensor.
The other guy tried looking up information to verify it had one, but couldn't find anything so obviously wasn't going to replace my phone right away.
Then we tried sending the demo Bionic's texts, and the security anchor of course was conveniently placed over where the LED exists.
And of course, checking the manual does nothing because it doesn't even point it out!
I'm not going crazy am I? There really is a notification LED like the reviews say? Does anyone know of any pics or youtube videos that happen to show it on/working?
EDIT: Found one already-
Droid Bionic Unboxing & Hands On! - YouTube 8min in or so you can see it blinking red, probably because of low battery... wow wish I had one of those LEDs...
sadly it's gonna have to wait until I get back from a short trip out of town... ARGGHHHH