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New Sidekick LE and LX coming from T-Mobile?

By Chris on Thursday, Jun 14th 2007 7 Comments

Could we be seeing another couple of new Sidekick devices from T-Mobile sometime in the near future?

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Future Sidekick to have GPS?

By Chris Davies on Thursday, May 17th 2007 4 Comments

The Sidekick 3 seems to be getting a bit of a bashing with the launch of Helio’s awesome Ocean, but if their hiring plans are anything to go by they might be staging a comeback. Eagle-eyed Danger fans spotted an ad for an internship – nothing special there, perhaps, but a glance through the job spec throws up this little tidbit about GPS:

“Formalize the Java Native Interface and glue layer for binding the BT serial support as a GPS provider of data”

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SlashGear Review: T-Mobile’s Sidekick 3 in the UK

By Chris Davies on Monday, Apr 16th 2007 13 Comments

Here’s a prediction for you: the Sidekick iD will never make it over the Atlantic to the UK. And lest you accuse me – as some already have – of being anti-iD, I’ll tell you why. In the US, the Sidekick 3 will set you back $199.99 with a contract, that’s after a $200 rebate T-Mobile hope to tempt you with. Whereas over here you can pick it up free with a new contract; there’s simply no market for a cut-down version of the SK3.

T-Mobile Sidekick 3

You might not think it were the case, but T-Mobile UK has been selling the Sidekick 3 since December last year. Yet even now, in the middle of April, their site has no mention of it. Enthusiasts, upgrading from the second-generation handset, talk of poor publicity as a sign of the operator not being 100% behind the cellphone; I managed to get my hands on one to see whether it was worth the fuss.

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Sidekick ID: so exciting you forget how to hold it!

By Chris Davies on Friday, Apr 13th 2007 2 Comments

Look, it’s the Sidekick ID in the hands of actual people! Well, okay, not actual people – they’re actor-PR-advert-people, whom we all know are in fact constructed from yams and string. Still, it’s good to see how the cut-down messenger looks in live hands; sadly it looks just as bulky as the SK3. What’s even more entertaining, of course, is that the lady at the end is so excited by her new phone that she accidentally talks into the wrong end.

Anyone would think she wasn’t in fact having a real phone-call at all!

Spotting-kudos to hiptop3

A first look at the Sidekick ID

By Chris on Friday, Apr 13th 2007 7 Comments

Looks like the guys over at Crunchgear got their hands on the new Sidekick ID a little earlier than the rest of us. Since our demo won’t be in until later today, I figured that I would share their initial thoughts on it.

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Official info arrives on the Sidekick ID

By Chris on Thursday, Apr 12th 2007 2 Comments

We’ve finally got the official info on the mysterious T-Mobile Sidekick ID. I say mysterious because they went through great lengths at CTIA to not even show a picture of it. But I think it looks much better than the previous pictures that we’ve seen.

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Sidekick ID spotted; still looks faintly ridiculous

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Apr 12th 2007 3 Comments

Oh look, a live photo of the Sidekick ID. Apparently it’s in the hands of a certain ex-Gizmodo blogger and general Danger addict, and we can expect a review very soon. Forgive me if I can’t get too excited; I’m still miffed that the super-slim boardroom friendly handset I was hoping they’d introduce has in fact turned out to be a cross between the SK3 and a rubber-clad fetish model.

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Sidekick ID found in the wild [Gizmodo]

Sidekick ID picks garish over glossy

By Chris Davies on Friday, Mar 30th 2007 8 Comments

I had high hopes for the Sidekick ID. It looked like it would take the strengths of the SK3 (look for a review of the UK version here on SlashGear very soon!) and package them in a smaller, more dedicated handset. Perhaps something that executives and business folk wouldn’t feel embarrassed to whip out in a meeting and peck at; after all, that keyboard is one of the best around. But they seem to have decided to give it the cellphone equivalent of lycra running shorts.

T-Mobile Sidekick ID

A prematurely published rebate form on the T-Mobile US site spills the colourful beans, as well as news that the parred-down messenger will cost a reasonable $99 after a $50 rebate. Expect it to drop on April 18th.

Engadget [via Gizmodo]

Whoops, picture of Sidekick ID accidentally shows up at CTIA

By Chris on Thursday, Mar 29th 2007 4 Comments

Have you ever made one of those really big mistakes (like mowing over your wife’s garden) and then upon realizing what you’ve done, you try to “fix” the problem (like trying to plant some fake flowers) before anyone notices? If you have, then you know you never actually get away with it, and in the internet age, not only do you get caught, but everyone knows about it soon afterwards.

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Credit: Thanks to the guys at Gizmodo for the picture

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Monaco Wireless Sidekick 3 cradle

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jan 12th 2007 No Comments

Excuse me while I kick you in the shin and disturb your iPhone reverie to remind you that there are actually other interesting phones that haven’t been made by Apple. The Sidekick 3 is just one such cult-handset, and in-between muttering things like “well at least ours has a keyboard with tactile feedback” they people at Hiptop3.com have been taking a look at Monaco Wireless’ cradle for the twisty cellphone.

Monaco Wireless SK3 cradle

With an emphasis apparently more on charging the battery than synchronising (since the SK3 syncs automatically and wirelessly via T-Mobile’s data network), the cradle nonetheless allows a USB connection to your PC – certainly handy for transferring photos and mp3s. A slot for a second battery at the rear means you can quickly swap over when your first is running low; on the downside, the headphone port is blocked when the unit is docked, as are the power and volume controls.

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