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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[T-Mobile rolls out Sidekick Slide Scarlet]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/16/t-mobile-rolls-out-sidekick-slide-scarlet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/16/t-mobile-rolls-out-sidekick-slide-scarlet/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/16/t-mobile-rolls-out-sidekick-slide-scarlet/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.t-mobile.com/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/05/sidekick-slide-scarlet-ofc.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
As <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/09/sidekick-slide-turning-red-for-round-2/">expected</a>, Motorola and T-Mobile have materialized a new variant of the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/07/sidekick-slide-now-available-199-to-put-it-in-your-pocket/">Sidekick Slide</a>, replacing that rather polarizing shade of purple with... well, an equally polarizing shade of red. The Sidekick Slide Scarlet, as it's known, features the same QVGA display, 1.3 megapixel cam, microSD slot, and Hiptop-first sliding display as the original and is available starting today for $199.99 on contract.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.t-mobile.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/16/t-mobile-rolls-out-sidekick-slide-scarlet/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1197891/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/16/t-mobile-rolls-out-sidekick-slide-scarlet/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>breaking news</category><category>BreakingNews</category><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>moto</category><category>motorola</category><category>scarlet</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick slide</category><category>SidekickSlide</category><category>slide</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 18:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danger CEO talks up new Sidekick model]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/06/danger-ceo-talks-up-new-sidekick-model/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/06/danger-ceo-talks-up-new-sidekick-model/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/06/danger-ceo-talks-up-new-sidekick-model/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/215dba8a-14c6-11dd-a741-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false.html?nclick_check=1"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/05/sk-gekko-screenshot-hiptop3.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
If anyone should be carrying Danger's latest Hiptop in their pocket, it's probably the company's CEO -- and sure enough, head honcho Hank Nothhaft disclosed that he was indeed rocking an unreleased model during a recent interview with Financial Times. Details were slim for the picking, but he said the phone -- which we can only assume to be the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/03/screenshot-yanked-off-sidekick-gekko-for-the-world-to-see/">Gekko</a> -- is "thinner and less wide but has a bigger keyboard." A paradox? Seemingly, so we can only assume that the area dedicated to navigation buttons on the left and right of the phone has been slimmed down to accommodate the bulkier QWERTY. Nothhaft also mentions that he considers Tessera Technologies a "company to watch," so if we had to wager a guess, we'd say that the firm's <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/28/tesseras-optiml-zoom-gets-cameraphones-3x-closer-without-moving/">unique camera lenses</a> might just be finding their way into a Hiptop near you.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/215dba8a-14c6-11dd-a741-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false.html?nclick_check=1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/06/danger-ceo-talks-up-new-sidekick-model/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1187446/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/06/danger-ceo-talks-up-new-sidekick-model/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>gekko</category><category>hank nothhaft</category><category>HankNothhaft</category><category>hiptop</category><category>sidekick</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 11:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Screenshot yanked off Sidekick "Gekko" for the world to see]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/03/screenshot-yanked-off-sidekick-gekko-for-the-world-to-see/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/03/screenshot-yanked-off-sidekick-gekko-for-the-world-to-see/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/03/screenshot-yanked-off-sidekick-gekko-for-the-world-to-see/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/sidekick-gekkoaspen-screenshot/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/05/sk-gekko-screenshot-hiptop3.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
We still don't have a picture of Danger's so-called <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/28/aspen-and-gekko-join-the-hiptop-codename-parade/">"Gekko" and "Aspen"</a> Sidekicks to ogle while we wait for a supposed summer release on T-Mobile, but we've got the next best thing: a screenshot pulled from a prototype. It's still not exactly clear what the relationship is between the two new codenames, but we can now say with some certainty that there'll be at least one all-new model in the mix since the rendering used on the device here doesn't look like any Sidekick currently in the stable. Hiptop3 reports that the Gekko's codename (wait, a codename for a codename?) is "Style 2," pretty much confirming that it'll replace the low-end and <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/03/31/t-mobiles-sidekick-id-no-longer-available/">recently discontinued</a> iD. Despite the focus on keeping this one cheap, the site also says that the Gekko will sport a feature set similar to that of the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/26/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/">LX</a>, so it's not clear what specs will be sacrificed to keep this one affordable. A cheap LX alternative with what appear to be changeable faceplates? Count us in.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/sidekick-gekkoaspen-screenshot/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/03/screenshot-yanked-off-sidekick-gekko-for-the-world-to-see/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1185874/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/03/screenshot-yanked-off-sidekick-gekko-for-the-world-to-see/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aspen</category><category>danger</category><category>gekko</category><category>hiptop</category><category>sidekick</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 19:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danger's Sidekick LX getting video support]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/03/dangers-sidekick-lx-getting-video-support/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/03/dangers-sidekick-lx-getting-video-support/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/03/dangers-sidekick-lx-getting-video-support/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/multimedia/" rel="tag">Multimedia</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/video-on-the-sidekick-lx/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/05/5-3-08-sidekick-lx-video.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Take your focus off of that forthcoming <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/01/limited-edition-tony-hawk-sidekick-lx-on-the-way/">Tony Hawk hiptop</a> a minute and key in on that image above -- looks like Danger's Sidekick LX may be getting video after all. After questioning whether this very device could indeed support video <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/27/could-the-sidekick-lx-play-video/">late last year</a>, it looks like the answer could be just around the corner. Unfortunately, the shot above along with one other in the read link is about it for details; we're still waiting to hear whether YouTube / H.264 will be supported, and beyond that, when the update will be made available. Still worried sick over Mr. Hawk? Yeah, we reckoned not.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/video-on-the-sidekick-lx/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/03/dangers-sidekick-lx-getting-video-support/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1185587/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/03/dangers-sidekick-lx-getting-video-support/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>api</category><category>danger</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick lx</category><category>SidekickLx</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 03:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limited edition Tony Hawk Sidekick LX on the way?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/01/limited-edition-tony-hawk-sidekick-lx-on-the-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/01/limited-edition-tony-hawk-sidekick-lx-on-the-way/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/01/limited-edition-tony-hawk-sidekick-lx-on-the-way/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://tmonews.com/2008/04/guess-what-tony-hawk-uses-to-text-his-friends/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/05/5-1-08-tonyhawk.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
We'd recommend taking this one with a healthy dose of salt, but word on the street has it that Tony Hawk -- being the unashamed Sidekick lover that he is -- is gearing up to receive his very own limited edition <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/tag/Sidekicklx">LX</a>. Oh, and his adoring fans can snap one up too if they're quick. Details about the unit itself are scant, but it will obviously be Tony Hawk-branded and able to do a 900 on command. We are hearing, however, that it's slated to land on July 16th -- just in time for the T-Mobile sponsored Boom Boom HuckJam, too.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/tony-hawk-limited-edition-sidekick-lx/">Hiptop3</a>, image courtesy of <a href="http://www.aolcdn.com/aolr/red-cares-tony-hawk-400a120706.jpg">AOL</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://tmonews.com/2008/04/guess-what-tony-hawk-uses-to-text-his-friends/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/01/limited-edition-tony-hawk-sidekick-lx-on-the-way/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1183378/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/01/limited-edition-tony-hawk-sidekick-lx-on-the-way/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>limited edition</category><category>LimitedEdition</category><category>rumor</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick lx</category><category>SidekickLx</category><category>special edition</category><category>SpecialEdition</category><category>tony hawk</category><category>TonyHawk</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 18:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Aspen" and "Gekko" join the Hiptop codename parade?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/28/aspen-and-gekko-join-the-hiptop-codename-parade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/28/aspen-and-gekko-join-the-hiptop-codename-parade/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/28/aspen-and-gekko-join-the-hiptop-codename-parade/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><a href="http://tmonews.com/2008/04/jackpot-here-comes-the-new-sidekick/"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-lx-wiki.jpg" alt="" /></a>A little early for all-new Sidekicks, isn't it? TmoNews is reporting that a pair of new codenames have rather suddenly appeared on the Hiptop radar -- "Gekko" and "Aspen" -- with the former due on T-Mobile come July 27 and the latter rolling on in just three short days later on July 30. The three-day separation between two Sidekick launches itself seems a bit suspect, though to be fair, the last round of <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/15/shuriken-is-sharps-sidekick-4/">Danger</a> <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/10/danger-zante-sidekick-slide-in-the-wild/">codenames</a> we caught wind of turned out to be dead-on legit. As Hiptop3 suggests, a round of LX (or Slide) limited editions seems like the most plausible explanation here -- or maybe it's just T-Mob's fancy way of describing <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/09/sidekick-slide-turning-red-for-round-2/">new colors</a>.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.phonemag.com/what-are-the-sidekick-gekko-and-sidekick-aspen-042573.php">PHONE Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/sidekick-gekko-and-sidekick-aspen-new-sidekicks/">Hiptop3.com</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://tmonews.com/2008/04/jackpot-here-comes-the-new-sidekick/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/28/aspen-and-gekko-join-the-hiptop-codename-parade/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1179861/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/28/aspen-and-gekko-join-the-hiptop-codename-parade/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aspen</category><category>danger</category><category>gekko</category><category>hiptop</category><category>sidekick</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft completes Danger acquisition, creates new Premium Mobile Experiences division]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/15/microsoft-completes-danger-acquisition-creates-new-premium-mobi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/15/microsoft-completes-danger-acquisition-creates-new-premium-mobi/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/15/microsoft-completes-danger-acquisition-creates-new-premium-mobi/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/windows-mobile/" rel="tag">Windows Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://pressmediawire.com/article.cfm?articleID=18728"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-15-08-msdanger.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /> </div>
Microsoft's just announced that its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/12/microsoft-said-to-have-dropped-500-million-on-danger/">$500M buyout of Sidekick maker Danger</a> is complete, and that it's rolling the new team into its own unit, the Premium Mobile Experiences division. Ready to follow the chain of corporate command? PMX is under the Mobile Communications Business unit at MS, which itself falls under the Entertainment and Devices Division responsible for the Xbox and Zune. Got all that? Good. Danger's management team won't be directly calling the shots at PMX, though -- they'll be reporting to Roz Ho, who you might remember as the former head of the Mac Business Unit. Ho says the goal of PMX is to have people "smile every time they look at their phone," which hopefully means we'll be seeing a lot more Danger influence on Windows Mobile than the other way around. Still, "Premium Mobile Experiences" is an interesting choice of name, especially in the same division as the 360 and Zune -- dare we dream of a Microsoft-branded consumer phone?<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-microsoft-completes-acquisition-of-danger-co-founders-join-newly-create/">MocoNews</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://pressmediawire.com/article.cfm?articleID=18728>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/15/microsoft-completes-danger-acquisition-creates-new-premium-mobi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1168496/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/15/microsoft-completes-danger-acquisition-creates-new-premium-mobi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>buyout</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pmx</category><category>premium mobile experiences</category><category>PremiumMobileExperiences</category><category>sidekick</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilay Patel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danger testing out an NES emulator for Sidekicks? Sadly, no.]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/11/danger-testing-out-an-nes-emulator-for-sidekicks-sadly-no/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/11/danger-testing-out-an-nes-emulator-for-sidekicks-sadly-no/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/11/danger-testing-out-an-nes-emulator-for-sidekicks-sadly-no/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/games/" rel="tag">Games</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/10/sidekicks-get-nes-emulator/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/04/sidekick-nes-bgr.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Our first thought when we heard the news that there was an NES emulator in the works for the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/tag/Sidekick/">Sidekick</a> series of text machines was one of pure, unabashed elation. The classic Hiptop form factor is pretty much exactly what the doctor ordered for effective old-skool gaming, after all -- and let's be honest, <em>any</em> time Nintendo playtime comes to a new platform is cause for immediate and overindulgent celebration. Our second thought was, "wait, what?" It's pretty unclear how the emulator would be loaded with legally-obtained ROMs and we have our doubts that Nintendo signed away the rights to any binaries, so we're a little confused about the word that this would be officially offered through the Danger's Software Catalog. Let's all cross our fingers, continue to pay our T-Mobile bills on time, and hope that tomorrow might bring countless hours of <em>Skate or Die</em> while we're... you know, actually skating or something.<br /><br /><strong>Update:</strong> While not technically fake, it turns out that this 80s-vintage action is going to remain a pipe dream (and no, we're not talking about the NES game <em>Pipe Dream</em>, either). Danger's developer tools allow arbitrary Java to be loaded into the Hiptop emulator -- not just approved stuff, obviously -- so odds are that someone loaded an NES emulator (like, say, vNes) and went to town with the screen shots. Official offering through the Catalog, though? Not so much. Thanks, Jim!<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/10/sidekicks-get-nes-emulator/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/11/danger-testing-out-an-nes-emulator-for-sidekicks-sadly-no/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1164488/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/11/danger-testing-out-an-nes-emulator-for-sidekicks-sadly-no/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>emulator</category><category>game</category><category>games</category><category>hiptop</category><category>nes</category><category>nintendo</category><category>sidekick</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sidekick Slide turning red for round 2?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/09/sidekick-slide-turning-red-for-round-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/09/sidekick-slide-turning-red-for-round-2/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/09/sidekick-slide-turning-red-for-round-2/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/07/fire-red-motorola-sidekick-slide-launching-on-t-mobile-late-may-early-june/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/04/sidekick-slide-bgr.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Boy Genius Report is reporting (it is the Boy Genius <em>Report</em>, after all) that the Motorola-sourced <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/07/sidekick-slide-now-available-199-to-put-it-in-your-pocket/">Sidekick Slide</a> will be getting a second variation on T-Mobile come late May or early June, this time around in a lovely shade of red to compliment the same glossy black shell as the original. We can see how the purple might be a bit intense for some folks, so red should be a decent alternative; we don't think the picture's real here, but it gets the point across. With the iD <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/03/31/t-mobiles-sidekick-id-no-longer-available/">out of the picture</a>, it seems like T-Mobile has some ramping up to do in the palette department -- and really, how much longer can we go without a <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/02/11/t-mobile-officially-announces-dwayne-wade-sidekick-3/">Dwayne Wade</a> LX?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/07/fire-red-motorola-sidekick-slide-launching-on-t-mobile-late-may-early-june/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/09/sidekick-slide-turning-red-for-round-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1161283/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/09/sidekick-slide-turning-red-for-round-2/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>moto</category><category>motorola</category><category>red</category><category>rumor</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick slide</category><category>SidekickSlide</category><category>slide</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Mobile's Sidekick iD no longer available? Confirmed!]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/03/31/t-mobiles-sidekick-id-no-longer-available/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/03/31/t-mobiles-sidekick-id-no-longer-available/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/03/31/t-mobiles-sidekick-id-no-longer-available/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Default.aspx"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/03/no-sidekick-id.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
After what feels like an all-too-brief run on the low end of the Hiptop range, the colorful <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/04/12/sidekick-id-finally-launches/">Sidekick iD</a> has unceremoniously disappeared from T-Mobile's retail site. We don't have any intel on whether it's gone for good just yet -- we're working to confirm -- but tell us: was anyone out there, like, <em>totally</em> going to buy an iD today, only to discover (much to your horror, of course) that it had been removed? Please, do share your horror stories with us in comments while we're getting the lowdown on the situation.<br /><br />[Thanks, Mike]<br /><br /><strong>Update:</strong> We've heard back from T-Mobile, and it's true -- the iD is no longer being manufactured, though if you're really lucky, we understand that you still might be able to score one from a store that has some remaining stock. Good luck, shoppers!<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Default.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/03/31/t-mobiles-sidekick-id-no-longer-available/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1154097/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/03/31/t-mobiles-sidekick-id-no-longer-available/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick id</category><category>SidekickId</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft said to have dropped $500 million on Danger]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/12/microsoft-said-to-have-dropped-500-million-on-danger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/12/microsoft-said-to-have-dropped-500-million-on-danger/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/12/microsoft-said-to-have-dropped-500-million-on-danger/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/windows-mobile/" rel="tag">Windows Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Misc</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/how-much-did-microsoft-pay-for-danger-find-out-here/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/02/ms_danger.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<div align="left">While Microsoft was doing little to hide how much it was willing to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/09/yahoo-not-so-hot-for-microsofts-initial-bid-plans-to-reject/">spend on Yahoo!</a>, the company's been decidedly more coy about exactly how much it dropped to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/microsoft-buys-danger-windows-mobile-sidekick-imminent/">pick up Sidekick-maker Danger</a> earlier this week. The ever-dependable Om Malik now claims to have turned up a figure, however, and while it pales compared to that Yahoo! offer, it's still quite a doozy. According to Om, a "fairly solid source" informed him that Microsoft parted with a full $500 million to bring Danger into its fold, with later-stage investors in Danger the biggest beneficiaries of that payday. What's more, that hefty price also got Om speculating that Microsoft may be about to "pull an Xbox" with its cellphone business, fearing that its current approach would relegate it to the business market -- a pretty safe assumption, if you ask us.</div>
</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/how-much-did-microsoft-pay-for-danger-find-out-here/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/12/microsoft-said-to-have-dropped-500-million-on-danger/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1113411/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/12/microsoft-said-to-have-dropped-500-million-on-danger/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>acquisition</category><category>buyout</category><category>danger</category><category>merger</category><category>microsoft</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Melanson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft buys Danger, Windows Mobile Sidekick imminent]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/11/microsoft-buys-danger-windows-mobile-sidekick-imminent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/11/microsoft-buys-danger-windows-mobile-sidekick-imminent/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/11/microsoft-buys-danger-windows-mobile-sidekick-imminent/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/windows-mobile/" rel="tag">Windows Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Misc</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-11RobinAcquisitionPR.mspx?rss_fdn=Press%20Releases"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/02/ms_danger.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /> </div>
Sure, the folks in Redmond didn't get their grubby mitts <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/yahoo-officially-spurns-microsofts-advances/">on Yahoo!</a> (yet), but at least they picked up a little something for their mobile division, namely: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Danger/">Danger</a>. According to news just crossing the wires, the monolithic company has picked up the Sidekick-creators for an undisclosed amount, and will subsequently fold the phone-maker into its mobile wing. Is there a Windows Mobile version of the Hiptop in our future? Survey says yes.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-11RobinAcquisitionPR.mspx?rss_fdn=Press%20Releases>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/11/microsoft-buys-danger-windows-mobile-sidekick-imminent/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1111843/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/11/microsoft-buys-danger-windows-mobile-sidekick-imminent/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>acquisition</category><category>buyout</category><category>danger</category><category>merger</category><category>microsoft</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Topolsky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[iPhone, Sidekick make popular heist targets]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/22/iphone-sidekick-make-popular-heist-targets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/22/iphone-sidekick-make-popular-heist-targets/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/22/iphone-sidekick-make-popular-heist-targets/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/gtm_1.jpg" /><br /></div>
In what might be irrationally described as a wave, rash, flood, or deluge, two separate cases of utter and complete phone theft have cropped up this week. The first concerns $8.2-million worth of T-Mobile handsets which apparently have disappeared from one of the company's warehouses. According to an internal email sent to dealers, someone made off with 36,000 phones (most of which were Sidekicks), and the telco is now in the process of tracking the devices via IMEIs in hopes of getting back the lost goods. In other thievery news, two potential <strike>Darwin Award</strike> World Stupidity Award recipients plotted to steal 300 iPhones destined for Hong Kong right off of the truck that <em>they were delivering them on</em>. Following the heist, the men quit their delivery jobs, purchased diamond-studded Yankee earrings and matching cars, and then were promptly apprehended when the hastily-wrapped reams of paper they sent instead of the phones were spotted in Cathay. Gold-plated hats off to you, gentlemen.<br /><br />[Thanks, Paul B]<br /><br /><a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/01/22/t-mobile-gets-jacked-around-82m-in-phones-vanished-like-a-david-copperfield-act/">Read</a> - T-Mobile gets jacked, around $8.2M in phones vanished like a David Copperfield act<br /><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/crime/ny-liappl225547336jan22,0,2746794.story">Read</a> - Two Baldwin men arrested in stolen iPhone caper<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/22/iphone-sidekick-make-popular-heist-targets/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1093528/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/22/iphone-sidekick-make-popular-heist-targets/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>grand larceny</category><category>GrandLarceny</category><category>iphone</category><category>sidekick</category><category>stealing</category><category>stolen</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>theft</category><category>thievery</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Topolsky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could the Sidekick LX play video?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/27/could-the-sidekick-lx-play-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/27/could-the-sidekick-lx-play-video/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/27/could-the-sidekick-lx-play-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/multimedia/" rel="tag">Multimedia</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><a href="http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1299337"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-lx-wiki.jpg" alt="" /></a>In the process of spelunking through Danger's latest software development kit for the Sidekick, one enterprising developer discovered a handful of dormant functions for controlling video playback. That got us to thinking: on the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/17/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/">Sidekick LX's</a> glorious widescreen display, isn't video support a totally obvious feature? Can't you just imagine perusing <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/search/?q=YouTube">YouTube</a> clip after YouTube clip -- or better yet, dropping a movie on the microSD card? We're being told that the specific functions aren't usable yet, but it's pretty reasonable to think that a future update could grace the LX with full support. And hey, Danger, if that <em>wasn't</em> in your plans, may we suggest you consider it?<br /><br />[Thanks, Mr. P]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1299337>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/27/could-the-sidekick-lx-play-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1071751/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/27/could-the-sidekick-lx-play-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>api</category><category>danger</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick lx</category><category>SidekickLx</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danger files for $100M IPO]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/20/danger-files-for-100m-ipo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/20/danger-files-for-100m-ipo/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/20/danger-files-for-100m-ipo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156378/000119312507268313/ds1.htm"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/12/danger-logo-sm.jpg"  alt="" /></a>One of the more important privately held companies operating in the consumer wireless industry today, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger">Danger</a> has filed this week to go public with the SEC "as soon as practicable" in an effort to raise up to $100 million in cold, hard cash under the symbol "DNGR." The SEC filing is a gold mine of information peeping into the inner workings of the outfit, revealing that Danger is "substantially dependent" on T-Mobile for its revenue stream (surprise, surprise) and that while overall revenue has grown from $36.7 to $49.3 to $56.4 million in the past three years, losses have actually widened over the past two from $8 million in 2006 to $11.7 million this year. Of course, it costs money to make money -- Danger clearly knows that -- and they intend to use $7.2 million of the IPO's proceeds to pay back some loans, hopefully on the path to eventual profit. No word yet on exactly when the IPO will go down or how many shares will be outstanding.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-danger-files-for-100-million-ipo/">mocoNews</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156378/000119312507268313/ds1.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/20/danger-files-for-100m-ipo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1068021/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/20/danger-files-for-100m-ipo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>breaking news</category><category>BreakingNews</category><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>ipo</category><category>sidekick</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Mobile replacing faulty Sidekick Slide with Sidekick LX]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/22/t-mobile-replacing-faulty-sidekick-slide-with-sidekick-lx/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/22/t-mobile-replacing-faulty-sidekick-slide-with-sidekick-lx/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/22/t-mobile-replacing-faulty-sidekick-slide-with-sidekick-lx/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://gigaom.com/2007/11/21/t-mobile-to-swap-faulty-sidekick-slide-for-sidekick-lx/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/11/sidekick-lx-slide-ofc.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
While we can't help but feel all warm and fuzzy inside whenever a manufacturer <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/16/t-mobile-suspends-sidekick-slide-sales/">owns up</a> to <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/13/sidekick-slides-losing-power-respect-when-they-slide/">defects</a> that originated on its end, it's even better when affected customers are looked after for their troubles. According to <em>GigaOM</em>, users dealing with a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/motorola-and-t-mobile-sort-out-sidekick-slide-issues/">malfunctioning</a> Sidekick Slide can swap their unit for a shiny new Sidekick LX free of charge, and if for whatever reason that doesn't get your juices flowin', you can opt to exchange it and put the purchase price towards another handset. If you're dead set on just keeping your current Slide, you can simply wait things out until a fix is announced, but you won't find us passing up on any offers to upgrade gratis.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://gigaom.com/2007/11/21/t-mobile-to-swap-faulty-sidekick-slide-for-sidekick-lx/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/22/t-mobile-replacing-faulty-sidekick-slide-with-sidekick-lx/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1046004/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/22/t-mobile-replacing-faulty-sidekick-slide-with-sidekick-lx/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>replacement</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick slide</category><category>SidekickSlide</category><category>slide</category><category>slide lx</category><category>SlideLx</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Mobile suspends Sidekick Slide sales]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/16/t-mobile-suspends-sidekick-slide-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/16/t-mobile-suspends-sidekick-slide-sales/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/16/t-mobile-suspends-sidekick-slide-sales/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/11/sk-slide-sm.jpg" alt="" />So, first the bad news: T-Mobile and Motorola have confirmed that "some" Sidekick Slides are <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/13/sidekick-slides-losing-power-respect-when-they-slide/">turning themselves off</a> when the display is opened or closed. Now, the good: they're doing something about it. Slide sales have been suspended as of this evening while Moto works to identify just what the heck's going on; meanwhile, existing owners who've experienced problems can call T-Mobile or head into a store to "discuss available options." For what it's worth, neither of T-Mobile's other Sidekicks in the current lineup -- the LX and the iD -- are affected, so Sharp might see a nice little sales spike here as Slide owners look for an alternative. Follow the break for T-Mobile's full statement.<p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/16/t-mobile-suspends-sidekick-slide-sales/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>T-Mobile suspends Sidekick Slide sales</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/16/t-mobile-suspends-sidekick-slide-sales/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1042315/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/16/t-mobile-suspends-sidekick-slide-sales/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>breaking news</category><category>BreakingNews</category><category>moto</category><category>motorola</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick slide</category><category>SidekickSlide</category><category>slide</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sidekick Slides losing power, respect when they slide]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/13/sidekick-slides-losing-power-respect-when-they-slide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/13/sidekick-slides-losing-power-respect-when-they-slide/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/13/sidekick-slides-losing-power-respect-when-they-slide/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/12/trouble-in-moto-sidekick-land/"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/11/sk-slide-sm.jpg" alt="" /></a>We're no QA experts here, but if your product is called the "Slide," isn't the slide mechanism the <em>one thing</em> you'd test the dickens out of? Alas, folks are discovering that Motorola's <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/07/sidekick-slide-now-available-199-to-put-it-in-your-pocket/">Sidekick Slide</a> for T-Mobile has shipped with a devil of a flaw: actuating the display's slide periodically causes the phone to spontaneously reboot or to simply turn off and stay off. We've tested the claim on our own Slide, and yeah, it happens. Granted, it only happened twice out of thirty or so slides of the screen, but by standards of modern electronics engineering, we're pretty sure that's two times too many. As Boy Genius Report points out, to make matters even worse the power cycle is a hard reset, meaning your data's kaput unless you're within range of a T-Mobile signal to download everything from Danger's servers again. An ever-so-slightly loose battery seems to be the culprit here, but seriously, Moto, how did this defect ever leave a factory floor en masse?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/12/trouble-in-moto-sidekick-land/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/13/sidekick-slides-losing-power-respect-when-they-slide/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1038443/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/13/sidekick-slides-losing-power-respect-when-they-slide/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>battery</category><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>moto</category><category>motorola</category><category>power</category><category>problem</category><category>reboot</category><category>reset</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick slide</category><category>SidekickSlide</category><category>slide</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sidekick Slide now available, $199 to put it in your pocket]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/07/sidekick-slide-now-available-199-to-put-it-in-your-pocket/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/07/sidekick-slide-now-available-199-to-put-it-in-your-pocket/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/07/sidekick-slide-now-available-199-to-put-it-in-your-pocket/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><a href="http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Detail.aspx?device=11e9c7d4-94d1-4d79-bc4b-ec2cc238a4a9"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/11/sk-slide-sm.jpg"  alt="" /></a>Before, life was simple: there was the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/17/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/">Sidekick LX</a>, unquestionably the most desirable Sidekick on the market -- an easy decision for folks looking to get into the whole Danger craze or upgrade that janky, old <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/28/sidekick-3-available-to-current-t-mobile-customers/">Sidekick 3</a>. Suddenly, though, things have taken a complicated turn now that the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/01/hands-on-again-with-the-sidekick-slide-for-t-mobile/">Sidekick Slide</a> is available, too. The Motorola-sourced Slide has now hit T-Mobile's website and store locations for $199 alongside the recently launched LX from Sharp, and while the $299 LX still takes the spec crown (thanks largely to a much larger, crisper widescreen display), the Slide's more compact -- and after having <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/26/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/">played</a> with both, we're kinda down with the Slide's looks and its blasphemous slide mechanism, too. A tough decision, we know, so why don't you head down to your local joint and play with 'em both for yourself?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Detail.aspx?device=11e9c7d4-94d1-4d79-bc4b-ec2cc238a4a9>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/07/sidekick-slide-now-available-199-to-put-it-in-your-pocket/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1032746/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/07/sidekick-slide-now-available-199-to-put-it-in-your-pocket/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>moto</category><category>motorola</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick slide</category><category>SidekickSlide</category><category>slide</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hands-on (again) with the Sidekick Slide for T-Mobile]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/01/hands-on-again-with-the-sidekick-slide-for-t-mobile/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/01/hands-on-again-with-the-sidekick-slide-for-t-mobile/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/01/hands-on-again-with-the-sidekick-slide-for-t-mobile/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-slide-hands-on-2-27.jpg"  alt="" /><br /></div>
The widescreen <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/17/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/">Sidekick LX</a> has cast a long, ominous shadow over the release of the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/26/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/">Sidekick Slide</a>, threatening to take a whole lot of steam over the baby Hiptop's launch -- Motorola's first -- come November 7. Guess what, though? Every time we put our hands on the Slide, we're liking it more and more. The thing feels rock solid, the slide mechanism seems like it'll probably be a lot less prone to issues than the pivot found on other models (while spring loading still makes it satisfying to use) and the black / violet color combo isn't the least bit abrasive in person. Even though Danger and T-Mobile have sourced this model to Moto instead of the usual suspect Sharp, make no mistake that this thing's every bit as much a Sidekick inside -- the software's the same and the controls are all where you'd expect them to be. Our only real complaints here: the keypad's a little tricky to use thanks to a dearth of tactile feedback, and after playing with the LX, the Slide's display is a low-res disappointment that leaves a heap of black margin around the edges where additional screen real estate should be. Check out our lil' library of eye candy here while you get amped for next week's launch!<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-again-with-the-sidekick-slide-for-t-mobile/">Hands-on (again) with the Sidekick Slide for T-Mobile</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-again-with-the-sidekick-slide-for-t-mobile/467873/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-slide-hands-on-2-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-again-with-the-sidekick-slide-for-t-mobile/467874/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-slide-hands-on-2-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-again-with-the-sidekick-slide-for-t-mobile/467875/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-slide-hands-on-2-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-again-with-the-sidekick-slide-for-t-mobile/467876/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-slide-hands-on-2-04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-again-with-the-sidekick-slide-for-t-mobile/467877/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-slide-hands-on-2-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/01/hands-on-again-with-the-sidekick-slide-for-t-mobile/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1026883/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/01/hands-on-again-with-the-sidekick-slide-for-t-mobile/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>features</category><category>hands on</category><category>hands-on</category><category>HandsOn</category><category>hiptop</category><category>moto</category><category>motorola</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick slide</category><category>SidekickSlide</category><category>slide</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hands-on with the Sidekick Slide!]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/26/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/26/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/26/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-slide-ctia-sm.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Whoa there, hold up on that Sidekick LX purchase for one hot second! We played ever so briefly with Motorola's <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/26/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/">Sidekick Slide</a> for T-Mobile at CTIA this week, and we think some folks might like this one better in person than in photography. Does that make it better than the LX? Not really -- you're dealing with a smaller screen here, not to mention that you sacrifice the trademark pivot action -- but for a hundie less than its stablemate, it might see some retail action after all. Click on for the closest most of us'll get to a Slide until the November 7 launch!<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/">Hands-on with the Sidekick Slide!</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/458404/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sidekick00_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/458406/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sidekick04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/458405/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sidekick06_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/458402/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sidekick08_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/458407/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sidekick10_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/26/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1022465/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/26/hands-on-with-the-sidekick-slide/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>features</category><category>hands on</category><category>hands-on</category><category>HandsOn</category><category>hiptop</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick slide</category><category>SidekickSlide</category><category>slide</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Mobile's Sidekick LX now available to new subscribers, too]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/24/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-now-available-to-new-subscribers-too/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/24/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-now-available-to-new-subscribers-too/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/24/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-now-available-to-new-subscribers-too/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><a href="http://sidekick.wetpaint.com/page/Sidekick+LX+Sweepstakes"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-lx-wiki.jpg" /></a>Sorry, T-Mobile veterans, the window of opportunity to flaunt your recently-acquired <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/17/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/">Sidekick LXs</a> just expired. That's right -- everyone's now entitled to lay paws on Sharp's latest lovechild with Danger now that existing subscribers have gotten their fill from a limited launch on October 17. To celebrate the glorious occasion, the Sidekick Wiki's giving away handsets to two lucky souls; entering the contest isn't a bad idea, but for anyone looking for a more direct, surefire way to get hold of a unit, T-Mobile stores should be rocking these things in full force now for $299 on contract. So what's it gonna be: blue, brown, or wait for the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/26/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/">Slide</a>?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://sidekick.wetpaint.com/page/Sidekick+LX+Sweepstakes>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/24/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-now-available-to-new-subscribers-too/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1021438/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/24/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-now-available-to-new-subscribers-too/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>sharp</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick lx</category><category>SidekickLx</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hands-on with the T-Mobile Sidekick LX]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/17/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/17/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/17/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-lx-hands-on-08-sm.jpg"  alt="" /><br /></div>
The full-scale launch doesn't come until the 24th, but current subscribers can get their grubby paws on Danger's latest and greatest starting today. Needless to say, the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/26/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/">Sidekick LX</a> is the best Hiptop to date; we were pleasantly surprised with the handset's build quality, the blue shell with chrome trim looks pretty slick, and the bright, crisp widescreen display is simply glorious. Can't get to the store just yet? No worries, we've got you covered with a bunch of shots that should make the day fly by just a little quicker!<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/">Hands-on with the T-Mobile Sidekick LX</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/443225/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-lx-hands-on-00_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/443243/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-lx-hands-on-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/443226/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-lx-hands-on-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/443216/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-lx-hands-on-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/443246/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/sk-lx-hands-on-04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/17/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1015065/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/17/hands-on-with-the-t-mobile-sidekick-lx/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>features</category><category>hands on</category><category>hands-on</category><category>HandsOn</category><category>hiptop</category><category>sharp</category><category>shuriken</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick lx</category><category>SidekickLx</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[iPhone report: most owners left Treos, Sidekicks behind]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/palm/" rel="tag">Palm</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/rim/" rel="tag">RIM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/alltel/" rel="tag">Alltel</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/atandt/" rel="tag">ATT</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sprint/" rel="tag">Sprint</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/verizon-wireless/" rel="tag">Verizon Wireless</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/studies/" rel="tag">Studies</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi_menuItemID=887566059a3aedb6efaaa9e27a808a0c&amp;ndmViewId=news_view&amp;ndmConfigId=1000010&amp;newsId=20071015005450&amp;newsLang=en"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt=""  src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/10-15-07-iphone.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
While we've seen a variety of <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/24/iphone-trumps-htc-touch-n95-in-usability-study/">surveys</a> pitting the iPhone against its most notable rivals, a recent study conducted by the NPD Group breaks down the numbers behind who left what phone (and what carrier) to acquire an iPhone. Not surprisingly, iPhone early adopters were "ten times more likely than other new phone buyers to have previously owned a Treo and three times more likely to have owned a T-Mobile branded phone, such as the popular Sidekick model." When it came to carriers, Alltel and T-Mobile were said to have lost the most customers to AT&amp;T, as consumers who "switched carriers to buy an iPhone were three times more likely to switch from Alltel or T-Mobile than from other carriers." Notably, the lack of "corporate email support" was pinpointed as the main reason that many BlackBerry users didn't make the leap, but it did praise the iPhone for helping to "bridge the gap between consumer-focused feature phones and productivity-focused smartphones."<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi_menuItemID=887566059a3aedb6efaaa9e27a808a0c&amp;ndmViewId=news_view&amp;ndmConfigId=1000010&amp;newsId=20071015005450&amp;newsLang=en>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1013710/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>apple</category><category>blackberry</category><category>business</category><category>comparison</category><category>industry</category><category>iphone</category><category>research</category><category>sidekick</category><category>smartphone</category><category>study</category><category>treo</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Mobile's Sidekick LX gets pictured, loved]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/01/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-gets-pictured-loved/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/01/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-gets-pictured-loved/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/01/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-gets-pictured-loved/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/01/sidekick-lx-unboxing-hands-on/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/10/bgr-lx-hands-on.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Most of us have to wait until late October to get our hands on Danger's <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/26/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/">latest Hiptop sensation</a>, but Boy Genius Report? Yeah, not so much on the waiting. Mr. Genius has scored a retail example of the LX, playing with the device and shooting a handful of glamor shots in the process. Despite its size -- it's quite a bit larger than its Slide stablemate -- it's said to be thin, comfortable, and "right" in the hand, the operating system is predictably Danger perfect, and the display is supposed to be a total stunner. Makes the wait that much harder, doesn't it? Hit the read link for the full gallery!<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/01/sidekick-lx-unboxing-hands-on/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/01/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-gets-pictured-loved/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1002393/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/01/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-gets-pictured-loved/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>lx</category><category>sharp</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick lx</category><category>SidekickLx</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Mobile announces Sidekick LX and Sidekick Slide]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/26/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/26/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/26/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.sidekick.com/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/sidekick-lx-slide-ofc.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Capping off <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/15/the-boy-genius-report-t-mobiles-new-sidekicks/">months of rumor and speculation</a>, T-Mobile and Danger have announced two new Sidekicks today targeting decidedly different segments of the market. The Sidekick LX takes over as the new king of the Hiptop hill, boasting a Sidekick-first wide QVGA display -- touted as incorporating technology borrowed from Sharp's AQUOS televisions, no less -- along with configurable mood lighting, 1.3 megapixel camera with flash, and 128MB worth of bundled microSD memory. Meanwhile, the 4.6 x 2.4 x 0.68-inch Sidekick Slide becomes the first Hiptop device to come from Motorola, the first to ditch the trademark swivel display, and the first to go on a serious diet (anyone who's used a Sidekick of old knows that it ain't exactly small) while still packing the same functionality and 1.3 megapixel cam as its big sib. Look for the LX to hit store shelves come October 24 in your choice of "midnight blue" and "espresso brown" for a cool $299 on contract; the Slide slides in (sorry, couldn't help it) two weeks later on November 7 in a black / deep purple combo for a Franklin less at $199.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/">T-Mobile announces Sidekick LX and Sidekick Slide</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/413722/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/t-mobile-sidekick-lx-slide-press-08_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/413721/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/t-mobile-sidekick-lx-slide-press-07_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/413718/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/t-mobile-sidekick-lx-slide-press-00_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/413719/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/t-mobile-sidekick-lx-slide-press-09_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/413716/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/t-mobile-sidekick-lx-slide-press-06_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.sidekick.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/26/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/998301/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/26/t-mobile-announces-sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-slide/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>breaking news</category><category>BreakingNews</category><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>moto</category><category>motorola</category><category>sharp</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick lx</category><category>sidekick slide</category><category>SidekickLx</category><category>SidekickSlide</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Mobile rolls deep with designer Sidekicks for charity]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/25/t-mobile-rolls-deep-with-designer-sidekicks-for-charity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/25/t-mobile-rolls-deep-with-designer-sidekicks-for-charity/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/25/t-mobile-rolls-deep-with-designer-sidekicks-for-charity/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&amp;userid=ftbc_usa"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/ftbc-sk3.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
T-Mobile teamed up a while back with a bunch of fashionistas to design elaborately redone <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/20/t-mobile-sidekick-3-hands-on/">Sidekick 3s</a> to benefit Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, an organization raising money to benefit breast cancer causes worldwide to the tune of some $40 million since its inception in 1994. The results are in -- and while we can't comment on the usability or aesthetic goodness of what we're seeing, we've got to stay focused on the fact that it's all going to a very worthy group. Some of the names on the list of participating designers are big enough to drive prices way up on the auctions, we'd imagine, which all end today. So go place that massively generous bid of yours, and if anyone can figure out what the heck is going on with the Duckie Brown one, do let us know!<br /><br />[Thanks, Jade C.]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&amp;userid=ftbc_usa>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/25/t-mobile-rolls-deep-with-designer-sidekicks-for-charity/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/997934/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/25/t-mobile-rolls-deep-with-designer-sidekicks-for-charity/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>auction</category><category>breast cancer</category><category>BreastCancer</category><category>charity</category><category>danger</category><category>ebay</category><category>ftbc</category><category>hiptop</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick 3</category><category>Sidekick3</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Mobile's Sidekick LX gets an early date with eBay]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/21/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-gets-an-early-date-with-ebay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/21/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-gets-an-early-date-with-ebay/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/21/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-gets-an-early-date-with-ebay/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=120164135584"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/b898_1.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
Even though it looks like T-Mobile will be launching the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/03/sidekick-lx-shuriken-in-the-wild/">Sidekick LX</a> on <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/21/sidekick-lx-launching-on-t-mobile-october-24/">October 24</a>, some lucky individual has the chance to own one before launch thanks to an eBay auction. With bids starting at $600 and just over nine days to go, the highest bidder can be the envy of all the tweeners on the block. There's no way for the Engadget staff to validate the authenticity of this auction, but if you feel inclined to bid (and win) -- drop us a line and let us know what you think of it!<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/sidekick-lx-on-ebay/">Hiptop3</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=120164135584>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/21/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-gets-an-early-date-with-ebay/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/995493/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/21/t-mobiles-sidekick-lx-gets-an-early-date-with-ebay/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>auction</category><category>danger</category><category>ebay</category><category>lx</category><category>sharp</category><category>Sidekick</category><category>sidekick lx</category><category>SidekickLx</category><category>T-Mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Caputo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sidekick LX launching on T-Mobile October 24?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/21/sidekick-lx-launching-on-t-mobile-october-24/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/21/sidekick-lx-launching-on-t-mobile-october-24/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/21/sidekick-lx-launching-on-t-mobile-october-24/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/sidekick-lx-release-date-october-24th/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/sk-lx-1024-flier.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Sure, Photoshop is always a concern with this sort of business, but let's face it -- October 24 is a totally reasonable date for <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/03/sidekick-lx-shuriken-in-the-wild/">Sharp's latest Sidekick</a> to launch considering how long we've been talking about it. This here is apparently a Sidekick-shaped card that'll be available in T-Mobile retail locations, promising its owner an <em>actual</em> LX come launch date. The reverse features a picture of the phone itself, which by all appearances seems to match up nicely with what we've seen so far. So, we ask again: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/18/sidekick-slide-hits-the-fcc-users-manual-and-all/">Slide</a> or LX?<br /><br />[Thanks, <a href="http://www.geeked.info">Ed</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/sidekick-lx-release-date-october-24th/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/21/sidekick-lx-launching-on-t-mobile-october-24/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/995371/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/21/sidekick-lx-launching-on-t-mobile-october-24/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>sharp</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick lx</category><category>SidekickLx</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Mobile, Danger introduce MySpace Mobile for Sidekick]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/20/t-mobile-danger-introduce-myspace-mobile-for-sidekick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/20/t-mobile-danger-introduce-myspace-mobile-for-sidekick/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/20/t-mobile-danger-introduce-myspace-mobile-for-sidekick/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://sidekick.wetpaint.com/page/T-Mobile%3A+News"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/t-mobile-sk-myspace-ofc.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Once <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/08/05/myspace-members-entitled-to-contract-free-helio/">Helio's claim to fame</a>, mobile versions of MySpace are <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/08/25/rogers-gets-down-with-myspace-mobile/">spreading</a> across carriers large and small now; seems this whole social networking thing isn't a fad after all. The bulk of the Hiptop user base seems like a key MySpace demographic, so it makes sense that T-Mobile and Danger have joined the fray with a customized version of MySpace Mobile for the Sidekick range. The software's more than a simple mobile web portal, offering real-time status, profile editing, photo management, and communication with other members assembled into a decidedly Danger-like user interface. The companies are undertaking a "multi-week rollout" to the on-device Download Catalog beginning immediately with availability to all Sidekick 3 and iD users by the end of October, so enjoy your last few weeks of productivity while you can.<br /><br />[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://sidekick.wetpaint.com/page/T-Mobile%3A+News>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/20/t-mobile-danger-introduce-myspace-mobile-for-sidekick/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/994322/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/20/t-mobile-danger-introduce-myspace-mobile-for-sidekick/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>myspace</category><category>myspace mobile</category><category>MyspaceMobile</category><category>sidekick</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sidekick Slide hits the FCC, user's manual and all]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/18/sidekick-slide-hits-the-fcc-users-manual-and-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/18/sidekick-slide-hits-the-fcc-users-manual-and-all/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/18/sidekick-slide-hits-the-fcc-users-manual-and-all/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=546932&amp;fcc_id='IHDT56HE1'"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/sk-slide-fcc-1.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Previously leaked shots of Motorola's <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/10/danger-zante-sidekick-slide-in-the-wild/">Sidekick Slide</a> were met with a lukewarm reception -- take your pick of complaints from the bizarre color scheme, the unfortunate looking keypad, the lack of a swivel display, or the fact that there's little technological improvement here over the Sidekick 3 -- and we've gotta say, the FCC's unflattering shots aren't doing it any favors. For what it's worth, though, you can now peruse the user's manual of the upcoming release for T-Mobile, a device that'll launch alongside the arguably more desirable <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/03/sidekick-lx-shuriken-in-the-wild/">Sidekick LX</a> from Danger's more seasoned hardware partner, Sharp. Besides some enthralling instructions on how to apply pressure to the display to slide it open, there's not much here of interest; one thing we noted was a blurb on page 7 referring to the device as the Hiptop 4, but we're guessing there's still some draft cleanup to do and it'll likely revert to Sidekick Slide branding throughout by the time it hits the presses.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/sidekick-slide-hits-the-fcc-users-manual-and-all/">Sidekick Slide hits the FCC, user's manual and all</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/sidekick-slide-hits-the-fcc-users-manual-and-all/405564/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/sk-slide-fcc-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/sidekick-slide-hits-the-fcc-users-manual-and-all/405565/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/sk-slide-fcc-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/sidekick-slide-hits-the-fcc-users-manual-and-all/405566/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/sk-slide-fcc-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/sidekick-slide-hits-the-fcc-users-manual-and-all/405567/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/sk-slide-fcc-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=546932&amp;fcc_id='IHDT56HE1'>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/18/sidekick-slide-hits-the-fcc-users-manual-and-all/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/992766/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/18/sidekick-slide-hits-the-fcc-users-manual-and-all/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>breaking news</category><category>BreakingNews</category><category>danger</category><category>fcc</category><category>hiptop</category><category>moto</category><category>motorola</category><category>sidekick</category><category>slide</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Mobile planning Sidekick release party in October?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/15/t-mobile-planning-sidekick-release-party-in-october/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/15/t-mobile-planning-sidekick-release-party-in-october/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/15/t-mobile-planning-sidekick-release-party-in-october/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><a href="http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/sidekick-lxsidekick-slide-release-party/"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2006/11/tmobile_logo_mc_001.jpg" alt="" /></a>There is nothing like a few rumors to get the blood pumping, right? According to the MySpace page of DJ AM, the veteran DJ of the Sidekick launch parties, he's scheduled to play a "<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/">T-Mobile</a> Private event" on October 16th. With a launch party eminent, the only question is which Sidekick will Tmobz be unleashing on the public? Will it be the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/03/sidekick-lx-shuriken-in-the-wild/">Sidekick LX</a> or better yet could it be Motorola's stab with the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/10/danger-zante-sidekick-slide-in-the-wild/">Sidekick Slide</a> -- anyone up for a gentleman's bet?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/sidekick-lxsidekick-slide-release-party/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/15/t-mobile-planning-sidekick-release-party-in-october/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/990392/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/15/t-mobile-planning-sidekick-release-party-in-october/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>DJ AM</category><category>DjAm</category><category>rumors</category><category>Sidekick</category><category>Sidekick LX</category><category>Sidekick Slide</category><category>SidekickLx</category><category>SidekickSlide</category><category>T-Mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Caputo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sidekick LX "Shuriken" in the wild?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/03/sidekick-lx-shuriken-in-the-wild/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/03/sidekick-lx-shuriken-in-the-wild/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/03/sidekick-lx-shuriken-in-the-wild/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gprs/" rel="tag">GPRS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/09/03/sidekick-lx-in-the-concrete-jungle-the-very-small-concrete-jungle/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/09/shuriken-bgr-09032007.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Is it just us, or does this thing look... well, not that great? This here is allegedly a shot of the upcoming <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/search/?q=Shuriken">Shuriken</a> / Sidekick LX / Sidekick 4 -- Sharp's next-gen Hiptop alongside Motorola's <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/10/danger-zante-sidekick-slide-in-the-wild/">Sidekick Slide</a> -- doing its thing in the wild. Sadly, the case looks like cheap black plastic, the keyboard looks bizzare, and the chrome speaker looks out of place, though we suppose those bits could all be little pieces of preproduction indiscretion. Fortunately, the rumored 3-inch widescreen display should go a long way toward making up for any lingering ugliness when it launches in the not-too-distant future, but the Slide's looking a little better now, ain't it?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/09/03/sidekick-lx-in-the-concrete-jungle-the-very-small-concrete-jungle/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/03/sidekick-lx-shuriken-in-the-wild/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/980057/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/03/sidekick-lx-shuriken-in-the-wild/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>sharp</category><category>shuriken</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick 4</category><category>sidekick lx</category><category>Sidekick4</category><category>SidekickLx</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharp's Sidekick "Shuriken" hooks up with FCC]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/08/05/sharps-sidekick-shuriken-hooks-up-with-fcc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/08/05/sharps-sidekick-shuriken-hooks-up-with-fcc/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/08/05/sharps-sidekick-shuriken-hooks-up-with-fcc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gprs/" rel="tag">GPRS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=995892&amp;fcc_id='APYNAR0063'"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/08/shuriken-fcc.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
We're still not sure whether this is the legit Sidekick 4 -- you know, the true successor to the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/20/t-mobile-sidekick-3-hands-on/">Sidekick 3</a>, as opposed to some tangential compromise like the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/04/12/sidekick-id-finally-launches/">Sidekick iD</a> -- but we're definitely encouraged by Sharp's internal designation for this sucker. It's been assigned the model number "PV250" to be exact, which would put it above the Sidekick 3's PV200 (and well above the iD's PV150), suggesting that the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/15/shuriken-is-sharps-sidekick-4/">Shuriken</a> is likely the next-gen Sidekick we should all be getting excited about, <em>not</em> the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/10/danger-zante-sidekick-slide-in-the-wild/">Slide</a> from Motorola. Then again, it seems like there isn't much new here; it should get a healthy 3-inch widescreen display, which is nice and all, but 3G data is still nowhere to be found. Guess you need a <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/10/06/t-mobile-details-3g-plans/">functioning 3G network</a> to offer 3G devices, eh, T-Mobile?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=995892&amp;fcc_id='APYNAR0063'>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/08/05/sharps-sidekick-shuriken-hooks-up-with-fcc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/958376/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/08/05/sharps-sidekick-shuriken-hooks-up-with-fcc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>fcc</category><category>sharp</category><category>shuriken</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick 4</category><category>Sidekick4</category><category>sk</category><category>sk4</category><category>t-mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Shuriken" is Sharp's Sidekick 4?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/15/shuriken-is-sharps-sidekick-4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/15/shuriken-is-sharps-sidekick-4/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/15/shuriken-is-sharps-sidekick-4/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/sidekick-4-aka-the-sidekick-shuriken/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/07/shuriken-screencap.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Remember those <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/15/the-boy-genius-report-t-mobiles-new-sidekicks/">renderings of two upcoming Sidekicks</a>, one labeled the "Sidekick Slide" and the other called out simply as the "Sidekick"? We now know a <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/10/danger-zante-sidekick-slide-in-the-wild/">heck of a lot more about the Slide</a>, and it seems the mysterious "Sidekick" might be getting outed now, too. Hiptop3.com is reporting that the handset is codenamed "Shuriken," a device that will ultimately become the Sidekick 4 sporting a full 3 inch widescreen display, microSD slot, and 1.3 megapixel camera. Unlike the Motorola-made Slide, the Sidekick 4 will be made by Danger's old pal Sharp. None of this is verified, of course, but the leaked screen cap is calling out a Q4 release -- in Germany, at least -- so we'll know soon enough.<br /><br />[Thanks, EC and <a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com">Boy Genius</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/sidekick-4-aka-the-sidekick-shuriken/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/15/shuriken-is-sharps-sidekick-4/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/940738/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/15/shuriken-is-sharps-sidekick-4/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>sharp</category><category>shuriken</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick 4</category><category>Sidekick4</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Sidekick Slide eye candy]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/11/more-sidekick-slide-eye-candy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/11/more-sidekick-slide-eye-candy/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/11/more-sidekick-slide-eye-candy/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gprs/" rel="tag">GPRS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/handsets/sidekick-slide-zante/?page=1"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/07/bgr-zante-2.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
The single picture of the Sidekick Slide from Danger (alias <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/search/?q=zante">"Zante"</a> in codename parlance) <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/10/danger-zante-sidekick-slide-in-the-wild/">posted yesterday</a> on Boy Genius Report left us wanting for... oh, say, 27 more pictures, to be precise. That gallery is now live, showing the Motorola "M" logo (a first for a Danger device) in all its metallic glory, some comparo shots to a <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/20/t-mobile-sidekick-3-hands-on/">Sidekick 3</a>, and -- of course -- the obligatory iPhone shot. Check it out!<br /><br />[Thanks, EC]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/handsets/sidekick-slide-zante/?page=1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/11/more-sidekick-slide-eye-candy/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/937962/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/11/more-sidekick-slide-eye-candy/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>moto</category><category>motorola</category><category>sidekick</category><category>slide</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>zante</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danger Zante / Sidekick Slide in the wild]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/10/danger-zante-sidekick-slide-in-the-wild/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/10/danger-zante-sidekick-slide-in-the-wild/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/10/danger-zante-sidekick-slide-in-the-wild/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gprs/" rel="tag">GPRS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/edge/" rel="tag">EDGE</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/07/10/hello-zante-hello-sidekick-slide/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/07/bgr-sidekick-slide.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Boy Genius has scored some hands-on time with the undisputed hottest member of Danger's Hiptop lineup, the so-called <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/search/?q=zante">"Zante,"</a> also known (as best we can tell, anyway) as the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/20/sidekick-slide-shipping-late-q3/">Sidekick Slide</a> for T-Mobile. Sharp, we love ya and all, but we've got to hand it to Motorola for producing what looks to be a nice lil' device. Hit the link for the goods.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/07/10/hello-zante-hello-sidekick-slide/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/10/danger-zante-sidekick-slide-in-the-wild/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/937215/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/10/danger-zante-sidekick-slide-in-the-wild/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>breaking news</category><category>BreakingNews</category><category>danger</category><category>moto</category><category>motorola</category><category>sidekick</category><category>slide</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>zante</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future Sidekicks: LX and LE?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/25/future-sidekicks-lx-and-le/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/25/future-sidekicks-lx-and-le/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/25/future-sidekicks-lx-and-le/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><a href="http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-le/"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/06/bgr-sidekick-slide-sm.jpg" /></a>There's growing evidence in the ever-vigilant Sidekick community to support the suggestion that Danger will be rocking out with not one, not two, but a whole bounty of new models in the coming year. Unfortunately, we still don't really know with certainty what's what -- there's a device being referred to as the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/15/the-boy-genius-report-t-mobiles-new-sidekicks/">"Slide"</a> (which may also be the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/04/10/danger-zante-model-leaked-via-exif-data/">"Zante"</a>), there's likely a Sidekick 4 in there somewhere (which may or may not be the same thing as the Slide), and now we have the "LX" and "LE" to worry about. A series of posts over on Hiptop3.com has managed to gather evidence suggesting that a Sidekick LX and Sidekick LE are both on the way; if <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/20/sidekick-slide-shipping-late-q3/">the leaked T-Mobile document</a> wasn't enough proof, it turns out that the carrier has secured the rights to the domains sidekicklx.com and sidekickle.com. There's seems to be a lot of hardware in play here from Sharp and Motorola so we're going to keep the speculation to a minimum, but it seems Danger's doing alright for itself, eh?<br /><br />[Thanks, <a href="http://geeked.info/">Ed</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/sidekick-lx-and-sidekick-le/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/25/future-sidekicks-lx-and-le/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/925071/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/25/future-sidekicks-lx-and-le/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>danger</category><category>hiptop</category><category>le</category><category>lx</category><category>sidekick</category><category>sidekick le</category><category>sidekick lx</category><category>SidekickLe</category><category>SidekickLx</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Mobile Sidekick 3 users to get mobile MySpace]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/24/t-mobile-sidekick-3-users-getting-mobile-myspace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/24/t-mobile-sidekick-3-users-getting-mobile-myspace/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/24/t-mobile-sidekick-3-users-getting-mobile-myspace/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/06/18/sidekick-to-get-myspace-application/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="top" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/06/myspacesidekick.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Once an exclusive <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/helio">Helio</a> playground, MySpace may be coming soon to a <a href="http://www.www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/">T-Mobile</a> Sidekick 3 near you. From initial reports, T-Mobile's MySpace app will allow profile editing, picture uploading, comments and the sending and receiving of MySpace messages. From a mobile perspective, that's pretty complete coverage, yes? The T-Mobile Sidekick MySpace app will keep you logged into MySpace constantly so that all those friend alerts and other socially pressing issues will pop up on that Sidekick screen in real-time. The new MySpace app will apparently come standard on the upcoming <a href="http://www.www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/04/10/danger-zante-model-leaked-via-exif-data/">Sidekick Zante</a> and will also be available to current <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/20/t-mobile-sidekick-3-hands-on/">Sidekick 3</a> customers at a later date.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.slashphone.com/64/7540.html">Slashphone</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/06/18/sidekick-to-get-myspace-application/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/24/t-mobile-sidekick-3-users-getting-mobile-myspace/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/923448/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/24/t-mobile-sidekick-3-users-getting-mobile-myspace/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Danger HipHop</category><category>DangerHiphop</category><category>Mobile MySpace</category><category>MobileMyspace</category><category>MySpace</category><category>MySpace.com</category><category>Sidekick 3</category><category>Sidekick III</category><category>Sidekick3</category><category>SidekickIii</category><category>T-Mobile Sidekick</category><category>T-mobileSidekick</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sidekick Slide shipping late Q3?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/20/sidekick-slide-shipping-late-q3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/20/sidekick-slide-shipping-late-q3/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/20/sidekick-slide-shipping-late-q3/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/danger/" rel="tag">Danger</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/more-sidekick-lx-and-le-leaked-info/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2007/06/danger-sidekick-longer_exposure.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
<em>Hiptop3</em> may have scored a coup if this document sent in by a reader turns out to be real. If you look closely, you'll see that the leaked doc is about the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/15/the-boy-genius-report-t-mobiles-new-sidekicks/">Sidekick Slide</a>, AKA <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/22/motorola-working-with-dang