Sidekick II Launched in UK

BBC reported on 17th Nov 2005 that “A gadget beloved of tabloid darlings such as Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton, the Sidekick II, has made its way across the pond to the UK.

The Sidekick II that T-Mobile has promoted in the US, Germany and now the UK is made by Japanese electronics giant Sharp. Earlier versions were made by Flextronics.

Even the name is T-Mobile’s choice. When Danger’s gadget was first released it was called the Hiptop.

In the handset software Danger has included hooks into popular online e-mail services, instant messaging networks and every owner gets their own webspace in which to post the pictures they take with the device.

Letting people use existing e-mail accounts stands in contrast to many other smartphones and handsets that force people to use the messaging service of their network provider.”

Quick Specs of SideKick II:

• Size: 129mm x 66mm x 23mm
• Weight: 198g
• Talk time: 4.5 hours
• Standby time: 2.5 days
• Tri-band GSM and GPRS
• VGA camera
• Memory: 32 MB ROM and 16MB Flash
• Onboard: Web browsing, instant messaging, e-mail, multimedia messaging, address book, to do list
• Price: Free or £49.99 (depending on price plan) plus £30 per month data deal

Full Article

Related Articles

• T-Mobile Sidekick 3 (Hiptop 3) Reviews
• T-Mobile Announces New Sidekick LX 2009 With GPS-Enabled Live Search And Iconic Swivel Design
• Palm Treo 700p, T-Mobile Sidekick 3 and Motorola Q Comparison by PC World
• Download Windows Live Messenger’s Sidekick MSNShell V4.3.11.13
• MySpaceIM Launched Officially
• Samsung Launched New MP3 Players – YP-U4 Litmus YP-Q1 Diamond
• Asus Offically Launched Worlds Faster PDA Business Phone – ASUS P565
• Mobinnova Has Launched Windows Mobile Based Smartphone- Mobinnova ICE
• Motorola Launched Its Eco-Friendly Digital Cordless Phones D10 and D11
• Intel Launched Low Cost Quad-Core Mobile Processor Q9000

This entry was posted on Sunday, February 26th, 2006 at 3:35 am and is filed under Mobile Phone. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.