A Glimpse at the Upcoming Sidekick ID

Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:12PM EDT

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Aside from the special designer editions, the Sidekick's grey color is so drab that anyone who owns one has given it a touch of glamour by either covering it in Swarovski crystals or dipping it into some Colorware hues. But with Easter coming up, cell phone makers are adding a tad of color to their otherwise grey handsets. At least, such is the case with the upcoming Sidekick ID, a bare bones version of the SK3.

Thanks to a tipster, Engadget was able to get these images of the upcoming Sidekick ID from an internal T-Mobile website being prepared for launch. The rumored Sidekick is set to launch on April 18th at the more affordable rate of $100 after a $50 rebate. Of course, this means the stripped down Sidekick ID will not include EDGE connectivity, MP3 player, Bluetooth, and a digital camera, but it will definitely perform the texting functions it's well known for. Crunchgear was the first to leak out a picture and details of the slimmed-down Sidekick, which as we're finding out, have been right on the money. Stay tuned for more details as the story unfolds.

Any Sidekick fans out there? What do you think of this stripped down model?

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  • 1 Posted by tyramarche2006 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:26PM EDT Report Abuse

    i rather have the original sidekick 3 and put a skin on it . i want EDGE connectivity, MP3 player, Bluetooth, and a digital camera

  • 3 Posted by johnburgs86 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:38PM EDT Report Abuse

    I like the idea of the SKID, however i am very happy with my sk3 d wade edition. theres too many better features on the regular sk3, i think the skid is gonna have defects and not alot of people will behappy with it. however for the pric it may not be such a bad deal. we'll have to wait and see i guess

  • 4 Posted by panaphobic_17 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:59PM EDT Report Abuse

    i always wanted to get a Sidekick 3 because of all the awesome features it has, but i don't want to spend a lot of money. the Sidekick ID is just a glorified nokia though. they stripped it of all the good features and made it a QWERTY cellphone. and it'll probably still sound like you're talking in a tin can (echoey) like every i know who calls me from a sidekick 3. not to mention there's no camera. i don't think it'll do well to get people to upgrade to a better sidekick later on down the road, which is likely what they are trying to do.

  • 5 Posted by nikita_m_a on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:38PM EDT Report Abuse

    It would take a lot for me to change phones from my Sidekick 3 and this is definitely not it. The only thing going for the ID is the colors but I could just take a sharpie to my phone if I really needed some color.

  • 6 Posted by algonquian_cougar on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:50PM EDT Report Abuse

    Original you say... LoL. The Original, "SideKick" was written by Borland back in the 80's. It was a software tool. Used to dial your telephone Modem)Telephone # database had Hex to Ascii conversion tables, plus many more features. Along with 1Dirplus, you had the premo of tools for computing. Well in the 80's anywho.. LoL

  • 7 Posted by msxymf69 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:29PM EDT Report Abuse

    i wanna sk3 but won't get it cuz it does NOT have video and i don't like the packages available for it.

  • 8 Posted by myboojosh4life on Mon May 7, 2007 9:27AM EDT Report Abuse

    I WANT AN EDGE I THINK ITS A COOL MP3 AND DIGTAL CAMERA PHONE I WOULD TO HAVE ONE BUT WHERE CAN I GET ONE THATS NOT TO HIGH PRICED AND THAT I CAN HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH I WOULD TO HAVE A PHONE LIKE THAT AND IN A REALLY COOL COLOR FOR GIRLS AND I HOPE I CAN FIND ONE AFFORDABLE.

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