I couldn’t use any of the web-based services on this old device, and that made me sad. Now, any old Danger Sidekick is nothing but an expensive and rare paperweight. And two years later, in 2011, the company pulled the plug on the very thing keeping old Sidekicks running. Things were already going downhill before Danger’s infamous server crash of 2009. It was geared to be a fun, communication-centered product. The original model featured monochromatic display, a scroll-wheel which lit up in all the colors of the rainbow and even shipped with a plug-in camera. It went through many changes throughout its life as a range, eventually ending up as a Samsung-made Android device which was a pale imitation. Its iconic 180-degree rotating display and awesome physical keyboard made it stand out in a market full of candybar style and flip phones. Having originally launched in 2002, the T-Mobile Sidekick became of the most instantly-recognizable phones on the market. Today was one of particular interest to TmoNews readers and T-Mo fans alike. Some of you who follow me on Twitter will know I’ve been running a series of retro phone reviews over on PhoneDog’s YouTube channel.
