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Hiptop/Sidekick Sequel Unleashed

Posted by simoniker on from the danger-will-robinson dept.

powerline22 writes "After years of waiting, the second Hiptop (or Sidekick, depending on the carrier) has been unveiled to the public. After the terrible hardware reliability of the first version, the second one, manufactured by Sharp, looks a lot better, with longer battery life, built-in camera, more buttons, better radio, new software features and more. Also, according to T-Mobile, sync is going to finally be here real soon now. There are reviews at CNet, over at PCMag, and at MSNBC." We recently covered leaked Hiptop II photos.

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  1. Sharp is exactly a touchstone of quality... by lingqi · · Score: 5, Informative

    Let's see:

    My Sharp phone (DoCoMo SH251i) died within 3 monthes of me recieving it. Exchange for new one. died again within 1 week. Exchanged new one - still kicking but the battery life has become quite questionable.

    My Sharp Electronic Dictionary: keys become non-responsive after about 6 monthes; the hinges are almost gone, and the letters SHARP has been falling off one by one, first to read SHAP, and then SHP - I think if it gets to SH in a few weeks I will write "IT" beside it.

    As a comparison my NEC phone had never had *any* problems including my stupid action of plugging it (100V device) into a 220V socket. My Seiko dictionary is holding up quite well with about double the usage recieved on the Sharp, etc.

    Just some ancidotal evidence...

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    1. Re:Sharp is exactly a touchstone of quality... by jewps · · Score: 2, Informative

      You're right about the reliability of Sharp's devices. I've had many customers taking their GX22 and 32's back to me for repair because the screens cracked after dropping it on the carpet. Did I mention the GX32 is about 1200$ Canadian? Though their 262k screens are amazingly sharp (please excuse the pun)

  2. Re:No Sync by powerline22 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Dude, its not Danger's fault. Several other carriers, such as Suncom already offer it. T-Mobile's been waitin for awhile to finally do this, and have gotten quite a bit of grief for not doing it sooner. All it requires is opening some ports up on their server. there is both a Windows solution by Intellisync, and a mac solution by Mark/Space.

  3. Re:No Sync by jimmcq · · Score: 3, Informative

    But still no (real) sync yet.

    The Sidekick II will include InteliSync. See the top feature listed at http://www.danger.com/consumers_hiptop2.php.

    It will also be available for the original Sidekick around the same time.

  4. Re:Upgrades? by hawaiian717 · · Score: 2, Informative
    MSNBC seems to think so.

    And there's good news for current T-Mobile Sidekick customers: You will get a chance be one of the first to upgrade to the new device at a special price.

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5592481/

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  5. Re:SSH? by hawaiian717 · · Score: 4, Informative

    The SSH app (Terminal Client) is a downloadable program, it's not preinstalled on the device.

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  6. treo vs side kick by jford235 · · Score: 5, Informative

    this guy has a pretty good side by side comparison of a Treo 600 and 1st gen side kick.

  7. Didn't they learn from the iPod? by Mindtoy · · Score: 2, Informative

    Hopefully the rumors about the non-replaceable battery are untrue.

    The FCC link with some info (manual, pics, etc) is here... https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/cf/eas/reports/ ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout =500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=219429&fcc_i d='P5J-ONISH'