March 2011: Sidekick goes Android
Nearly a decade after Danger unveiled the Hiptop, T-Mobile reintroduces the Sidekick as an Android device, running on its HSPA+ network and promising theoretical peak download speeds of 21 Mpbs.
The device comes with many of the hallmarks of the modern mobile era, including a touch screen, but T-Mobile and device maker Samsung also attempt to stay true to the Sidekick’s heritage — with a pop-tilt hinge that opens up to provide access to a five-row, hard keyboard.
Back to introduction
- The Beginning: Danger is formed by three Apple veterans
- Spring 2001: Danger’s mysterious plans start to draw attention
- September 2001: Danger unveils the Hiptop
- December 2001: Woz is on board
- October 2002: Hiptop debuts on T-Mobile as the Sidekick
- Fall 2004: Celebrities embrace a new Sidekick
- February 2005: Paris Hilton is hacked
- Fall 2005: Google acquires Android, sets stage for mobile push
- February 2008: Microsoft acquires Danger
- October 2008: Danger server meltdown melts the Sidekick
- April 2010: Microsoft launches the Kin, briefly
- February 2011: End of the Sidekick’s Danger era
- March 2011: Sidekick goes Android