October 2002: Hiptop debuts on T-Mobile as the Sidekick
The media are in a frenzy as T-Mobile USA announces the debut of the Sidekick, “the first commercial delivery of Danger Inc.’s hiptop Wireless Solution, promising to make it easier than ever to “play fun games, take and e-mail mobile snapshots and talk it up with friends and family.”
Retail price: $199 after a $50 rebate, with an introductory monthly price of $39.99 that includes unlimited data usage.
Next: Celebrities embrace a new Sidekick
- 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