The new color T-Mobile Sidekick just went on sale at CompUSA. I went in on Friday to my local store, but they didn't have the color model yet. I tried out the old greyscale version since it's almost identical physically except for the color screen. With its horizontal orientation, the Sidekick is wider than my other suitors. The thumbboard feels great! This is a hot little machine. But how does it stackup against my new cell-pda wishlist?
- Thumbboard - best out there
- 320x320 screen - only 240x160 but the screen is large which helps a little
- Transflective 65,000 color screen
- Cellular wireless - T-mobile with GPRS support
- 802.11b wireless - nope
- Bluetooth - nope
- Affordable - $299 with new T-mobile plan
- Affordable service plan - $20/month extra for unlimited data access
- Cell functions - MIDI ringtones, call log, phone list dialing, 2x text messaging
- PDA functions - calendar, contacts, to do list, notes
- Email - comes with its own email address - supports 2 other POP3 accounts
- Web - Chat - AIM
- Synching software - not ideal, web synchronizing only
- Sleek and light - a might bulky, 6.2 ounces, 1.1" thick
- Speakerphone - nope
- Voice recording - nope
- Scrollwheel - translucent and changes colors - plus an 8-way D-pad
- 64 mb built-in - 32 mb
- Memory expansion slot - nope!
- Camera - 640x480 - no but tiny plug-in 320x240 px camera is a $39 option
- GPS locator - nope
c|net rates the color Sidekick as 8.2 and an editor's choice handheld. Maybe I could sell my Treo 90... what do you think?