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Noah Answers Your Questions - What's up with the new Sidekicks?

Noah Kravitz
Posted on Friday, July 18, 2008
by Noah Kravitz, Senior Editor, Consumer Products and Services
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Q. Hey man, I just wanted to thank you for all your great videos that has helped me alot.
That being said I have a question to ask you, DO you know if it has been confirmed about the new sidekick Gekko/Aspen coming out on July?  Is there any difference between the Lx to the Gekko/Aspen?  And also is there a difference with the new Tony Hawk SK and the LX coming out in mid July?  Do you know where I can get a Black Sidekick Lx?

Thank you for all your help!!!!!!!!

A. Nothing's been confirmed by T-Mobile, but it seems *very* likely that the new SK will be out this summer, and most likely in late July - I keep hearing the 27th.  It sounds like the new SK will have features and specs very similar to the LX, and a body/design somewhat similar to the Sidekick iD, with replaceable plastic bumpers and such.  Looks like a somewhat redesigned/updated user interface could be in the works, too.  This is all based on rumor & things I've heard and read, and none of this is confirmed - just to be clear.

The Tony Hawk SK is actually out now, though.  It's an LX with a limited edition housing/external design - the difference between the Tony Hawk and LX will be in the physical/external casing, and not the specs or features.

Hope that helps, and thanks for watching the videos.

angie coleman
Tuesday, July 22, 2008ok here is something that ticks me off!!!!! i asked t-mobile a simple question and they cannot answer it for me. IF I AM NOT A T-MOBILE CUSTOMER CAN I STILL GET THE T-MOBILE AT HOME FOR 10 BUCKS??? they keep giving me the runaround with a case id #.
angie coleman
Tuesday, July 22, 2008ok here is something that ticks me off!!!!! i asked t-mobile a simple question and they cannot answer it for me. IF I AM NOT A T-MOBILE CUSTOMER CAN I STILL GET THE T-MOBILE AT HOME FOR 10 BUCKS??? they keep giving me the runaround with a case id #.
diego victoria
Sunday, July 20, 2008hi! i just wanted to tell u i hav many doubts about gettin a new phone.i want the best of the best(just that jaja) and of course ive heard of the new iphone but i found out that it doesnt even have the most common features like bluetooth multimedia message and u cant send or receive images!!!i know it´s an innovation because of the fact of being a touchscreen phone but anyway im thinkin about gettin a nokia n96(although it is not in my country yet)what do u recomend?i want my cell phone to take really good pictures listen to music maybe radio too, send messages of course but internet connection is not important i dont think im gonna use that.please i need some help with this.i dont care about the price unless it is not worth it.thanks my msn is diegoram_1204@hotmail.com
shawanda collins
Saturday, July 19, 2008 the tony hawk comes wit video and new features out of the box that the lx doesnt have yet

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