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The T-Mobile MDA IV is NOT the Sidekick 3!

Rumors are swirling through the deaf Sidekick community with an emailed photo of what is said to be the new T-Mobile Sidekick 3. The Sidekick 3 has NOT even been announced by Danger or T-Mobile. There is NOT even a photo of a Sidekick 3 out there.

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Yes, the device in the photo is real. It’s not the Sidekick 3. It’s a new wireless device that was just announced by T-Mobile Germany, called the MDA IV. It is a clamshell GSM/GPRS device that runs the Pocket PC/Windows Mobile OS, and has a VGA screen, built in Bluetooth and WiFi, along with TWO cameras (one for video, one for pictures!). It sounds like a nice device that is supposed to be released in Germany sometime this summer. No details regarding pricing are available, but it is safe to assume it would be much more expensive than a Sidekick would be.

Official T-Mobile Germany Press Release (in English)

More details and photos can be found at these sites:

Infosyncworld

Engadget

Gizmodo

Brighthand

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5 Responses to “The T-Mobile MDA IV is NOT the Sidekick 3!”

  1. Drew Gutches says:
    February 9, 2005 at 10:33 am

    Details at http://www.deafpager.com/support/rumors.html

    Letter to Deaf Community from employee of T-Mobile USA

    Hello everyone,

    Have you received a forwarded email with a picture of a very cool looking device which the email claims to be a Sidekick 3? I’ve gotten plenty of these the last few days. At first, I thought this was a Sidekick 3 as
    well.

    So I did some research and here’s what I figured out.Last week, it was announced that a new Microsoft PDA phone would be released for T-Mobile Germany this summer. It’s style resembles that of the
    Sidekick.

    Just so there’s no confusion, this is definitely not the T-Mobile Sidekick 3 (or any Sidekick device). This is the MDA IV. MDA is a product lineup of Microsoft smart phones sold in Europe. At this time, there is no word of a Sidekick 3 release. My guess is the earliest we would see a new Sidekick would be early 2006.

    T-Mobile USA will not carry the MDA IV. It’s network standards are designed with European technology in mind. It’s possible a similar version could be designed for us. If it does I will be sure to publish an update.

    I believe it was a news article written in the United Kingdom that sparked much of the confusion. The link for the article is below. Notice how the title of the article might imply the device was a ‘Sidekick 3.’ I think I might write a letter to the editor :)

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/03/t_mobile_unveils_mda_iv/

    Thanks,
    Eric Marks
    T-Mobile USA
    Phone: 630-627-0800
    Fax: 630-627-0482

  2. brian harkins says:
    February 20, 2005 at 1:22 pm

    I want one csk 3 and i want as take test, if i like it

  3. leonardo reyes says:
    February 22, 2005 at 6:31 am

    i am deaf ,,i want to know many cost for sidekick 3 ???

  4. Anaceli Batistini says:
    February 22, 2005 at 7:11 pm

    Mind u can sent it and i like to know abt it news abt pager of sidekick3! im very interest of it. let me know ok abt it and have nice day

  5. frank giordano says:
    March 4, 2005 at 11:25 am

    i have problem not good line touch thanks

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