The first generally-available
wireless device using
Hiptop technology from
Danger, Inc. Of
Palo Alto. Introduced by
T-Mobile in the
USA in
October,
2002. The Sidekick seems to work as a
mobile phone,
web browser,
e-mail client (
SMTP and
POP),
SMS message client,
calendar, task list,
AOL Instant Messenger client, phone/address/contact directory, and handheld
video game. In reality, most of the device's functions pertain to
user interface; the processing is largely done on the
server side of the wireless connection.
This node was composed and submitted from a Danger/T-Mobile Sidekick!