The Hiptop / Sidekick Turns 7!
Happy Birthday to our dear little friend. That’s right, 7 years ago on October 1st, 2002 the Hiptop was released to the general public in the US. Seven years later and here we are. In some ways the Sidekick has been improved greatly (remember the terrible camera back then when cellphones didn’t have cameras?), and in other ways it’s stayed the same. For better or worse, the Sidekick will always have a place in our hearts.
October 1st, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Happy BDay To You,
Happy BDay To Youuu
Happy BDay Dear Hiptop For The General Puuuubliiic
Happy BDay To You =)
October 1st, 2009 at 2:41 pm
wow that does not seem like 7 years ago.
That is crazy how fast time flies by when you don’t realize it.
Happy 7th b-day I am sure it will be around for another 7 years, and it will continue to get better and better,
I would say bigger and better, but they keep making stuff smaller, I hate palm sized phones.
October 1st, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Happy bday to the sidekick!
Can’t wait for another 7 yrs
: )
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:26 am
Happy bday sidekickkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Happy Birthday !! 🙂
The sidekickks aree awesomee 😀
October 2nd, 2009 at 8:34 pm
if you think about it honestly if u trace back it does kinda seem like 7 years for the fact we’ve had 9 devices in 7 years
02 sidekick b&w
03 sidekick color
04 sidekick 2
06 sidekick 3
07 sidekick Id
07 sidekick slide
07 Sidekick Lx
08 sidekick 08
09 sidekick lx 09
either way they have came along way since the first hiptop went from a terrible camera to a G1 worthy camera and back again
truthfully it has to be the longest running namesake for a phone it should be in the guinness book of world records it has influenced pop culture in different ways it made people that werent technologically inclined tekkies and it made a man (crazyforkicks) a idol on hiptop 3 honestly the sidekick is for the 80’s-90’s gen what the blackberry is to uptight business men it defines them the sidekick isnt a kids phone its just a phone thats made for those of us that dont like things plain we like to make things our own customize and modify things to make us say wow
here’s a toast to the sidekick … may your screen swivel like elvis and your hinge tones allways be loud salut
October 3rd, 2009 at 8:27 am
++Kudos to Kevin. Great Speech man lol.
& Happy Birthday to the sidekick; may you continue to develop and take over our lives 🙂
October 3rd, 2009 at 10:21 pm
‘preciate it jakir . at least on here people think im sane
i posted a comment on youtube it was for an unboxing of a tony hawk kick and said it would be cool if they did another skate themed sk in the future and i mentioned they could do a Bam Margera kick with like heartagrams around the screen or have a kick dealing with bam’s crew CKY aka Camp Kill Yourself and said they could do it in the color of Bam’s lambo the first one he had the maroon or orchid colored one and the lady that did the video you would have thought i had commited the assasination of obama. I also had mentioned i wouldnt get an LX 09 because of all the paint peeling issues of the back battery door that hopefully they’ve fixed as well as the crashing of some sidekicks as well as random restarts but i did mention the fact that you could personalize them thru your own shell design for the 09 but they acted like i didnt have a clue what i was talking about.
oh and jakir i got one thing to say about how great my week will be after wednesday: Tony Hawk Sidekick LX Serial number 3 not 30,000 not 3,000 not even 300 but 3 as in 1,2,3!!!! i could be banging beyonce this week and not be any more excited than i am lol i scored it from the developer of the tony hawk lx he worked along side tony and he still works for tony hawk to this day.
October 4th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
dey shouLd more ceLebrity sidekickz Lik jayz or fabolous
October 10th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Too bad the system is dead for its birthday…
October 18th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
These Sidekicks Are Ode Awesome………….. Because we can go on Aim and on the internet
October 19th, 2009 at 3:38 am
even tho sk’s are havin trouble I still love em itz ma swag fone. congratz on 7 yrs.
Ima get ah iphone an keep da sidekick too cuz I can’t let go of em.
October 22nd, 2009 at 1:27 am
Happy birthday sidekick!!! I think ur next best thing would be a sidekick touch screen…keep up the good work
October 22nd, 2009 at 1:32 am
thas not a good idea a touch screen sidekick ? Makes no sence it wouldn’t be a sk.
if sidekick made a touch screen phone which I doubt it would be the dumbest move ever.
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:57 am
Man that is crazy 7 years it seem like yesterday I had a sidekicc lx and now I have the lx09. Man happy birthday to all. Never gonin out of style man at all.
Freshboiav
December 4th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Man it crazy that kiccs have ther 7 year birthday man
December 9th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Happy7th b-day
December 20th, 2009 at 12:55 am
I think they should come out with a oboma sidekick 20010
February 16th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Sidekick’s are the best I had the sidekick 2 throught the 5 I can’t wait too the 6 one come’s out !
March 4th, 2010 at 8:23 am
March 11th, 2010 at 11:17 am
I am extremely disappointed with my Sidekick and T-Mobile’s customer service.
March 26th, 2010 at 8:51 am
I don’t get it why ppl wanna have a sidekick that’s touch screen. That’s like asking a iPhone to become an non-touch screen. But happy bday sidekick!!!!!! Its been a marvelous 7yrs. Can’t wait til the 2010 sidekick comes out. So excited. Its called the Sidekick flip x or just sidekick x!
March 29th, 2010 at 7:03 am
Happy 7th B-Day 2 All The SiDeKiCkS!!!!! & May They Continue Coming…
May 21st, 2010 at 10:05 pm
Happy Birthday Sidekick keep up the good work!!!!!!!
May 31st, 2010 at 11:45 am
Happy birthday sidekick keep up the teck
June 21st, 2010 at 9:58 pm
June 27th, 2010 at 11:19 am
June 30th, 2010 at 11:19 am
Happy birthday sdk i<3 u. Lols
August 5th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
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August 18th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
Sidekicks are urg stressfull
September 19th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
October 30th, 2010 at 12:23 am
yeah , it does kinda feel like 7 years but i think that sidekicks are out of style, now. Maybe if T-mobile came out with a small touch screen sidekick that had skm(sidekick messenger) and the continuing features such as (aim, twitter, facebook, etc) then tmobile customers might start getting sidekicks again
December 6th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Happy bday