Sidekick 2008 has built in Spanish language

Hola! Looks like T-Mobile is starting to cater to the Spanish speaking users with the newest Sidekick 2008. We already posted about some of their press videos that were in Spanish, and we got the press release below that mentions the new Sidekick will have a Spanish language interface, a first for the Sidekick line. They also brag about the shells and the new shell customization website as well. Rightfully so, as everyone we’ve talked to has been impressed by the customization website. We can’t wait to see what the custom shells look like. If you got a custom shell, send it to us for the gallery!

T-MOBILE TAKES CUSTOMIZATION TO A NEW LEVEL WITH THE LATEST T-MOBILE SIDEKICK

The new T-Mobile® Sidekick® lets customers change the look of their device as often as they change their clothes

BELLEVUE, Wash. – July 30, 2008 – A picture from high school graduation, a favorite sports team logo or a vibrant splash of the hottest fall color – whatever you want to express, you can design it on the new T-Mobile® Sidekick®. Available today, T-Mobile USA, Inc. has added the latest edition to the Sidekick family providing customers with the opportunity to create shells for their Sidekick with the images, colors or designs they choose.

The new Sidekick will ship with two shells: black and metallic green. A variety of pre-designed shell patterns and colors also are readily available for customers to purchase at T-Mobile retail stores or online. Of course, for true individualization, customers can design a completely unique shell unlike any other using a dedicated online Sidekick site via SkinIt at www.sidekickshells.com. Doing so is as simple as uploading a personal photo or graphic design, or selecting your own text, shapes, icons or logos. The final design is custom-printed onto the shell, then shipped. Once the design is complete, customers can share their work of art in a public gallery that will be hosted on www.sidekick.com.

“There is perhaps nothing more important than someone’s individual style and personality. The new

T-Mobile Sidekick, with its customizable shells, lets our customers easily express that unique style directly on their phone,” says Sajal Sahay, director, product marketing, T-Mobile USA. “Providing our customers with options to stand out from the crowd and show a true expression of themselves is what makes this Sidekick such an intriguing, fun device.”

In addition to enhanced personalization, the T-Mobile Sidekick is sporting a slightly smaller, thinner and lighter design than previous Sidekicks. It also comes fully loaded with the latest Sidekick features including video capture and playback ability, so customers can record and watch spontaneous and memorable moments, whether at a football game or a music concert.

The new Sidekick also features an integrated Spanish user interface – the first for a Sidekick device. Other features include first-rate messaging with IM, text and e-mail, as well as stereo Bluetooth® for easy photo and file transfers and a 2.0 megapixel camera. The Sidekick also is equipped with customizable Web surfing and more internal memory for storage of ringtones and multimedia messages.

15 Responses to “Sidekick 2008 has built in Spanish language”

  1. Aaron Says:

    I have no idea how they pulled that off.

    I mean, the iPhone has English, Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Italian, Dutch, Brazil and Portugal Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Korean, Polish, Russian, Traditional and Simplified Chinese.

  2. jason Says:

    i wonder if they’ll add software so that the sk can read different languages i.e. korean, chinese, japanese

  3. Bearmon Says:

    Why are they always have spanish ? What’s wrong with any languages for anybody ? I am getting sick of SPANISH SPANISH everywhere. Dont take me wrong that Spanish is fine but every languages should be include for EVERYONE.. not jsut SPANISH.. Its annoying!

  4. d00d Says:

    Bearmon on August 3, 2008 at 5:46 am said:

    Why are they always have spanish ? What’s wrong with any languages for anybody ? I am getting sick of SPANISH SPANISH everywhere. Dont take me wrong that Spanish is fine but every languages should be include for EVERYONE.. not jsut SPANISH.. Its annoying!

    Maybe because spanish is the 2nd most used language in the country? And the 3rd most in the world. Just a thought…

  5. Guy Says:

    d00d on August 3, 2008 at 11:20 am said:

    Bearmon on August 3, 2008 at 5:46 am said:

    Why are they always have spanish ? What’s wrong with any languages for anybody ? I am getting sick of SPANISH SPANISH everywhere. Dont take me wrong that Spanish is fine but every languages should be include for EVERYONE.. not jsut SPANISH.. Its annoying!

    Maybe because spanish is the 2nd most used language in the country? And the 3rd most in the world. Just a thought…

    Yeah, I think that’s pretty much it.

  6. Jay Says:

    Tmobile will open soon in PR, Suncom will change to T-mobile in October-December. Spanish is commonly used, also.

  7. Raul Says:

    They should make a sidekick touch that would just be the best……….

  8. Zack Says:

    Bearmon on August 3, 2008 at 5:46 am said:

    Why are they always have spanish ? What’s wrong with any languages for anybody ? I am getting sick of SPANISH SPANISH everywhere. Dont take me wrong that Spanish is fine but every languages should be include for EVERYONE.. not jsut SPANISH.. Its annoying!

    I’d like to know if the sidekick included others languages than english or spanish like “french” because i want this mobile phone so much !!
    Please answer me .. .

  9. Jayse Says:

    DO NOT CHANGE YOUR SIDEKICK 2008 TO SPANISH! I, along with many other people, changed it to see how it would look. it completely freezes your Sidekick on the Jump screen completely.

  10. katie Says:

    yeah i did the same thing and now i cant seem to unfreeze it.

  11. Rayond Says:

    ia same happend to mine …anyone know how to unfreeze ir?

  12. RaZoR Says:

    u can do a master reset by pressing and holding R when the four buttons of the sidekick appear when u turn it on

  13. fahrrad Says:

    Dies ist ein gro?er Ort. Ich m?chte hier noch einmal.

  14. Paks Says:

    Hey, the Master reset RAZOR said WORKS, simpply press R as soon as u turn the sidekick ON

  15. mek Says:

    I think that the sidekick should be available in any language, whether one is more popular than the other. T-mobile should consider the customers they have and adapt to people who speak languages other than English and Spanish.



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