After quite a long time of speculation and rumored pictures, T-Mobile and Danger have unveiled both the Sidekick LX and the Sidekick Slide. The two new mobile communication gadgets are both pretty cool but might each be targeted to a slightly different set of people.
The Sidekick LX looks to be the new, latest and greatest Sidekick with a wider QVGA display, mood lighting with LED lights that blink with alerts and a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash. It also comes with a 128MB microSD card. The Sidekick Slide comes in a little smaller package measuring 4.6 x 2.4 x 0.68 inches and is from Motorola. It doesn’t have the swivel display like the traditional Sidekicks but also doesn’t skimp on features as its set up the same as the LX.
The Sidekick LX is expected to be available October 24 for $299 (with contract) and comes in colors of “midnight blue” or “espresso brown”. The Sidekick Slide comes in at $100 less for $199 a couple weeks after the LX on November 7 in a single color of black and purple. We’ll put out more info on both of these as we find it.
Bang & Olufsen has launched a new mobile phone, supplied by Samsung - the Serenata. The phone features a built-in stereo loudspeaker system, and users have the choice to listen through the integrated loudspeaker system or through the dedicated stereo EarSet 3 earphones or to connect it to their hi-fi as an auxiliary source. The focus has been on providing a music performance with emphasis on playback of "uncompressed" music. Besides handling lossless formats, Serenata also handles playback in compressed formats including MP3, WMA, and AAC.
"Since we first started our partnership with Bang & Olufsen, we have confirmed our belief that both companies share a passion for innovation and consumer-focused technology. Serenata is another example of new ways of thinking", said Geesung Choi, President of the Telecommunications Network Business in Samsung Electronics.
"We have high expectations for Serenata as it is a result of our joint vision to constantly push the boundaries and bring unique and exciting products to our customers", said Torben Ballegaard Sørensen, CEO of Bang & Olufsen.
Serenata's click wheel navigation gives users simple and easy operation of the phone's functions. There are very few actual keys, with the wheel being used for all primary operation supported by on-screen operation based on sensi-touch technology. A large 2.4-inch colour LCD display developed by Samsung allows Serenata to show album covers in high resolution and facilitates on-screen navigation.
The phone comes with 4GB of memory and supports HSDPA connectivity.
