With the new color Sidekick from T-Mobile, Gizmodo pal Paul Boutin finally finds what he’s been looking for:
I have long fantasized about an all-in-one pocket device that doubles as cell phone and mobile search engine: a Googlephone! But the Googlephone has been an elusive device. Mobile Web browsers are still a novelty feature, plagued by postage-stamp-sized screens and buggy browsers. Most PDAs likewise lack a solid browser and keyboard for searching or are just a bit too big to carry suavely on a Saturday night… The only thing that sidelined the Sidekick as a contender was its black and white screen, which didn’t do justice to most Web pages. That’s why the new $300 color Sidekick, which T-Mobile began shipping to anxious Americans last week after an early run in Europe, has been one of the most eagerly awaited consumer gadgets this year. After a few days toting the new Sidekick with us, I’m ready to declare a winner: We have found our Googlephone!
