Sidekick LX gets official launch date of October 24th?

The much-awaited Sidekick LX is due to make its debut in a T-Mobile store near you on October, 24th. T-Mobz appears to be handing out pre-release vouchers for the Sidekick LX, which make it possible to redeem it on launch day. We’ve uncovered a couple more shots of the device itself, which reveal that oh-so-sweet high resolution display. The thinness factor looks to be improved significantly, and it looks like Danger hasn’t messed with sucess, and left the QWERTY keyboard alone which is great. We’ll reserve final judgement until we get a hands on with the device, but with an October 24th release date, we’re sure we can expect more details to roll in sooner than later. One more shot after the jump!

UPDATE: Doesn’t the above photo look like a dummy unit? We’re betting this isn’t a working device, but it looks good anyway.

UPDATE 2: Yeah, now this makes sense…The picture of the Sidekick LX above is just the other side of the voucher card. No real device, no dummy device, just a picture. Thanks, Daniel!

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34 Responses to “Sidekick LX gets official launch date of October 24th?”

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    jose says:

    o shit i cant wait! it looks small!!!

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    drell says:

    how do i get my hands on voucher…definitely getting this on on oct. 24th

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    M.E. says:

    It looks a LOT smaller than I thought it would!

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    Bix says:

    I call fake. It’s the exact same screenshot from that new MySpace/Sidekick app that was announced here:

    http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/09/20/sidekick-launches-myspace-application/

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    nick says:

    at bix: its not fake, we got the reservation cards today at work……

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    mate says:

    Please be relased in canada!!!!!! If not bgr you have to hire me so I can move to states.

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    John says:

    Hope that is the release date so I can finally get rid of my raggety sidekick 3.

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    n8dbb says:

    BB 8320 and SK on the same day? Nice.

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    AcidAngel says:

    way to steal news from hiptop3.com

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    Daniel says:

    in case u don’t already know that is just a picture of the sidekick on a vouchure not a dummy just a pic if u see the bottom picture of the reversed side of the vouchure it matches perfectly because the bottom picture is the reverse side of the top picture!!!

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    Daniel says:

    the back reads

    “The wait is almost over! On October 24 during store business hours, you can bring this card to the retail location where you received it and we’ll have a new Sidekick LX waiting for you to purchase. With fantastic features like access to MySpace 24/7, and a larger, sharper high res screen, you won’t be disappointed”

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    Ben Rosenberg says:

    Is this only being released in the UK or is TMO-USA getting it as well??!

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    mARTIN says:

    SO WHAT DO THESE CARDS DO? AND HOW DO WE GET THEM? DO WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CARD AND THEN ON OCT 24TH WE JUST TRADE IT IN FOR A SIDEKICK LX????

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    Jimmy says:

    On Sep 20, 2007 @ 4:50 pm, AcidAngel Said:

    way to steal news from hiptop3.com

    Amen to that…BGR Rules over all

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    Jon says:

    So.. is there a known price for this? or are people everywhere running out to t-mobile stores to get these cards and when october 26th comes evyerone is going to be pissed when its like 500 dollars?

    were can i get one of these vouchers?

    or do we know about any for sure features?

    or ANYTHING?! do we know anything for sure?!

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    Hibiki says:

    So, two similar devices, same carrier, launching in the same month? Was this thought over well? People seem to be much more enthusiastic about the LX, so where does this leave the MOTO SDKK?

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    PEZ says:

    Its either this or an iphone. Taking the plunge from an SK2 with its limited functionality. Works like a brick shit house though. Droped, smashed, still ticks like a clock.

    This should be ineresting.

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    Rosario says:

    When the sidekick 3 came out the price was $300 with a two yr contract, $350 with a 1 yr, and $399 for prepaid. Im guessing the same goes for the sidekick lx.

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    Carl says:

    hmmm Sidekick LX or the BlackBerry 8320 Curve.
    ill just wait till my contract ends next month

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    Mog says:

    Hibiki: We don’t know all the specs of the LX, or the pricing of either the LX or the Slide, so it seems a little to early to call them redundant. The LX seems to be the higher-end device – it has a larger, widescreen display, it looks more “professional,” and it actually seems thinner than the Slidekick.

    T-Mobile is moving to a tiered, iPod-like Sidekick line, which makes sense, considering how popular they seem to be. That’s why none of the new Sidekicks are named “Sidekick 4.” The iD is the low-end model (hopefully it’ll soon be free!) and it seems like the Slide will be the mid-range, with the LX on top.

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    Marcus says:

    i wanna get it but i just got my three in August!!! sum told me to just wait.

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    Erica says:

    my only question is…

    how can u get a reservation card

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    Justin says:

    There is one for sale on ebay right now $600 opening bid http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120164135584

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    tande04 says:

    Oh man that box looks beautiful.

    I’m really looking forward to this one.

    If you look really closely on the card it looks like you’ll be able to pick them up at any store.

    It says something like “return with this card to the store you got it from”

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    big poppa bear says:

    I hate technology. Too expensive

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