• 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net
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    19 hours ago

    The only phone I have owned previously I would like to have again in modern times is the Danger Hiptop AKA the Sidekick.

    Surely they could make something more or less exactly the same, but runs on Android? I like the way the screen slid open but I especially loved the physical keyboard and scroll wheel.

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      18 hours ago

      I doubt mine powers up anymore but I do still have my original sidekick. The flip open is so fucking satisfying. It never wore out.

      It was so great to have that keyboard I could touch type on. Swipe typing on Android is okay but it’s not something I can do without looking and correcting.

    • alekwithak@lemmy.worldOP
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      19 hours ago

      Yes! I had the Sidekick 2 and 3G, unfortunately that was before I started hoarding my gadgets. They did make an Android Sidekick but it was underpowered and they turned the keyboard into a slider. I would absolutely sell my firstborn for a well done updated Sidekick.