Review: T-Mobile Sidekick iD
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It’s easy to see why MySpace moppets love the Sidekick: It’s cute, uncomplicated, and cheap. It’s also an IM addict’s dream: The wide, tactile keyboard lets thumbs fly with precision, and the chat client offers simultaneous access to AIM, Microsoft Messenger, and Yahoo. Add push email, swappable color plates, and that nifty myFaves thing for \[…\]

This is one of the best phones I ever owned. You could type nearly as fast on it as a traditional keyboard. It even had a scroll ball as well to act like a mouse. The things I would do for Google to implement something like this in a modern Pixel phone. I hate even trying to respond to people these days from my phone, because of how just how bad touch keyboards are in comparison.