A designer by the name of Samuel Lau has created a concept for a new Sony PSP. The idea blends together a Sidekick Slide and a PSP slim.

Samuel has made a video of his creation and hopes its gets 50,000+ views. Once it does, he will send a proposal to Sony asking them to pay for half his education if they like the idea (no joke, that’s really his plan).

The design itself looks pretty slick and it has the one thing I crave, a QWERTY keyboard. I can’t stand using Internet devices without them.

Word on the street is, and by street I mean Cellphone Signal, that the Sidekick Gekko/Gecco has been officially dubbed the Sidekick 2008. Hiptop3 points out that this should be a red flag considering it’s July of 2008. If you’re familiar with Sidekicks then you know that the back of the swivel screen clearly states what model it is and according to the last thumbnail it just says “Sidekick.” Do people still ’skin’ there phones?

I’ve been a fan of the Sidekick for years now and, like everyone else, I was disappointed when the latest devices (LX and Slide) from T-Mobile were sans video recording capability. It was basically a slap in the face if you ask me. Who releases four new devices in the span of a year without video recording on any of them? Hello! It’s 2008 not 1998.

In any case, Sidekick LX owners will finally get the much-needed feature via OTA beginning June 25. Of course, you can pick up the Tony Hawk edition, which comes with the latest firmware pre-installed. But video recording isn’t the only new feature. Sorry Slide owners, you’re SOL.
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It’s official. The Birdman has landed his own Sidekick. I wants it. Gallery after the jump.

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It is according to the BGR, but it won’t be available until mid-July. The Birdman’s limited edition Sidekick will supposedly have a “skateboard look and feel with a grip-tape-texture and his well known hawk graphic.” Stoked for the signature Hawk graphic since it’s something I mentioned that I’d like to see on this limited edition SK from T-Mobile. More importantly, the Tony Hawk version of the Sidekick LX will ship with stereo Bluetooth support and the ability to record video, which other LX owners will get as an OTA later on this year. If I decide to go to bed at a reasonable hour today and someone is up super late then feel free to check out the Sidekick site since BGR says it will show up there sometime tonight or early tomorrow.

Update: Photo after the jump.
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There isn’t anything new revealed in the manual pages that Hiptop3 managed to get a hold of for the upcoming Gekko aka Aspen Sidekick, but here it is anyway. Photos taken with the 2-megapixel camera can be stored on the device or microSD and videos (.3GP format) can only be stored on external memory. Nothing exciting.

The T-Mobile Sidekick Slide, my last one, has gotten itself a nice little body mod and is now available in scarlet red for $199 from T-Mobile. Hopefully this one doesn’t have that pesky rebooting issue.

Sort of a disappointment, but at least we know it’s out there. Doesn’t look much different than what’s on the LX right now. More Gecko details here.

Totally fake!

I’m beginning to wonder whether or not I really want to switch back to the Sidekick after spending the last few months with the Curve. I can’t handle these tiny upgrades that should have been there to begin with. Nevertheless, Sidekick LX owners will be getting A2DP during the next OTA says Hiptop3.

Hey Danger/T-Mobile-

It’s nice to finally see you bringing video playback and capture capabilities to the Sidekick LX. That only took 6-million years to do, but as the cliché goes, better late than never.

According to Hiptop3, it’s unclear which video format the LX will support. So it could be H.264 or H.263. I’m pretty sure it’s going to be H.263, though. Don’t ask why, but the half-ass-ness we’ve seen before on the Sidekicks is enough evidence to back this up.

Oh, one more thing. The LX saw a $50 price drop so it might be a good time to pick one up.

Well, here it is, folks, the Sidekick Gekko/Aspen. It’s still unclear which name T-Mobile will be going with, but it’s clear that they’re the same device. From the looks of it it’s pretty obvious that the Gekko takes design cues from the iD and you may be able to customize the bumpers. Hiptop3 also has word that the screen on the Gekko will be the same Sharp AQUOS LCD that resides on the LX. Again with the .5 upgrades. So weak sauce.

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If TmoNews is to be trusted and something tells me they should be then here’s a bit of info on the Sidekick Gekko I told you about the other day. It will be an entirely new device and not a limited edition LX or Slide like Tony Hawk’s forthcoming model. It will, however, replace the iD with a few major upgrades. Does anyone else feel like the Sidekick gets refreshed in half increments? For example, the Sidekick 3 was more like a Sidekick 2.5 while the LX and Slide were what the 3 should have been. Right? Anyway, the Gekko will see a 2-megapixel camera (bout damn time) with video capture. It will be highly customizable and may have some sort of video sharing software. TmoNews believes the Gekko and Aspen are one in the same. Who knows.

Today is chock full of Sidekick rumors and this one seems a bit more plausible than the prior one. Hiptop3 is claiming that the Birdman is getting his own Limited Edition LX on July 16th, which is two days before the start of Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom Huckjam presented by T-Mobile Sidekick. There are no other details at the moment so we’ll take this with a grain of salt as well, though it’s not as big as the one TmoNews is forcing upon us. I just hope this LX gets a Birdman skull.

TmoNews seems to have the inside scoop that there may be two new Sidekicks being announced in late July. The SK Gekko is slated for July 27th and the Sidekick Aspen should surface on the 30th. It’s unclear whether or not these are new devices or anything else, really. So let’s all take a big chunk of salt with this one. But this gives me hope that the recent acquisition by Microsoft is not the end of the Sidekick line. My BlackBerry is starting to bore me and I miss the Hiptop. Keep your fingers crossed.

Microsoft has announced that the acquisition of Danger is now complete. Danger, for those not in the know, is the brains behind T-Mobile’s popular Sidekick device and provides one of the best OS on the market. Danger will be left alone in their Bay Area offices, but will join the Premium Mobile Experiences group at Microsoft. This group focuses on ‘consumer-facing mobile projects.’

“We imagine a mobile experience that embraces sharing and celebrating relationships and personal moments,” Ho (Corp VP of PMX) said. “Combining Danger and Microsoft talents together in the Premium Mobile Experiences team is how we’re going to deliver cool, new, fun mobile experiences to consumers. We want people to smile every time they look at their phone.”

“At Danger, we created a fun and easy-to-use mobile experience for today’s Internet-savvy consumer,” Britt (co-founder of Danger) said. Hershenson (co-founder of Danger) added, “As we combine our team and technologies with Microsoft, we see a clear path to evolving that experience and delivering it to an even broader group of consumers.”

Does this mean the demise of T-Mobile’s Sidekick line? I hope not. I have a soft spot for that device.