Did you get a new Sidekick LX? How about a cool new scarlet Sidekick Slide?  Is you Sidekick 3 starting to look boring and drab? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you should get a skin for your Sidekick!

Sidekick skins can make your Sidekick Slide look unique.  They can help protect that fragile Sidekick  LX.  They can even make that old sidekick 3 look new again.

Check out the Sidekick skins and covers that we have avaible in our store at Shop.SideKickSkin.net.

Here are some links to the sidekick skins for sale.

Sidekick LX Skins

Sidekick Slide Skins

Sidekick 3 Skins

Sidekick Slide Gel Covers

Gel Skins for Sidekicks

There are many more sidekick skin styles to choose from so check them out at http://shop.sidekickskin.net

These are some great Tips from Mr. Verse from The Powered By Danger Forums!  He originally wrote this for a SK3 but it applies to the Sidekick LX and the Sidekick Slide as well.  Hopefully, these tips will help you get better battery life!

He  “trained” his original SK3’s battery to last about 18-20 hours with a 4 hour charge.
This trick really only works within the first week of use. If you’ve used the device for 2 months already, this won’t help as much (but it’ll still help). Keep in mind, when I say “train the battery,” I mean RECALIBRATING THE BATTERY METER:

A) I cannot stress enough that the initial charge out the box is crucial. Instructions state you should charge the device 6-8 hours upon initial start up. Most people are so geeked by getting the device that they yank it off the charger 3-4 hours later so they can go out and floss their sidekick. HUGE mistake. Despite evey urge to do so, let it charge at least 6 hours out the box.

B) Now, for the next couple of days try and let your device totally drain out it’s battery before you charge it again. I’ve had a couple nights where I come back from work with the device already dead (Sucks for my commute, but well worth it in the long run). When you finally do plug it in, make sure it charges 4-5 hours minimum before you remove it. I usually leave them plugged in overnight…

C) You’ll begin to notice an improvement in your battery life. Your device now has new “baselines” for when it’s full and when it’s not. Keep it up for another day or so (but don’t waste an entire week doing it) and then you’re set. Sometimes I would bypass the old automatic cutoff for charging by charging it while off just to make sure I “topped it off” (NOT reccomended for consistent charging, tho’).

So that’s what I did, and have done for every SK device since the CSK. My replacement now lasts me 18+ hours with heavy browsing, IMing, texting, and 1.5 hours of MP3 usage(commute). By the time I walk in my door, I usually have 1 bar left or the battery warning (which now lasts me about 30 minutes)…

Many have said I’m lying, and that it’s impossible to “train” a lithium ion battery, but if you are consistant out the box, you can definitely recalibrate the battery meter to peak accuracy… Heck, my old SK2 used to last me 2 days solid (at least) between charges.

See more of his battery training and performance tips here.

Silence your Sidekick Quickly

Does the beeping of your Sidekick keep you up at night? Sure, you could always mute it but then you might miss that important phone call. A Custom sound profile is the answer. From the Jump Screen press the Menu button, select Settings then Sound Profiles. From there, you can crank up, turn down or entirely disable different sounds. Once you have a setup you like, give it a catchy name, save the profile and switch to it whenever you need a bit of silence.

Tale a Quick Camera Shot

This is how you can grab a quick picture with your Sidekick device! Bypass the trackball! From anywhere on the jump screen, a quick press of the top-right bumper will take you to the Camera app, another press will power-up your camera, and a final press will take the picture. Click click click done!

Give Your Texting Thumbs a Break

Flipping through multiple IM conversations? A quick finger-press to the left and right shoulder buttons on your Danger-powered device will cycle your back and forth through all of them - and your thumbs never have to leave the keyboard.

Enable Auto Texting on T- Mobile Sidekicks

Speed up your IM conversations, even if you are not a touch typist by enabling autotext. From the Jump Screen, press Menu, select Settings, then select AutoText. From there, set up shortcuts for all your favorite words and phrases.

Set up A Group Chat

Start or join a chat room! In AOL Instant Messenger, press MENU-J at the Buddy List screen. Get your group on!

Save IM Messages

Press MENU-M and quickly mail it to yourself. Or, share it with friends to avoid repeating yourself.
Some new Sidekick Tips and Tricks for you. These apply to all Sidekicks including the Sidekick 3, Sidekick ID, Sidekick LX and Sidekick Slide. The Camera one doesn’t apply to the sidekick ID though(for obvious reasons)!

How to Setup Email Accounts on Sidekicks

Set up your Sidekick to retrieve emails from any of your POP or IMAP email accounts - like Gmail or Yahoo! Mail. Press the Menu button, select Settings, Accounts and add a new account. Done! Plus, view emailed Word and PDF content directly on your Sidekick.

Check out even more Sidekick Goodness at www.repairmysidekick.org

I added some new sections to http://shop.sidekickskin.net

T-mobile To Go Prepaid Refill Cards The Best prices for prepaid minutes for the T-mobile To Go service

T-mobile Prepaid Sim Cards  Get a Prepaid Sidekick Sim card for a great price.  Most come with extra minutes for lees than you can get form T-mobile

Sidekick Limited Edition Phones These would be the D-wade Sidekick 3, the LRG (Green) Sidekick 3, Juicy Couture Sidekick II (pink), and the Diane Fursterbeg Sidekick 3 as well.

Plus I added Sections for Gel Skins by T-mobile Sidekick Type.

Sidekick Slide Gel Skins

Sidekick LX Gel Skins

Sidekick 3 Gel Skins

Sidekick ID Gel Skins

Sidekick II Gel skins

Thanks for checking them out and happy shopping!

Update! As of 3/08/08 it is out of stock again.  No telling if they will be getting more or not in stock.  If you want a new sidekick for a great price, check out the details listed in this post.  Sidekick Slide for Free or LX for 50 dollars!

That’s right! The T-Mobile Sidekick 3 is back on sale on the T-mobile website! It is priced at 99.99. This makes it perfect for people who felt limited y the Sidekick ID but didn’t want to pay 199.99 for the Sidekick Slide or 299.99 for the Sidekick LX. The Sidekick 3 lets you stay connected with Talk, text, IM, or e-mail. But unlike the Sidekick ID, it has a built-in MP3 player and a 1.3 megapixel camera. It also can be hooked up to your computer so you can upload music, pictures or new themes.

You can buy one from T-Mobile right now.

Buy A Sidekick3

If you do get a new Sidekick3, make sure to customize it with a new skin! Check out http://shop.sidekickskin.net for great Sidekick 3 skins !

Tired of not having music on your sidekick ID?  Here is a new service for your t-mobile sidekick that allows you to play stremaing music from the internet.  It helps make the Sidekick ID that much better!

From the press release: 

“Melodeo, Inc., a leader in delivering music and other media via mobile phones and the web, today announced the availability of their industry-leading mobile entertainment platform on the T-Mobile® Sidekick® iD and Sidekick 3. Melodeo’s Mobilcast mobile entertainment service, which provides on-demand access to thousands of radio programs, is currently available for download in T-Mobile’s content catalog.

Mobilcast provides wireless customers with on-demand access to more than 150,000 music and entertainment programs including radio shows from popular sources such as NPR, MSNBC and CNN, as well as thousands of independent programs from all over the world. Mobilcast customers enjoy a wide selection of music, comedy, news, sports, and other entertainment programs for a low monthly subscription fee of $3.99. ”

 Read more Here! 

The first two of many Sidekick Repair guides are up at www.repairmysidekick.org.

The first is for replacement of the Sidekick 3 LCD flip screen.  I am also working on one for just the LCD itself. Lets’s just say it is a lot easier to just replace the whole flip screen!

The second guide is for Sidekick 3 LCD Cover Screen Replacement This is for if your Sidekick 3 screen is scratched up or cracked but your LCD is still good.

The next batch of guides I am working on include Sidekick 3 keypad replacement, Sidekick II swivel screen replacement, and how to correct a overspun LCD screen