T-mobile finally settled on a name for the new Sidekick.  It’s the Sidekick 2008.  That’s kind of weak. What happens when it is 2009?  Whatever!

 The good news is it is coming out on July 30.  It is going to feature  interchangeable shells.  It is going to be like high end skins for the phone.  See more about that here. 

Here are the specs:

2mp camera w/video
Media Player
Pc-like HTML web browser
Instant Msg
Email
Automatic Backup
Removable Faceplates (customizable at sidekick.com w/your own art or pix!)
2.6″ high resolution wQVGA screen w/ micro-reflective tft lcd
Bluetooth 2.0 w/file transfer
QWERTY keyboard
Trackball
3.5mm headjack
Mirco SD slot w/ 4gb support

Quadband 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
size: 120 x 57.5 x 18 mm!!!!!!
weight: 140 g
standby: 10 days
talk time: 5 hours
Display: 400 x 240 pixel
ram: 128 mb
Flash ROM: 64 mb

That’s a lot for a phone that is rumored to be the replacement for the low end Sidekick ID (may it rest in peace!).  No announcement on the price yet. 

I will picking one of these up on launch day.  Stay tuned for updates and pictures of the Sidekick 2008.

From http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/19/new-sidekick-model-nv210-passes-fcc-muster/

Rumors swirling around Danger’s upcoming Aspen and Gekko Hiptops are approaching a rolling boil at this point, and seeing a new model fly through the FCC’s testing procedures certainly isn’t going to help to quell them. Honestly, we probably would’ve passed this one right over had it not been for the big “Powered by Danger” label on the FCC approval sticker here, detailing a new Sidekick known internally to Sharp as the PV210. We’ve gone through the test reports and we’re sorry to report that there still isn’t any 3G here — so despite the device’s perfect form factor for consuming gobs and gobs of data, EDGE is going to have to continue to suffice. We imagine we’ll be seeing this one announced before too long