![]() For now you’ll just have to settle for showing your Sidekick love with a pair of Sidekicks. This April Fools’ joke will probably make some people clamor for a real, updated version of the Sidekick smartphone, but it’s unclear if that’ll ever happen. John Legere has been known to rock some magenta Converse Chuck Taylors, and now you can get your own pair of T-Mo-branded Chucks. ![]() By Sean Hollister, a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who. Pre-orders will close on April 15, and T-Mo estimates that orders will ship on May 7. T-Mobile is officially retiring the Sidekick 4G (aka Samsung SGH-T839) but says that it won't discontinue the Sidekick line. Pricing for the T-Mobile Sidekicks is set at $65, and you can pre-order a pair of your own right now. Features 3.5 display, Hummingbird chipset, 3.15 MP primary camera, 1500 mAh battery, 512 MB RAM. They’ll just be normal sneakers, though, so don’t order thinking you’ll get your very own John Legere digital assistant. Much like T-Mobile actually sold its T-Mobile Onesie last April Fools’ Day, T-Mo will sell these Sidekicks, too. The “No BS Assistant” is voiced by T-Mo CEO John Legere and can call your contacts, give you directions, and more when you use the phrase “Hey Sidekicks”. Like Android and iOS smartphones, the T-Mobile Sidekicks have their own built-in assistant. Rather than a phone with a QWERTY keyboard and a flip-out screen, these are magenta Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers with smartphone features like a heavy duty “stepscreen”, a camera built in to the toe so that you can use your leg as a selfie stick, and retractable “lacebuds” to let you listen to music. The T-Mobile Sidekicks are inspired by the iconic T-Mobile Sidekick smartphone. T-Mobile has followed last year’s T-Mobile Onesie with another piece of April Fools’ Day clothing.
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