T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition adds 3.5mm jack, fake wood

We'd just assumed that T-Mobile would've written off the myTouch 3G and moved on to other Android-powered endeavors before outright re-engineering the thing, so color us shocked to find out that the carrier has gone back and added a desperately-desired feature -- a genuine 3.5mm headphone jack -- for a new version of the phone later this year. That's just the beginning, though: the new myTouch is actually being released as a special edition in partnership with the guitar experts at Fender, sporting a woodgrain finish (maybe a little too much inspiration from the Ply and Touch Wood over in Japan?), bundled 16GB microSD card, and preloaded music content. There's no word on an exact release date or pricing yet, but the gap between this and the Hero just got a whole lot smaller, didn't it? Check out a shot of the slightly less-interesting front after the break.

[SParklingCYaNide Posted Oct 7th 2009 1:00AM]

Sounds Interesting and Definitely not expected. They made it Better.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 7th 2009 4:57PM]

Put Windows Mobile on this and I am ordering it.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 7th 2009 2:45AM]

Are they also lowering the phone radiation levels... Seems the MyTouch is one of the worst... http://www.ewg.org/cellphoneradiation/Get-a-Safer-Phone/T-Mobile/myTouch+3G/

Maybe all that wood absorbs most of the rays..

I really hope this is a stop gap for T-Mobile while HTC Dragon gets develop... Seems they are on their way from 1st to 3rd place in the next couple of months of Android Devices.. And only by default since ATT doesn't even know there is a game a foot..

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 7th 2009 8:03AM]

Your tin foil hat should protect you from that radiation. I wouldn't worry about it.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 7th 2009 9:20AM]

I wish more smartphones would have limited editions. I would love to have like a Chevrolet edition Palm Pre or something of that matter.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 7th 2009 11:09AM]

3.5 mm jack yay.

I think phone manufacturers do not understand the importance of this feature and how it costs them sales. I want an Android phone and the Mytouch 3G looks good but I have held back for precisely this reason. (I have a j/b iPhone on T-Mobile at the moment).

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 7th 2009 5:51PM]

Looks nice. Need the VZW Droid Fender edition

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 7th 2009 7:39PM]

Wow. I'd actually consider this thing now.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 7th 2009 11:33PM]

Not sure if I like the wood, but it could be worth it to me to sell my normal one unlocked if this one is anywhere near the same price...

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 25th 2009 6:31PM]

Oh, now why don't they make it with a physical keyboard. My carpal tunnel doesn't let me type on the touch screen. It's just not fair, what with such a beautiful phone!

Now they can come out with two versions: Telecaster and Stratocaster.