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Monday, March 26, 2007
Helio Ocean, a smarter featurephone
Update 3 20070329: MobileBurn has tested it, and really liked its capabilities: 'Overall, the Helio Ocean just appears to be a fantastic device and is easily the highlight of this year's CTIA show for me.'
Update 2 20070327: Engadget has seen the Ocean and liked it (except possibly the size of it).
Update 1 20070327: Helio Seeks Perfection with Its New Dual-Slider Phone, Ocean says it is actually GPS-enabled. My mistake. This makes it an even more compelling phone.
The title hints that this is not your everyday featurephone, and Helio Ocean continues the tradition of blurring the distinction between feature- and smartphones even further.
'Engadget - Helio Ocean' goes through the main features of the phone/device/gadget, and I list those that are interesting from a future outlook perspective:
Helio - Helio Ocean product info
Mobiledia - Helio Ocean QWERTY Slider Unveiled
Update 2 20070327: Engadget has seen the Ocean and liked it (except possibly the size of it).
Update 1 20070327: Helio Seeks Perfection with Its New Dual-Slider Phone, Ocean says it is actually GPS-enabled. My mistake. This makes it an even more compelling phone.
The title hints that this is not your everyday featurephone, and Helio Ocean continues the tradition of blurring the distinction between feature- and smartphones even further.
'Engadget - Helio Ocean' goes through the main features of the phone/device/gadget, and I list those that are interesting from a future outlook perspective:
- dual-slide design with QWERTY in one direction and numeric in the other
- list with integrated "presence detection" showing contacts' statuses on a variety of instant messaging services
- Exchange Server integration (!) for the suits out there
- a click-free web search mechanism (search by typing on the main screen)
Helio - Helio Ocean product info
Mobiledia - Helio Ocean QWERTY Slider Unveiled

