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Unboxing the Helio Fin

By James Allan Brady on Thursday, Aug 16th 2007 1 Comment

This is my first unboxing for SlashGear, so I went ahead and gave it a go in the video below. Then Vincent, who has had far more experience with this sort of thing, uploaded his, so that will be the video below mine.

The package came via UPS and contained the single sleeved box as usual along with the latest copy of Helio Magazine. The contents were the Helio Fin, the USB cable, the power cable, and the headset. Other than that there was the health and safety manual, the disc which contains the full manual and the quick start guides in PDF format, and then there is the quick start guides and a business card to give your friends.

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SlashGear Review: Helio Fin

By James Allan Brady on Thursday, Aug 16th 2007 6 Comments

So this morning I received in my hot little hands a Helio Fin. Its been well covered on SlashGear, and even more so in our forums. If you want the full list of details you can read the full information here.

helio fin

The new features this Helio has going for it, though, are what you are likely most interested in and thus what I will cover most. First, there is the 3MP camera that is built in, then there is the thin and sexy clamshell form factor; I have borrowed a pink RAZR for comparison. Other than that there’s Helio’s Ultimate Messaging Suite and Ultimate Inbox. The new features on the software side aren’t small in comparison either. First there is Helio On Top or H.O.T., then there is HelioUP making it ever easier to geo-tag and instantly upload photos and videos taken with the Helio Fin. Last but not least there is Garmin Mobile, their new turn-by-turn GPS navigation software.

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Helio Fin – Thin and sexy

By Chris on Wednesday, Aug 15th 2007 No Comments

Helio has finally taken the wraps off of their latest ~~phone~~ device which is made by Samsung. The Fin is a thin and sleek clamshell phone that packs quite a few high-end features. But will it be enough to make me put down my Ocean?

Helio Fin

The Fin is actually Helio’s first clamshell phone, and it’s definitely a good choice. It is currently the thinnest flip-phone available in the US measuring in at 11mm. The phone comes with a 2.3-inch QVGA display with a resolution of 240 x 320. The camera shoots at 3Megapixels with a 4x zoom, and shoots video in MPEG-4. Stereo Bluetooth is also supported.

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Samsung SCH-U700, SPH-A513; Verizon Gleam, Helio Fin

By James Allan Brady on Saturday, Aug 11th 2007 2 Comments

I have no clue how someone else got these images before us, but it happened (happens?). Regardless, this photo is supposedly of Verizon’s new Gleam a.k.a. the SCH-A513, and then the one that I am most excited about, the Helio Fin a.k.a. the SPH-513.

The Helio phone has been known about for a while, no full feature list and no photos up until now, but when accessories vendors and Samsung’s site itself listed the phone as a Helio phone, the gig was kind of up. The only specs that we kind of new about the phone (I know, don’t call us a phone company; don’t call it a phone) was that it had a 3.0MP camera, it was to be a clamshell, and so far its name is the “Fin”.

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Helio Ocean hacked to include Opera Mini

By Chris on Monday, Aug 6th 2007 1 Comment

I’m a person that loves choices, especially when it comes to my web browser. Even back when I was younger I was a Netscape kid, then again I was a Mac kid too. Nowadays I use Firefox, and I’ve got no complaints. I know that many people are starting to turn to Opera, so much so that the guys over at Heliocity have hacked the Ocean to support their favorite browser.

Opera on the Ocean

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Mail for Microsoft Exchange beta for the Helio Ocean set to launch today

By Chris on Wednesday, Jul 25th 2007 2 Comments

Tonight Helio is taking the wraps off of their latest project, Mail for Microsoft Exchange. The new program will be in beta form for 60 days, and will be free for All-In members.

Helio Ocean Mail for Microsoft Exchange

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The scoop on the Helio/YouTube partnership

By Chris on Thursday, Jul 5th 2007 1 Comment

If you’re looking for the scoop on the partnership between Helio and YouTube, we’ve got you covered right here.

Helio Ocean

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Helio Releases New MySpace for Ocean Users

By Mohammad Ali on Tuesday, May 29th 2007 10 Comments

Have you noticed that if you try to get on MySpace by using its URL to view the website outside of ‘Myspace on Helio’ you simply can’t? I mean sure, one of Helio’s biggest boasts is their access to Helio that – until recently – no one else had. Although I like this feature it just seemed so plain. It worked fine; other than viewing pictures according to caption names it wasn’t bad at all. You could always find other users, view friends, post comments, message, and all of the other wonderful things you can do on MySpace. One thing is for sure though, I just wanted something different, which is why a part of me was happy to get the Helio Ocean because I could view MySpace whichever way I chose. Wrong!

MySpace on Helio

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Make your own Helio Ocean ringtones

By Vincent Nguyen on Thursday, May 17th 2007 69 Comments

Never underestimate the will power of young consumers. While Helio had said many times over that it’s not possible to load your own ringtones on the Ocean, well they’re dead wrong. A clever member by the name of underscorex1 of HowardForums brought to light how to turn your MP3’s, MIDI or MMF files into ringtones free of charge.

Make your own Helio Ocean ringtones