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Pantech Matrix Dual Sliding Phone Has More Buttons Than Sense
Formed from the same genetic ooze as Pantech's Slide Duo smartphone and rebranded Helio Ocean handset, the Matrix is a mildly frustrating device: spec'd with the best, but dressed in the worst. An HSDPA-enabled handset with GPS, a full QWERTY keyboard in addition to a dialpad, and two cameras should have the software to leverage the hardware, but AT&T and Pantech have chosen to stick with an in-house OS rather than opt for Windows Mobile as they did with the Duo QWERTY smartphone. Still, it doesn't look like a bad feature phone for people who message more than they talk, and it's available today at AT&T stores. [Crave]
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By John HerrmanComment by Qu33f_Machine: How the hell does it slide one way or another way and somehow not overlap buttons? This is making my... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Opera Mini Browser Now on Helio Ocean, Officially
Sure, with a little third-party app hacking you've been able to get Opera running on some Helio phones for a while. But today Helio and Opera have released Opera Mini in what's the first official deployment of the tiny browser by a US service provider. Apparently Helio listened to their enthusiast community and then worked to tailor the software. Press release below the screenshots. More » -
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Helio's YouTube 2.0 Client Hands-on and Impressions (Verdict: It's Good)
YouTube and Helio aren't strangers in the least, but compared with the iPhone's gorgeous implementation, Helio's first version was found to be a little lacking. No more. The latest release, available today, bumps Helio up onto the same tier as Apple's offering. Here's what we think.
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By Jason ChenComment by takemetoyourtoaster: here is what they need to make, something like the flip, with wifi, so they can upload them to youtube... more » | Other threads
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Helio Offers Unlimited Service for $99/Month, Refurbed Ocean for $99
Good news for people thinking of picking up a Helio Ocean: Helio has lowered its rates for its all-in plans, giving you all-you-can-eat service for $99 a month. It's also starting to offer refurbished phones through the Helio Refreshed service, with the Ocean now available refurbed for a mere $99. That's a pretty awesome deal for one of our favorite phones seeing it lists for $295 new. [Helio via Electronista] -
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AT&T's Dual-Sliding Pantech Duo In the Wild
The Pantech Duo, seen previously as the Helio Ocean, has just been spotted in the wild by a tipster. He takes some sample shots next to his V3xx RAZR, which should give you a good idea of how large it is in comparison. If it's as thick as the Ocean, prepare to be either appalled or flattered when your friends comment on your third testicle. [Update, added side shot] More » -
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Sizemodo: Helio Fin vs. Ocean vs. iPhone vs. HTC Touch
Here's how the Helio Fin, the thinnest clamshell in the US, stacks up against other equally thin phones. As you can see, it's pretty much the same thickness as the iPhone, which is amazing since the Fin actually flips open. It's slightly thinner than the HTC Touch, and is dwarfed by the bulge-tastic Helio Ocean. More Sizemodo after the jump. More » -
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Custom Apps Now Possible on Helio Ocean (Opera Mini)
Not only is the iPhone getting its third-party cherry popped, the Helio Ocean is now running third-party apps now as well. The first proof of concept app is Opera Mini, the smallish browser from Opera that lets even lousy phones browse like a star. To get it to work on your Ocean (even though the default Ocean browser is just fine for us), just follow the directions on Heliocity. After you're done, you may want to check to see how you can support them to get even cooler apps on the Ocean. [Heliocity]
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By Jason ChenComment by invicta: We have started loading the Opera Mini in all our of our Helio Oceans for free. You can check it... more » | Other threads
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Helio Adds YouTube Features, New MySpace App
We told you the YouTube on Helio's 3G was free now, but they've gone and added a couple more features to it since Monday. First, Helio users can record videos on their Oceans and upload them to Helio Album. Why's that cool? Because if you configure your Helio Album correctly, it can push those videos to YouTube and Flickr (for pictures, we're assuming). More » -
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Helio's 3G YouTube Access Now Free
Helio originally wanted to charge a few bucks a month for YouTube, but in response to the iPhone's free access, they're doing it free, too. And that's over 3G, so it'll be fast where ever you have EVDO coverage. See? One-up-manship can be beneficial for all. Oh, did I mention that you can upload your Helio vids to YouTube? It ain't the slickest phone out there, but it sure has legs. -
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Helio Fights Apple with Official YouTube Over 3G (and the Genius of the iPhone's 2.5G/WiFi)
Sky Dayton, who has been quoted several times in the last week in iPhone critique pieces, is officially putting a more powerful set of YouTube features on his 3g phones. Here comes the bloodbath. This is going to be complicated to explain, so sit down and listen up.
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Helio Ocean: Do You Use the Keyboard or Dialpad?
We've got a bet going here about the Helio Ocean. I say Lam's a weirdo because he uses the numbers on the QWERTY keyboard to dial, and Lam says I'm a weirdo because I use the dialpad (the numbers) to dial. Both of us use the quick-lookup contacts from the start screen. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by AdMmm: Alot of these issues have been taken care of with the recent update and add ons to make this device... more » | Other threads
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Helio Ocean: The Cake
Our female-fearing cousins over at Kotaku are familiar with cakes made in the shape of their favorite things (games), but we don't often get the pleasure of eating our own gadgets. That's why this Helio Ocean cake made by a geeksugar reader is so sweet (heh). More » -
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Fat Joe Reviews the Helio Ocean
What has the world come to? Why is Fat Joe trying to do our job and review the Helio Ocean? We're not going out and mackin' on the ladies and rapping it up. C'mon Fat Joe, stick to what you know! Wide scrizzle fo life. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by Silvadragon: u idiots...probably his shoe wardrobe like nelly who owns pretty much every Airforce1s out there. Fat joe prolly wanted to... more » | Other threads
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Ten Takes on the Helio Ocean
After scoring a few units of our own to play with, we talked about the Helio Ocean a ton last week—eventually posting an extensive features review that shouldn't be missed by anyone seriously considering a smartphone. More » -
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Helio Ocean Roundup: All The Hot Details in One Place
If you were around last week, you saw that we got ourselves a fever for the Helio Ocean and we covered the silly out of that thing. If you want to go back and see what all the fuss was about, this is the place to find it. We've got everything you could want to know about thephonedevice that Gizmodo readers prefer to the iPhone. Walk with me. More » -
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Helio Ocean Available Today, Friday May 11
Hey folks, just a quick note to let you guys know that the Ocean is going to be available today, Friday, May 11. You can get one by going to helio.com, calling 1-888-88-HELIO, or going to one of their retail stores in Santa Monica, Palo Alto, San Diego, Denver or NYC. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by JBinFL: Zhao- please keep in mind a helio is an MVNO- one that piggybacks off Sprint and Verizon on 3g, have... more » | Other threads
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Helio Ocean Feature-by-Feature Review
We've had lots of time to use, re-use, and digest every feature available on the Helio Ocean. We've done UI videos, hardware galleries, handset sharing tutorials and sync tutorials, but what you really want to know is what we think of it. Here's our review, broken down feature by feature so you can easily see the ones that matter the most to you.
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How to Sync Your Contacts with the Ocean
The Helio Ocean is an emailing machine, allowing you to manage a whole slew of email accounts at once. Also, Helio, unsurprisingly, would love it if you stocked up on their phones. You know, if you grabbed an Ocean for going to work and a Heat for going out at night. But what about loading your contacts up on it? Won't that take forever by hand? And what about keeping your contact info synced up between multiple devices? You don't want to have to re-enter every new number you get, do you? More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by seadigs: Helio customer support informed me today (6/11/07) that off-the-air sync is broken, and they did not know when it would... more » | Other threads
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The Helio Ocean's Hardware Design Secrets
Along with the external hardware you'll see in the shots below, the Helio's triple decker mechanism has a special triangle-shaped spring that operates both the keypad and QWERTY. So interesting that MIT's Tech Review put the phone on its May/June cover, along with a well-written and romantic feature, Soul of a New Machine, penned by David Talbot.
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Helio Ocean UI Walkthrough Part 2 and 3
Since we couldn't get part 2 of our video walk-through up in time last night, we're giving you a bonus video as well! This time we go through much of the UI elements and answer questions you posted in the comments last night. More » -
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Helio Ocean UI Walkthrough: Part 1
Here's part one of our Helio Ocean UI walk-through. In it, we show you some searching from the idle screen, some IMing, contact searching, various apps, Google Maps, some browsing, Buddy Beacon and flipping the screen from landscape to portrait a couple of times. More » -
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Helio Ocean Core Features and Hands-on Impressions
We've had the Helio Ocean for a few hours now, so we thought it'd be a good time to go over the core features and answer a few of your questions while we were at it. More » -
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First Unboxing of the Helio Ocean
Gizmodo is among the lucky dozen to get a finished production boxed version of the Helio Ocean. This phone of enormous importance to Helio, Earthlink, and Sky Dayton. It's got to be the company's Sidekick, Q and iPhone killer all in one. We've already shown you video of Ocean in action, and polled it against iPhone (the Ocean won). But all of that was based on pre-production information. Stay tuned today for every little detail, and the complete specs on this dual slider EVDO are after the jump.
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AdWatch: Helio Ocean's Robotic Birth
Speaking of the Helio Ocean (which is actually barely edging out Apple's iPhone in our poll earlier today), we've got a new ad they're running for the Ocean's TV campaign. We don't want to describe the entire video to you here—because where's the fun, or the point in that—but it does remind us of that Bjork video from a few years back with the robots making out. Except there are no robots making out. Or committing suicide. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by TurboFool: Helio might just have a shot. This phone kicks ass, and that commercial's very eye-catching. I can genuinely say iPhone-what? Now... more » | Other threads
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Snap Judgements: Helio Ocean vs. Apple iPhone
OK, so in the next couple months the two phones I am most excited about — the Helio Ocean and the Apple iPhone — will be coming out. Now, since all we have to go on for both of these things are pictures, specs, and wild, uninformed speculation, it seems like the perfect time to see which phone is ahead in terms of buzz.
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Helio Ocean Coming May 21st?
Helio's iPhone-trouncing Ocean may be available for purchase as soon as May 21st, which is a mere two weeks away. Over at the Boy Genius Report they claim that a tipster says that everything is lined up for a "general release on May 21st and a limited/internal/partner release 5-8 [days] prior." Hey, that's really soon! Awesome! More » -
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Helio Ocean Video Walkthrough
Craving some more one-on-one time with Helio's new dual slider? The guys at PhoneScoop got an in-depth video of Helio's Ocean including a look at the phone's features and interface. The new Web browser (which lets you view full Web pages) looks especially cool. Combine that with their all you can eat EV-DO/text messaging plan and the Ocean looks like a nice option for the Net-addicted. More » -
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Helio Ocean Gallery and Video: Every Friggin Detail, Right Here
Now that I've seen it, what can I say about the Helio Ocean? For starters, its not as huge as I thought it would be with the triple layer of LCD, 9-key, and QWERTY. It's nice, with a lot more functionality than a Sidekick III (never mind the 3G network access), but I wouldn't call it as stylish, not even next to Helio's other handsets. It has the buddy finding, a new browser, and a nice dual sliding setup. For more impressions check out John Biggs' post at crunchgear.com, and for lots of videos, keep an eye on Vincent Nguyen's slashgear.com. More » -
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Finally: Helio's Ocean Smartphone is Here
Those maniacal bastards at Helio finally launched that smartphone we told you about a few weeks back. The Ocean's most remarkable feature is its double-slider: it's like a triple decker of LCD, QWERTY, and Dialpad. That also makes it kind of not-skinny at 0.86 inches, around the thickness of last year's Hiptop 3.
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