A Multimedia Typhoon
Helio’s latest gadget is Ocean. Calling it a cell phone would be to grossly mislabel all of the powerful features Helio has packed within it. Ocean is a portable communication center that provides 5.1 hours of cell talk time. Its dimensions are 4.33″ x 2.20″ x .86″ and weighs 5.61 ounces. Ocean features include 2.0 MegaPixel Digital Camera, Bluetooth compatible, Video Camera, MP3 player and Photo caller ID. Ocean’s features a 2.4 inch QVGA touch screen display at 240 x 320 resolution.
David Talbot in Soul of the Machine, describes Helio’s Ocean unique design. “Jun’s solution: give the device not two orientations but three. The first orientation, of course, is vertical–for the phone. The second, with the QWERTY keyboard open, is horizontal; in this configuration, the d-pad is on the right, for scrolling through messages. The Ocean’s software changes the orientation of the displayed material depending on which slider is pulled out. But Jun asked game manufacturers to give Helio versions of their software that essentially played upside down. Flip the device 180 degrees, keeping both sliders closed, and the game is now playing right-side up–with the datapad on the left. “That was a nice move on his part, so it doesn’t undermine the gaming experience.”
Ocean’s best feature is its E-mail mastery. It is easy to mange multiple accounts with Helio’s communication device. Ocean has a message dashboard that easily accesses Yahoo Messenger and E-mail, AOL Messenger and E-mail, Gmail, Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger and E-mail, Helio E-mail and Earthlink E-mail. Ocean also supports push mail. It can receive from MSN Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL. Ocean can even wirelessly synchronize with Microsoft Outlook. This is your complete E-mail handling device.
Helio’s Ocean also masters multiple contact lists. It synchronizes AOL, Yahoo and Helio Mail address books. Begin typing the person you want to contact and Ocean searches through all three address books to find his address. It will also let you know if he is currently logged into a supported Messenger account. (Yahoo, AOL, or Windows Live)
Helio’s Ocean sells for $199. It is a powerful communication device that is a must have for road warriors. With Ocean, you wield a power communication device in a compact size.
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