Posted on May 10, 2007 at 1:22 PM in @earthlink
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A few lucky gadget reviewers received Helio Ocean devices before they're available to the public(soon!), and they've been busy. Today Gizmodo shares part one of a video walkthrough:
...and Walt Mossberg has both a text review and a video piece.
Yesterday Gizmodo published:
- The Unboxing
- A scan of the complete user guide
- A size comparison with other devices including a paper iPhone
- A how-to on the easy switching you can do to move your number from one Helio to another
- Their first impressions after using the device for a little while
And Engadget did their own Unboxing and Hands-on.
If there's any other hands-on coverage out there, let me know and I'll add it here.
- Ocean coverage on Slashgear.com
- Gizmodo points to an article in Tech Review about the thinking that went in to the hardware spring mechanism
- Two more walkthrough videos on Gizmodo
- Crunchgear's First Impressions and quick look video
- Sascha Segan's preliminary review at PC Magazine
Once I have my Ocean in hand I can provide some more direct impressions, but meanwhile I spent some time going through the user manual that Gizmodo uploaded yesterday. I'll highlight some interesting details I turned up in a separate blog entry.
In case you're just joining us, here's more on the Ocean from its announcement at the end of March. The fact that these expert reviews are up is usually a good indicator that it's bound to be available for sale very soon.