Posted on August 15, 2007 at 2:58 PM in @earthlink
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This morning Helio released its newest device, the superthin, magnesium-cased Fin. At 0.45 inches (or 11.43 millimeters if you prefer), it's the thinnest clamshell-style device in the U.S. market.
(it's this thin)
It does everything its QWERTY sibling the Ocean does including the integrated messaging system, a great AIM client, and GPS integration, and also has a beefed-up 3 megapixel still and video camera.
Helio also released several software updates today, including a rentable ($2.99/day) Garmin turn-by-turn voice GPS app to go along with the included Google Maps for Mobile with GPS software, and an update to device desktop RSS software H.O.T. for the Heat, Fin, and Drift. The new version of H.O.T. supports adding your own feeds as channels, so you can receive updates on your device desktop and see them at a glance.
I've used Google Maps for Mobile with GPS on my Ocean countless times to search for restaurants, call them up for reservations with click-to-call, and then dial up directions on the fly from wherever I am. I can see using the Garmin Mobile app for those times when I don't have a copilot, have no idea where I am, and need the heads-up turn-by-turn directions spoken out loud to me.
The Fin costs $175 and is available at Helio.com, in Helio stores, or by calling 1-888-88-HELIO.
As far as the pun watch, I had to really stretch this time around. The major gadget blogs stuck with prosaic titles like "The Helio Fin," and I had to do some searching to find the more traditional punny blog entry titles. Here are the best of those:
- Helio dips a thin Fin into the flip phone pool
- Helio Fin - Thin is most definitely IN!
- Ain't No Fin Thinner Than This
- And the award for weirdest Fin headline goes to...
Helio Fin, the Fine that it Satisfies - Either a weird machine translation, an SEO-spammy mashup, or a human who needs a little more practice.
Comments
Aback.Us is a brazilian blog trying to write in English, any help will be wellcome. Somebody would like to be editor? :)
Posted by Aback | August 18, 2007 1:03 AM
Hi Aback: What's the goal of your blog, or who are you trying to reach? I think just having some more information in an "about us" page that described what it is and your background would help earn you some more leeway with readers.
Posted by Dave C. | August 20, 2007 2:13 PM