Excuse us while we duck out the back door. Hired goons are trying to repo our Helio Ocean loaner, and we'd rather deal with shattered kneecaps than give it up. The oh-so-clever Ocean slides up to reveal a keypad (look, it's a phone!) or sideways for a QWERTY keyboard (look, it's a Sidekick!). Taking advantage of Sprint's speedy 3G EV-DO network, the precious also packs a 2-megapixel camera with flash, a GPS receiver (used for navigation, photo-tagging, and connecting with friends), Bluetooth, and some of the best e-mail and instant-messaging tools this side of a PC. Yo, Helio! Here are three Benjamins. We're sold.
Review: Helio ocean
Excuse us while we duck out the back door. Hired goons are trying to repo our Helio Ocean loaner, and we’d rather deal with shattered kneecaps than give it up. The oh-so-clever Ocean slides up to reveal a keypad (look, it’s a phone!) or sideways for a QWERTY keyboard (look, it’s a Sidekick!). Taking advantage […]
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Out-of-the-box text messaging via AIM, Yahoo!, and MSN. Out-of-the-box e-mail via AOL, Gmail, Windows Live, Yahoo!, and POP/IMAP accounts. Google Maps-powered GPS simple to use, gets you out of tight spots. Hot looks good way to start conversations with attractive people.
TIRED
It's a heavy, bulky brick. No dedicated number keys on the thumb 'board. No integrated Wi-Fi to augment Sprint's spotty network coverage. Screen virtually unreadable outdoors.