| The Heat is a gleaming slider phone with | | | | capabilities for access to Helio |
| an electrostatic touchpad, but has all | | | | services including GPS-enabled Google |
| the right geeky qualities. The touchpad | | | | Maps for mobile and Buddy Beacon. |
| is set so you can customize its | | | | Another chic and functional feature: the |
| sensitivity (super, high, medium, low) | | | | Helio service now allows users to |
| for navigation through a simple finger | | | | interact with online communities like |
| tap, which means no more pushing extra | | | | Boing Boing, Craigslist, Digg and |
| hard while trying to navigate through | | | | Wikipedia. |
| applications. | | | | The Heat carries over the great GPS |
| This new thin slider reminds me of the | | | | functionality with the "Buddy Beacon" |
| LG Chocolate with its sliding movement | | | | feature as well as a plethora of other |
| and thin profile. Helio has released the | | | | online goodies. Helio lets you interact |
| Heat in onyx black with the gold color | | | | with online sites such as Myspace, |
| coming shortly. It is a slimmer | | | | Wikipedia, and Craigslist so you can |
| toned-down version of the Helio Drift. | | | | shop and blog with your Helio. Another |
| It lacks the expandable memory of the | | | | great feature of the Heat is the |
| Drift (136mb Internal Memory) and scales | | | | integration of Helio Music. Helio Music |
| the camera down to a 1.3 megapixel. | | | | is a full mobile over-the-air download |
| However, it adds a great new | | | | service where users can download full |
| electrostatic touchpad (think Apple | | | | songs, ringtones, and videos. The launch |
| Iphone) and costs 75 dollars less than | | | | of Helio Music attracted celebrities |
| its bigger brother. | | | | such as Kim Kardashian and Pete Wentz of |
| Earlier this month, Helio introduced | | | | Fallout Boy. The Heat arrived just in |
| Helio Music, which allows users to | | | | time for the upcoming hot summer months! |
| organize their music, create custom | | | | Specifications · Camera w/ zoom + |
| playlists and get instant access to | | | | Video Recorder: Average 1.3 Megapixel |
| their favorite tunes through their | | | | Camera · Internal Memory: Massive 136 |
| phones. It's a service that got the | | | | MB · Battery Size: Average 800mAH · |
| attention of Pete Wentz from Fallout | | | | Talk Time/Standby Time: Good 3hrs / up |
| Boys and celebs like Kim Kardashian and | | | | to 8 days |
| caught my eye because it means you get | | | | Overall, the phone is very powerful and |
| all the goodness of a MP3 player inside | | | | up to date. Its great for tech savvy |
| your phone. | | | | people, having Free GPS-enabled |
| The Heat features stereo Bluetooth | | | | Services, Enhanced Music + Video |
| support, 136MB available internal | | | | Services, Free MySpace Mobile Services, |
| memory, 1.3 megapixel camera with | | | | Free H.O.T. Information Service. Under |
| digital zoom and flash for shooting | | | | heavy use, downloading and MP3 + MPEG 4 |
| photos and video MP3, MPEG-4 and VOD | | | | Player over Stereo speakers. Bluetooth |
| support. It also features Helio Music | | | | Pictbridge Printing and Photo Studio |
| compatibility and built-in GPS | | | | with Many Customization options. |