Helio Mysto Available Now

Helio today released Mysto, an ultra-thin slider featuring a large, reflective mirror-like screen, a svelte, sapphire blue body and electrostatic keys that make the device shiver when pressed.

Mysto debuts two new Helio GPS search services, WHERE and Tellme. Based on the U600 that was released in Europe and Korea this past year , Mysto has been customized and made exclusively for Helio for the U.S. market by Samsung. Mysto boasts a 2 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, night mode and built-in Photo Studio, a large mirror-like 2.2 inch QVGA display, 100MB of available internal memory expandable via microSD to 4GB, an HTML browser, stereo Bluetooth and support for an array of audio and video formats including MP3 and AAC audio, and MPEG-4 and H.264 video.

Mysto also has external electrostatic keys that vibrate with "haptic feedback" with the tap of a finger, giving users the look of touch sensitive controls and the tactile sensation they want while using one-click search to jump onto the Web from the device idle screen, navigating through Helio's ultimate inbox messaging hub made famous on Ocean, or playing a favorite song or video downloaded from Helio Player.

Tellme, the first one-touch voice search application for mobile in the U.S., lets users simply press one button and say a word to receive local search results, no need to know your location or spend time typing, just say what you want and get it. Tellme returns local listings containing phone numbers, maps, turn-by-turn directions and the ability to SMS the listing to friends.

Now, Helio members don't have to worry about saving restaurants, theaters or other business listings in their address books and finding a late night snack is a snap.

WHERE, a service of uLocate Communications, is a mobile GPS widget platform that gives users access to a library of location-enabled applications. WHERE provides information on things like local weather and events based on the user's current location. WHERE is accessible on Mysto through its location-aware mobile browser and is a free service for Helio members.
Mysto is now available at Helio retail locations, http://www.helio.com/, by calling 888-88-HELIO and at thousands of retail locations nationwide for $149.

Source: Slashphone

Video: Helio Mysto unboxing

Vince from Slashphone got his hands on a Helio Mysto, check it out:

Thinnest flip mobile arrives on Helio US

Small and loaded, the Fin offers a range of sat-nav options

The latest Samsung handset to arrive in the US on the Helio virtual network is the rather elegant Fin, a very capable model that is apparently the smallest flip phone yet launched there.
For $175 (£88), the 11.4mm-thick, 95g Fin brings GPS, a 2.3-inch QVGA screen, 3G EVDO data connections, a 3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, 100MB of internal memory and a microSD slot for adding up to 4GB more. There's also a small monochrome display for indicating email and text message arrival.

GPS with added Garmin
Most intriguing, however, is the addition to the Helio line-up of a new service operated with Garmin that adds an extra navigation layer to the standard GPS with Google Maps option.

Garmin Mobile software turns the handset into something approximating a full-featured satellite navigator by adding route planning with voice navigation to tell drivers where to turn.

It sounds great, but the downside is that it will cost users a hefty $3 (£1.50) a day.