Helio launches Samsung Fin, ultra-thin clamshell

By Dusan Belic on Thursday, August 16th, 2007 at 5:14 am PST In Announcements, Devices, Helio, Samsung

Helio Fin

Helio keeps adding cool devices to its portfolio. Latest one is coming from Samsung and is called Fin.

Beside having the slim body, this blue-black colored clamshell hides lots of goodies under the hood. There’s the 3G EV-DO/1xRTT radio, 3 MP camera, built-in GPS, 2.3″ 262k color QVGA screen, voice dialing and standard microSD expansion slot. In terms of preinstalled apps, Fin truly shines — there’s an array of integrated Web 2.0 apps and services, we’ve previously seen with Ocean. For instance, Fin is coming with the RSS reader; unified access to email, text messages, and IM sessions; tight MySpace integration and HelioUP, which allows direct upload of (geo-tagged) photos to Flickr and upload of videos to YouTube. Impressive, huh?

But wait, there’s more! Helio Fin users can benefit from the device’s built-in GPS for free by using either Google Maps or Helio Buddy Beacon, or pay additional $2.99/day for Garmin Mobile navigation application and get verbal turn-by-turn directions!

The Fin measures 117×52x11.4 mm, weighs 95g and could be yours for $175, after a $50 rebate. Need more info? Jump over to Helio site, from where you can grab the Fin immediately!