Here's a novel concept, courtesy once again of the 2007 CTIA Wireless Expo: slide the Helio Ocean vertically and a numeric keypad pops out; horizontally to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. A great way to make full use of space, which helps this pda phone pack in a lot of features into its 4.33" x 2.20" x 0.86" frame (length x width x thickness). Features such as:

• 3G (EV-DO) capability


• 2.4" color QVGA display


• 2.0 megapixel camera with digital zoom and flash, with MPEG4 video recording


• 200MB internal memory, expandable via microSD


• Bluetooth with A2DP capability


• Media player that supports MP3, AAC, WMA, MPEG-4, H.264, VOD, MOD


• Integrated GPS receiver

The Helio Ocean takes advantage of its roomy internal memory by letting users turn it into a portable disk drive when plugged into a computer through USB. And all this runs on a proprietary OS. Helio says the Ocean will be available in Spring 2007 (on or before June 2007) for $295. Signup for updates about this gadget and you get a chance to win a brand new Ocean plus 1 year of service.