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Helio Ocean set to make waves. I like the idea of an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator - this is a company that acts like a telecom, but doesn't actually own any transit, instead buying it in bulk from someone like Cingular. Along with Helio, Amp Mobile and Virgin are other examples.) The big entrenched players are so slow and risk averse, the hope is that a smaller, hungry MVNO might be able to actually make a product someone wants. The danger is that they are still reliant on whoever they are buying transit from, so you could imagine the plug getting pulled if any of them got *too* popular.
In any case, Helio has always seemed cool (this is an Earthlink founder Sky Davidson venture,) but the Ocean is their first handset that is making me take notice. The double slider design is nice.