Helio Player is born
Posted by Justin B. on December 12th, 2007 at 06:24 PM
With all the hub-bub and giddy excitement surrounding the YouTube Mobile release, nearly everyone forgot to note the release of the new Helio Player (Including us. Whoops.) Replacing the now defunct Helio Media Mover, Helio Player brings a fresh interface and a very iTunes like feel (minus some of the bloatiness. And, unfortunately, the mac support.)
Helio Player will work with the Fin, Ocean, Drift, and Heat, but some features are Ocean exclusive. You can easily move pics to and from your Ocean, move videos, music, and convert music and videos to the correct format for your device. You can also redownload to your PC any music you’ve previously purchased via your device. It also brings a surprising change: you can now purchase songs for .99 cents instead of 1.99 through Helio Player, making Helio’s digital media distribution that much more competitive. No word on if this discounted price is only for Helio Player purchases, or if it’s planned to be rolled out onto the mobile store.
We haven’t gotten a chance to play with it yet, but we’ll let you know once we’ve torn it apart. Tell us what you think in the comments!
For the download, and a device-by-device feature chart, check it out here.
December 12th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
Finally, the last piece of the puzzle. This is exactly what I wanted for christmas.
December 12th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
do we have any idea when mac support will be out?
December 12th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
“very iTunes like feel (minus some of the bloatiness).”
uhh, you also forgot the (minus the Mac support) part.
December 12th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
I got this before I got my YouTube app. It’s cool for my part.
December 12th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
I guess those of us still using Win2k will eventually have to make the transition for software like this. Oh well.
December 13th, 2007 at 7:33 am
No Mac support? What’s the deal?
December 13th, 2007 at 8:21 am
i was really hoping that i could take my pictures off my ocean from the internal memory with this but no such luck unless i missed something.
December 13th, 2007 at 9:21 am
Looks great, very polished. This is what I’ve been waiting for… I always hated to download music on my device mainly because it’s the only place i can play it them. BTW QTfairuse will allow you to strip the DRM coding off your iTunes music so you can play it within here. Also it does pic sync without a card, so you can finally take them off your device without having a card. I believe this now makes the deal, maybe in later versions if they could add a Calender options, we’d be all squared away.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:35 am
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December 13th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
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December 13th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
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December 13th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
ummm….you can still get your pictures and movies off your ocean. Just mount the drives!
December 14th, 2007 at 1:26 am
Will this make puttin vid on the ocean is. I heard itwas very had before. So I didn’t even wanna try. Personally I’d love to have movies on my phone. Like the number 23. Something to watch @ work
December 14th, 2007 at 8:20 am
I am disappointed with it. I have had two oceans (which I take care of very well, the first one was defecetive) and work in the IT field (just as a reference point so you don’t think I’m tech dumb!). I have tried everything:
- the Helio Media Player
- the drivers themselves
- Sync Mode
- Mass Storage Mode
- Video Mode
you name it. My Helio will not allow me to transfer files to it.
I am running:
- Windows XP SP 2
- 2GHz AMD Sempron
- 512MB RAM
- Multiple USB Devices
This is the only one I have issues with. Neither phone has been able to transfer any data onto or off of it and it is so frustrating!!!!!
December 14th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
I am still waiting for x64 support
December 14th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
You have to drag the files from ” My Music Library” to either “Internal” or “External on your device in order to transfer files successfully.
December 15th, 2007 at 12:34 am
my shit aint working
December 16th, 2007 at 6:33 am
this player has auto video conversion when transfering video onto ur phone…didn’t work so well…lotsa pixel-ing
December 16th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
This program looks good but it is trash. I have tried everything to put videos on my Ocean. As of now I have only been able to put pics with this program. I tried all three options (Helio Sync, Mass Storage & Video+Music Sync) and it keeps telling me to use another option other than the option I am using. Very frustrating!
December 17th, 2007 at 8:52 pm
I was putting videos on my ocean fine by converting it myself. The player isn’t letting me do it at all. I was so looking forward to a shorter process drag and drop video transfer to my Ocean….VIDEO TRANSFER!
December 18th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
my helio isnt on yet. can someone email me a copy of the helio player?
December 18th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
oh and my email is KingKongATL@yahoo.com
December 19th, 2007 at 5:00 am
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Aaron, try uninstalling Helio Player, install the Ocean Driver (from Helio.com), then re-installing Helio Player. I had similar issues. The bundled driver with player didn’t work. When I reinstalled driver, then player and player asked what drivers I wanted I still selected Ocean and somehow it all works now.
Send an email if this made no sense at all and you would like my help. AmisRBjr@myhelio.com
December 19th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
can someone help me get passed the drm ,or is it dmr, part. i’ve paid and downloaded the song, i can’t play it; my machine keeps telling me about some licensing issue. do i need a conduit? anyone else with this issue? i get frustrated. or should i just call helio?
December 20th, 2007 at 10:16 am
They have a bunch of FAQs on the website that seem to answer a lot of questions or problems. If you go to helio.com, click on support, then Frequently Asked Questions, and select Helio Player in the dropdown.
December 21st, 2007 at 6:57 am
How do download the app on your phone
December 21st, 2007 at 11:35 am
not using helio anymore but still have my drift… how do i get the helio player if i dont use helio? anyone have the program and wanna send it?
January 1st, 2008 at 4:14 pm
My Helio Player Blows!!!
After purchasing three new albums through it, it will NOT allow me to play ANY of them.
I can play albums that I imported from WMP, but not the ones that I purchased (FROM HELIO!).
The program simply freezes and stops responding. Ugh.
January 21st, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Does anyone know where to find 64-bit Win XP drivers for the Helio Ocean Sync?
June 15th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
This player freezes ANYTIME i try to transfer a video with the CORRECT specs. Am fed up.
October 26th, 2008 at 8:05 am
I have a helio phone but do not have their service i have metropcs and am trying to figure out how to download helio player can anyone help me out