After wrapping up his free Hedone Designs birthday theme, it was back to the grind for Hedone. This time around he cranked out an awesome new Halloween theme which is totally unique in design. Flying bats, pumpkins, witches and more set this theme off from the rest to give it plenty of character for the Halloween season. You'll want to check it out for the full effect of course, but mixed with bright and dark colors this is one is just awesome. All devices right down to the 8700 are supported and theme is only $6.99.
I'm not usually the one to buy a theme...but I'm glad I paid for this one because it is AWESOME!! I love how the bats in flight are your signal strength...so far I think that is my favorite part but overall I <3 this theme...perfect for my favorite holiday!!
Because it will be a temp theme just for this holiday? I won't pay $6.99 (for any theme) but some don't mind - a cheaper and better idea to use their money than spending $$$ for crazy Christmas decorations or ugly Christmas socks.
Or you could just wait a month and get it for half price and use the money you saved to get the Thanksgiving Theme hahaha.
Even cheaper solution just use a Halloween wallpaper.
Some of the contrast is tough to see. In BB Messenger it is too light to see easily. I also found the home page tough to Navigate. It is tough to find the correct icons at a quick glance. It is very slick looking but not very functional.
I broke down and bought it, not bad. Its neat and all, not worth 7 bucks though. Maybe 2-3 bucks. Hedone needs to bring his prices down on holiday themes.
If you're on Hedone's mailing list, or if you go to their website, you can get this theme for 50% off (actually ALL of their themes are 50% off this week).
For those who want it in the $3 range, here you go:
HD50BDAY09 (good in their theme shop on their website).
I was just about to post the coupon. The theme looks great but I guess not for me. I tried three times, and have been declined but when I login to my debit card account online it shows three sucessfull authorizations:
10/15/2009 pending MOBIHAND MOBILE SOFTWA $3.49
10/15/2009 pending MOBIHAND MOBILE SOFTWA $3.49
10/15/2009 pending MOBIHAND MOBILE SOFTWA $3.49
OK, not only did I pay for this theme, I paid full price, AND it totally trashed my Storm. I thought it was cute and I have not really tried many themes having found they slowed the Storm down too much (NOT ENOUGH RAM to run the BIG screen and apps, come on RIM surely someone thol you you might need more avalable memory for a bigger screen and more complex interface) The theme was fun too look at and at first I was pleased but then, I noticed I was geting alot of missed call notifications. I did not think I had been away from my desk all that much so I started paying attention. incoming calls did not even ring most of the time, when they did ring I could not answer them. When I tried, my phone slowed to a crawl and I saw more of the spinning clock that I ever have since getting this phone on launch day. Also, when I tried to arrange the icons, they kept popping up in the wrong places. The battery died in only a few hours (usually I can go all day or even a day and a half.) I switched the theme back to PZ and charged it. After a reboot, the radio did not turn on. Phone was still crazy and incoming calls still not ringing. I deleted the thing off the phone and all is back to normal now.
I guess this theme was more of a TRICK than a TREAT!
I love this theme, especially when I put facebook and twitter on as main icons it doesn't mess up the wall with odd icons< since they are all hidden. Very cool!!!
I actually purchased this after hearing about the 50% off sale, due to Halloween being my favorite holiday. Then it occurred to me that it's obviously not compatible with OS 5.0. I supposed it's my own fault for not reading more specifically. I just saw the "All devices right down to the 8700 are supported and theme is only $6.99." at the end of the original blog for it and assumed I'd be safe.
Just a friendly heads-up to anyone considering getting it:
it is unique, great colors (dark, which i love), and on sale for 50% off. should have been that price from the beginning since it is a holiday theme and cant be used year round without looking halloweenish...but i still LOVE it
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Hedone Designs Spectacularly Spooky Halloween Theme
I'm not usually the one to buy a theme...but I'm glad I paid for this one because it is AWESOME!! I love how the bats in flight are your signal strength...so far I think that is my favorite part but overall I <3 this theme...perfect for my favorite holiday!!
You'd have to be a real nutjob to pay for a holiday theme.
Because it will be a temp theme just for this holiday? I won't pay $6.99 (for any theme) but some don't mind - a cheaper and better idea to use their money than spending $$$ for crazy Christmas decorations or ugly Christmas socks.
6.99 for a holiday theme?? Come on! It does look good, I'm debating now...
Seven bucks for a theme I'd use for two weeks?
No thanks.
they are crazy....7 dolars for a holyday theme???? ive found better halloween themes and for free!
Or you could just wait a month and get it for half price and use the money you saved to get the Thanksgiving Theme hahaha.
Even cheaper solution just use a Halloween wallpaper.
Some of the contrast is tough to see. In BB Messenger it is too light to see easily. I also found the home page tough to Navigate. It is tough to find the correct icons at a quick glance. It is very slick looking but not very functional.
It is swapmr
There is no way on this earth I would pay $7 for a holiday/seasonal theme. C'mon Hedone.. Crank the price down a few bucks and I'd be all over it!
I broke down and bought it, not bad. Its neat and all, not worth 7 bucks though. Maybe 2-3 bucks. Hedone needs to bring his prices down on holiday themes.
Maybe they could have RIM incorporate this as a standard theme on a device and call it the GothBerry.
:)
If you're on Hedone's mailing list, or if you go to their website, you can get this theme for 50% off (actually ALL of their themes are 50% off this week).
For those who want it in the $3 range, here you go:
HD50BDAY09 (good in their theme shop on their website).
I was just about to post the coupon. The theme looks great but I guess not for me. I tried three times, and have been declined but when I login to my debit card account online it shows three sucessfull authorizations:
10/15/2009 pending MOBIHAND MOBILE SOFTWA $3.49
10/15/2009 pending MOBIHAND MOBILE SOFTWA $3.49
10/15/2009 pending MOBIHAND MOBILE SOFTWA $3.49
Oh well!
OK, not only did I pay for this theme, I paid full price, AND it totally trashed my Storm. I thought it was cute and I have not really tried many themes having found they slowed the Storm down too much (NOT ENOUGH RAM to run the BIG screen and apps, come on RIM surely someone thol you you might need more avalable memory for a bigger screen and more complex interface) The theme was fun too look at and at first I was pleased but then, I noticed I was geting alot of missed call notifications. I did not think I had been away from my desk all that much so I started paying attention. incoming calls did not even ring most of the time, when they did ring I could not answer them. When I tried, my phone slowed to a crawl and I saw more of the spinning clock that I ever have since getting this phone on launch day. Also, when I tried to arrange the icons, they kept popping up in the wrong places. The battery died in only a few hours (usually I can go all day or even a day and a half.) I switched the theme back to PZ and charged it. After a reboot, the radio did not turn on. Phone was still crazy and incoming calls still not ringing. I deleted the thing off the phone and all is back to normal now.
I guess this theme was more of a TRICK than a TREAT!
I love this theme, especially when I put facebook and twitter on as main icons it doesn't mess up the wall with odd icons< since they are all hidden. Very cool!!!
I actually purchased this after hearing about the 50% off sale, due to Halloween being my favorite holiday. Then it occurred to me that it's obviously not compatible with OS 5.0. I supposed it's my own fault for not reading more specifically. I just saw the "All devices right down to the 8700 are supported and theme is only $6.99." at the end of the original blog for it and assumed I'd be safe.
Just a friendly heads-up to anyone considering getting it:
NOT COMPATIBLE WITH BB OS 5!
it is unique, great colors (dark, which i love), and on sale for 50% off. should have been that price from the beginning since it is a holiday theme and cant be used year round without looking halloweenish...but i still LOVE it
The contrast on BBM is HORRIBLE! The grey font against the blue and white backgrounds makes it almost impossible to read the conversation.