Palm hires Sidekick, Helio smartphone designer 632 Owen Thomas 07/07/08 01:20PM Filed to: hires hires Palm Matias Duarte Sidekick Helio Wireless Smartphones Valleywag This image was lost some time after publication. Has Palm run out of Apple engineers to poach? Or has Steve Jobs's intimidation campaign proven effective? Whatever the reason, Palm's latest hire seems smart: Matias Duarte, the designer of the user interface for the Sidekick and Helio's Ocean.