- Garmin Nüvifone
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Garmin Nüvifone Manufacturer Garmin Compatible networks Quad-band GSM
GPRS/EDGE
HSDPAAvailability by country 10/4/2009 (AT&T) Form factor Candybar Smartphone Data inputs touchscreen Display 3.5 in, color LCD Connectivity WiFi, Bluetooth[1] The Garmin Nüvifone is a line of Internet-enabled mobile phone and personal navigation devices manufactured by a partnership between Garmin and Asus. It makes use of a touchscreen with virtual keyboards and buttons. The product was announced on January 30, 2008 and only a prototype (presumably not fully functional) was available at the time.
Nüvifone is a 3G hybrid handset that can be docked into a vehicle mount. Once snapped onto the vehicle mount, it can automatically kick in the embedded GPS navigation and simultaneously enable hands-free calls. It is featured with a geotagging built-in camera that can help recipients of the geocoded photograph trace to where the photos were taken.[2]
According to the first press release by Garmin, it was expected to be made available to market in the third quarter of 2008.[3] A later speculation pointed to the second half of 2009.
In February 2009 it was announced that the Nüvifone would be launched as the Garmin-Asus Nüvifone G60, as part of a series of forthcoming Garmin-Asus Nüvifone devices.[4] AT&T is the exclusive carrier for the Nuvifone.[5]
The next device in the series was the Garmin-Asus Nüvifone M20. This has a 640x480 pixel VGA touchscreen, runs Windows Mobile 6.1, offers triband GSM/EGPRS + HSPA and WiFi connectivity, plus an accelerometer, a 3MP camera, 256MB of RAM, 256MB of ROM and 4GB (8GB in some territories) of storage. The processor is a Qualcomm 7200A chip operating at 528 MHz. It also links into Garmin’s Ciao! location-based social networking application.[6]
In 2010, Garmin announced it will stop making nüvifones altogether.[7]
Contents
List of Garmin cell phones
Name OS Release Date Availability nuvifone G60 Proprietary (Linux) October 4, 2009 US(AT&T) asus Windows Mobile 6.5.3 cost- $550.00 Asia/Europe nuvifone M10 Windows Mobile 6.5 cost- 180.00 € Asia/Europe nuvifone M20 Windows Mobile 6.1 Asia/Europe nuvifone A10 Android 1.6/2.1 Eclair Asia/Europe nuvifone A50/Garminfone Android 1.6/2.1 Eclair (update) June 9, 2010 US(T-Mobile) See also
References
- ^ Announcement summary on Engadget
- ^ InformationWeek
- ^ Press release
- ^ i4u
- ^ AT&T the exclusive carrier Garmin official site
- ^ Pocket Picks: Garmin-Asus impresses with its M20 navigation meets smartphone
- ^ Garmin to stop offering cell phones
External links
- Garmin-Asus
- nüvifone
- Garmin's UK Blog
- nüvifone on Garmin UK
- Pocket Picks photo gallery from MWC 08
- Pocket Picks photo gallery from MWC 09
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