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Garmin nuvifone G60 Going to AT&T on October 4

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:03:57 +0000

AT&T and Garmin announced the Garmin nüvifone G60 will be available beginning October 4 for AT&T customers in U.S. The quad-band GSM nüvifone G60 supports HSDPA wireless network, has built in WiFi, 3.55-inch touch screen and a 3 megapixel camera.

The nüvifone G60 has the same core features as a high-end Garmin nüvi and comes preloaded with maps and millions of points of interest (POI) for North America. Customers who purchase a nüvifone will have everything that they need to use the device as an in-car navigation unit including a dashboard and windshield mount.

Because the maps reside on the nüvifone customers always have access to navigation and they can receive turn-by-turn voice-prompted directions that speak street names to millions of destinations. If a turn is missed along the route, the nüvifone will automatically recalculate a route and get the user back on track.

The nüvifone G60 will be available in AT&T stores or at www.wireless.att.com on October 4 for $299 with a two year service agreement after $100 mail-in-rebate. Nüvifone Premium Connected Services which includes traffic updates, white pages, weather, movie, local events and fuel price content are available for $5.99/month after a 30-day trial.

Garmin Postpone Nuvifone to First Half of 2009

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:16:38 +0000

Supposed to be released in Q4 this year, Garmin has decided to postpone the Nuvifone to first half of 2009. According to the release, the company has to spend more time in meeting some carrier specific requirements. No specific date is given in their announcement.

The Garmin Nuvifone is a full touch screen phone with a 3.5-inch size display screen and pre-loaded maps for navigation. The last time we check on them during the CommunicAsia 2008 in June, the Nuvifone does have a solid software with responsive touch experience on top of the integrated Garmin navigation solution. Will they be facing more competition in year 2009 with more full touch screen joining the mobile devices family?

Garmin Nuvifone Specification:

GSM Quadband
HSDPA
Build in WiFi
3.5-inch touch screen
Bluetooth 2.0
3 megapixel camera with autofocus
2GB internal memory
memory card slot

Check out the Nuvifone photo gallery here

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Garmin Nuvifone Spotted in White

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:55:14 +0000

While this could be another good work of photoshop artist, Garmin Nuvifone in white is not impossible at all. The Garmin Nuvifone is a full touch screen phone with a 3.5-inch size display screen and pre-loaded maps for navigation.

Available in Q4 this year, the Nuvifone is suitable replacement navigation device especially for car driver. When the nüvifone is docked onto the vehicle mount, it automatically turns on the GPS, activates the navigation menu, and enables hands-free calling so that the user never misses a beat in the conversation and is able to begin routing to their destination with ease.

Source [navigadget]