Posts Tagged ‘Nuvifone’
Garmin: Android-Based Nuvifone Coming in 2010
A lot of people, including me, wonder about Garmin’s strategy for the Nuvifone. Why not create an app for the various popular platforms already out there – it’s not like it doesn’t already have the software expertise. Furthermore, if the company is going to insist on producing its own Garmin-branded handset, why use a proprietary OS when there are already established platforms out there, like, say, Android? Hold the … wait for it … phone – sorry, just had to say it – Garmin said during its recent quarterly earnings announcement that it was going to do just that.
The Long Awaited Garmin Nuvifone Arrives in the United States on AT&T, Costs a Cool $299
It’s been literally years in the making — it was first announced by Garmin in January 2008 — but the Nuvifone is finally coming to America following its Asian debut earlier this summer. AT&T Wireless and Garmin made it official today, stating that the Nuvifone G60 will be available beginning Oct. 4 in the United States at a cost of $299 with the usual two year service agreement and $100 mail-in-rebate. The phone’s connected services, which include traffic, white pages search, weather, movie listings, local events, and fuel prices will cost $5.99/month after a 30-day trial. Okay, I’ll say what we’re all thinking: a hundred bucks more than the iPhone 3GS, which is also on AT&T Wireless? Really? Er …
Your Friendly Neighborhood GPS Maniac Catches up on the LG Chocolate, Nuvifone, and Mio Moov
Duties over at one of the Maniac’s sister publications — helping shepherd a server migration, new content management system, etc. — have kept me busy as of late, as I’ve mentioned previously. Not to mention the fact that I’ve been trying to dodge the rain to test out a new GPS gadget (which I’ll get to later in another post). So I’ve spent this afternoon pouring over what I missed while I was otherwise occupied, and now have keyboard in hand to hit the highlights: a forthcoming whiz-bang smartphone from LG, Garmin’s Nuvifone finally launches, and new units from Mitac’s Mio four our European friends.
New Garmin Oregon Units Arrive, Nuvifones Don’t
This week you can lay your hands on two additional units in Garmin’s whiz-bang Oregon line of handheld devices — but if you’re hankering for a Nuvifone, well, you’ll just have to keep waiting a wee bit longer. But then it’s only been a year-and-a-half since Garmin first made the announcement after all. So what’s new in the Garmin Oregon 550 and 550t that the other Oregons don’t have? They are rocking a three-axis, tilt compensated electronic compass and a 3.2 megapixel digital camera.
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