Garmin® nüvifone™: Better than iPhone or what?

Posted on January 31, 2008, under Gadgets, Technology News

Garmin International Inc.,world’s leading GPS manufacturer, yesterday announced its latest product but a mobile phone. It is called nüvifone which may seems similar to iPhone, but is it better or what?

Cliff Pemble, Garmin’s president and COO said, “The nüvifone is an all-in-one device offering unmatched integration of utility and function in a single mobile device.This is the breakthrough product that cell phone and GPS users around the world have been longing for — a single device that does it all.”

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The nüvifone is an innovative mobile phone that has a wide range of advanced yet easy-to-use features. The all touchscreen device is the first of its kind to integrate premium 3.5G mobile phone capability with an internet browser, data connectivity, personal messaging, and personal navigation functions in one device. When powered on, the 3.5-inch touchscreen display reveals three primary icons — “Call,” “Search,” and “View Map” which allow the user to effortlessly master the nüvifone’s functions.

It is said that the product will be released in the market by 3rd quarter of 2008. Also, they will be at the Mobile World Congress 2008, so visit them at 3GSM in Barcelona, February 11 – 14, 2008. Hall 7 Booth 7C37.

[ via Garmin Press Release ]

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2 Responses to “Garmin® nüvifone™: Better than iPhone or what?”

  1. secret says:

    whoa! I just red about this last week. Didn’t know you were also interested. Try to google KS20. I prefer to have that phone :D

  2. Jerome Locson says:

    KS20 is a nice phone.