Nuvifone : A GPS smartphone from Garmin
January 31, 2008 – 12:35 pm | by Azizi
Ever since the Apple iPhone came out, there’s been a steady stream of new phones with large touchscreens coming into the market. The latest is the nuvifone from GPS maker Garmin. The nuvifone is around the size of an iPhone. It has a 3.5 inch touch screen, HSDPA support, camera, integrated media player and of course GPS. No other details (including pricing) are available at the moment, but Garmin expects to release the phone in 3Q this year.
This is probably the first smartphone designed with GPS as the main service. The innovation bar for smartphone has been set higher by the nuvifone; whatever Palm has planned will have to step up.
One Response to “Nuvifone : A GPS smartphone from Garmin”
By Palmdoc on Jan 31, 2008 | Reply
# “Where am I?” - spits out precise longitude / latitude coordinates at a moment’s notice
# Helps drivers remember where they parked by marking the position in which it was last removed from the vehicle mount
# Garmin Online - an online service offering constantly updated information such as real-time traffic, fuel prices, stock prices, sports scores, news reports, local events and weather forecasts
# Built-in camera (megapixels currently unknown; captures video as well) that automatically tags photos with exact longitude / latitude. This allows the user to navigate back to the location or email the image to a recipient who can navigate directly to its location.
# Provides direct access to millions of geo-located landmark and sightseeing photographs available through Google’s Panaramio picture sharing site
# Integrated media player to handle MP3, MPEG4 and AAC files
Mouth watering…