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Garmin-Asus Shows Off New Sat-Nav Phone
Published on: 12th February 2009
Newly formed joint-venture, Garmin-Asus has announced an all-in-one phone, mobile web-browser and premium navigation system with a Windows Mobile operating system. The nüvifone M20 combines a dual-band 3.5G/tri-band GSM phone with Wi-Fi connectivity, desktop-like internet browser, push email, document viewing, multi-media capability, Bluetooth and Garmin sat nav.
Recognizing that location is relevant to every aspect of every day, the nüvifone M20 is designed with location based services (LBS) at its core. Navigation functions are also linked to frequently used applications such as calendar, contacts, email nad internet applications.
The nüvifone M20 supports download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and offers a desktop-style web browsing experience. Users can zoom and pan web pages with their finger as they view the information in either portrait or landscape orientation. In addition, they can easily navigate to an address on a web page with only a few taps of the screen.
The GPS features of the nüvifone M20 has the navigation capability of a premium Garmin nüvi sat nav, and comes with preloaded maps and points of interest (POIs) - hotels, restaurants, stores, fuel stations and more - for North America, Eastern and Western Europe, or other regions. In addition, the nüvifone includes quick access to online points of interest through internet enabled local search.
The 3 megapixel camera automatically geotags images with the exact latitude and longitudinal coordinates. Users can then save the image on their phone, email it to a friend, or navigate to where the image was taken.
Garmin-Asus expects to announce the nüvifone M20's pricing and availability information in the first half of 2009.
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