Garmin Nuvifone Is Located
Today Garmin announced they are taking on the mobile market, with a bit extra. They are set to launch a fully functional mobile phone with HSDPA data. As to be expected, the phone will have full GPS functionality. Currently there is no operator information; however the phone features HSDPA and AT&T are the only network with this facility. By the time this is launched (around Q3 of 2008) T-mobile should support HSDPA.
What does this mean for the UK? Considering that Garmin currently sell Sat Nav units in the UK, we should see this handset on our shores as soon as it is released. Due to the HSDPA functionality the networks most likely to take on this handset are Vodafone and T-mobile. I don’t see there being a network battle like we had with the iPhone.
Features include:
- Google local search
- Garmin Online services – traffic, weather, fuel prices, hotel discounts, etc.
- nuvi-like navigation on the road or in pedestrian mode
- Email, text, IM functions
- Camera, video camera, MP3 and MPEG4/AAC
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via: Garmin Nuvifone
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