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  • Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 review

    Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 review

    Posted on October 13, 2009 | No Comments

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    Had the device you're peering at above come out just a few months later, it would've taken two full years to go from introduction to on sale. Thankfully, the good folks over at Garmin and ASUS (and Garmin-Asus, as it were) were able to get the nüvifone G60 out to AT&T before the holiday shopping season of 2009, but were they still too late? There's no doubt that this very smartphone had a lot of folks drooling in early 2007, but to say a lot has happened in the mobile realm between then and now would be doing the truth a grave injustice. The iPhone 3G has fallen to $99, a slew of Android handsets have hit the market and dedicated PND (portable navigation devices) have found themselves in the bargain bin. Oh, and some pretty fantastic GPS software has managed to land within Apple's App Store and the Android Market. In other words, competition couldn't possibly be hotter, and considering that the specifications haven't been updated on this $299 device since it was originally announced, you're probably wondering if it even deserves a chance. Read on to find out the answer.

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  • California Cool Cars regs put the kibosh on radio, cellphone, and GPS reception

    California Cool Cars regs put the kibosh on radio, cellphone, and GPS reception

    Posted on October 13, 2009 | No Comments

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    We've seen plenty of tech over the years meant to mitigate our destruction of the environment -- from greener autos to Grateful Dead-themed cellphones -- most of which don't really ask us to tone down our consumer impulses all that much. But how about these new "Cool Cars" regulations recently adopted by the California Air Resources Board? By the year 2016, all autos sold in the state must have windows that prevent 60 percent of the sun's energy from entering the vehicle. To achieve this, windows are given a coat of glazing that contains microscopic specs of reflective metal oxide -- which will seriously hamper reception for your GPS, cellphone, and (this is of special interest to Engadget readers) white collar criminal-style work release ankle bracelet. As you can imagine, companies like Garmin are fuming -- although we suppose that if they play this right they can make a killing in the external car antenna business. It just goes to show you -- when it comes to environmental catastrophe, everyone's a victim.

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  • Garmin nuviphone G60 finally has a release date: October 4, for $299

    Garmin nuviphone G60 finally has a release date: October 4, for $299

    Posted on September 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Approximately 37 years ago, John, Peter—PLEASE COME BACK, PETER!—, and I attended a Garmin press conference where it announced some sort of touchscreen phone. There was genuine interest—I’m hesitant to call it “excitement”—for a few days, but just as time heals all wounds, time also makes you forget; we’ve since forgotten all about said Garmin [...]

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  • HTC Touch2, Touch Pro2, and Garmin-Asus G60 get priced for AT&T

    HTC Touch2, Touch Pro2, and Garmin-Asus G60 get priced for AT&T

    Posted on September 21, 2009 | 2 Comments
    Ready to dump out a chunk of change to AT&T for your next smartphone? Need to know how much to pull out of the "non-essentials" (food, hygiene, etc) savings? This might help. BGR managed to finagle some details over the weekend, shedding a light on the price points for the HTC Pure (Touch2), HTC Tilt2 (Touch Pro2), along with the long-fabled Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60.

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  • Rumor: Both Garmin-Asus nuvifones headed to AT&T

    Rumor: Both Garmin-Asus nuvifones headed to AT&T

    Posted on August 20, 2009 | No Comments
    Oh, nuvifone. How we loved you and forgot you. Now that almost every featurephone comes with GPS navigation, both of your models might finally launch on AT&T. Just think if you would have got your act together a year ago, you could have ruled the market before there was a market.

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  • AT&T getting BlackBerry 9700 (Onyx), Garmin Nuvifone G60, others

    AT&T getting BlackBerry 9700 (Onyx), Garmin Nuvifone G60, others

    Posted on August 9, 2009 | No Comments
    So, BGR’s AT&T insider(s) have tipped him off that the BlackBerry 9700, Garmin G60 and a handful of other HTC smartphones are in the pipe for the future. As a quick refresher, the 9700 is the Onyx, but with a new model number. And the Nuvifone is, well, whatever. Crunch Network: TechCrunch obsessively profiling and [...]

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  • TeleNav GPS Navigator hitting the T-Mobile myTouch tomorrow

    TeleNav GPS Navigator hitting the T-Mobile myTouch tomorrow

    Posted on August 4, 2009 | No Comments
    If you’re surprised by this, you haven’t been paying much attention. TeleNav is the first GPS house to really get messy with mobile (well, except for Garmin, who is just doing it entirely wrong), having already launched full-fledged Turn-by-turn apps on both the iPhone and the G1. With their Android port already up and navigating, [...]

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  • Garmin nuvifone finally about to ship out (to Taiwan)

    Garmin nuvifone finally about to ship out (to Taiwan)

    Posted on July 24, 2009 | No Comments
    nuviphoneDo you remember where you were back on January 30th of 2008? CrunchGear was at a Garmin event in New York City watching the GPS company announce its very own smartphone. Fast forward to today, and the device is finally about to ship. Two devices, actually -- the Linux-based nuvifone G60 and the nuvifone M20, which runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.

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  • Garmin announces the BMW Motorrad Navigator IV GPS

    Garmin announces the BMW Motorrad Navigator IV GPS

    Posted on July 6, 2009 | No Comments
    GPS’s are mostly uninteresting to me since I have little use for one in NYC, so this post is mostly for my brother and his BMW. It’s unclear what the “expanded relationship” is between Garmin and BMW Motorrad, but I’m pretty sure the announcement of the BMW Motorrad Navigator IV GPS is the extent of that whole business.

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  • After the G60, Garmin’s devices will only run Android and WinMo

    After the G60, Garmin’s devices will only run Android and WinMo

    Posted on June 16, 2009 | No Comments
    The Garmin nuviphone G60 will come out one day, friends, most likely during the second quarter of this year. And when it does come out, there will be much rejoicing: it's the last time the Garmin-Asus operating system will be used on a device. From there on out it's Android and Windows Mobile all the way.

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  • Garmin might finally launch the Nuvifone this month

    Garmin might finally launch the Nuvifone this month

    Posted on June 5, 2009 | No Comments
    When the Garmin Nuvifone was first announced, it was truly interesting. A GPS-centric handset made by one of the world's leading GPS manufacturers? Awesome! That was a year and a half ago.

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