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Gallery: Garmin-Asus nuvifones stay on course

By // February 11, 2009, 10:19 PM PST

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  • Garmin-Asus, a co-branded partnership with Garmin and Asus parent ASUSTek Computer, will show off two nuvifones at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Larry Dignan notes that the most important feature for both phones is called Ciao, which tracks your friend's location. He calls it "Google Latitude with a little more horsepower."

    According to Garmin-Asus the nuvifone M20 (above) has navigation capability of a premium Garmin nuvi sat nav - complete with maps and points of interest.

    Photo credit: Garmin

  • The nuvifone G60 is WiFi enabled with a full html browser. It has a touch screen and soft keyboard, 3 megapixel camera, and a emergency calling feature that allows users to identify their GPS location.

  • The nuvifone G60 shows off familiar Garmin maps.

    Specifications

    2G Connectivity: Quad-band GSM / GPRS / Edge 850/900/1800/1900
    3G Connectivity: 850/1900/2100 HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
    Other Connectivity: 802.11 b/g WLAN, Bluetooth, HFP, HSP, AVRCP, A2DP mini-USB 2.0
    OS: Linux
    Dimensions: 112 x 58.1 x 14.6 mm
    Weight: 137g (battery included)
    Display: 3.55" 65K colors, anti-glare resistive touchscreen
    Display Resolution: 272 x 480 WQVGA
    Camera/Photos: 3MP camera with auto-focus and geo-tagging
    Flash Memory: 4GB on-board 128 MB RAM
    Expandable Memory: Micro SD, HC Capable, expandable up to 16GB
    Music Player: MP3 capable
    Headphone Jack: 2.5 mm
    Battery: 1100 mAh removable/rechargeable lithium cell
    Email: POP3, IMAP 4, IMAP idle, SMTP
    Internet: HTML browser based on Webkit platform
    Calendar/PIM: Outlook contacts and calendar
    Productivity: Document viewing: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, JPG

  • Nuvifone M20 comes in four colors.

    Specifications

    APAC/EU: 3G 900/2100; 2G 900/1800/1900
    NA: 3G 850/1900; 2G 850/1800/1900
    Other Connectivity: 802.11 b/g WLAN; Bluetooth 2.0+EDR; mini USB 2.0
    OS: Microsoft Windows® Mobile Professional 6.1
    Dimensions: 95.3 x 52.5 12.8 mm
    Weight: 99g (including battery)
    Display: 2.8", VGA 640 x 480, 65K, TFT with touch lens
    Display Resolution: 640 x 480
    Camera/Photos: 3MP camera, JPG format with auto-focus and geotagging. View photos in JPG/PNG/GIF/BMP format
    Flash Memory: 4 GB or 8GB
    Audio: Built-in microphone & speaker; Ring tone supported formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV, and AMR-NB
    Headphone Jack: mini-USB
    Video Playback: MPEG4/H.264/H.263/WMV @ 30fps VGA
    Video Recording: MPEG4/H.263 @ 15fps QVGA; Streaming Audio/Video
    Messaging: SMS / MMS / Email / MSN / Push Email (POP3/SMTP/IMAP) / Microsoft Exchange Email
    Internet: OPERA browser, HTML, WAP 1.2.1/2.0
    Sync: ActiveSync® for Outlook contacts calendar, media and documents
    Productivity: Document viewing: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF
    CPU: Qualcomm 7200A 528MHz
    Battery: 920 mAh Lithium (replaceable)
    Talk Time: 3G: 3 hours / 2G: 2.8 hours
    Others: Accelerometer

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Garmin-Asus, a co-branded partnership with Garmin and Asus parent ASUSTek Computer, will show off two nuvifones at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Larry Dignan notes that the most important feature for both phones is called Ciao, which tracks your friend's location. He calls it "Google Latitude with a little more horsepower."

According to Garmin-Asus the nuvifone M20 (above) has navigation capability of a premium Garmin nuvi sat nav - complete with maps and points of interest.

Photo credit: Garmin

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