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.”\n\n
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.\n\n
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.\n
\n\nSpecifications
\n2G Connectivity: \tQuad-band GSM / GPRS / Edge 850/900/1800/1900
\n3G Connectivity: \t850/1900/2100 HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
\nOther Connectivity: \t802.11 b/g WLAN, Bluetooth, HFP, HSP, AVRCP, A2DP mini-USB 2.0
\nOS: \tLinux
\nDimensions: \t112 x 58.1 x 14.6 mm
\nWeight: \t137g (battery included)
\nDisplay: \t3.55″ 65K colors, anti-glare resistive touchscreen
\nDisplay Resolution: \t272 x 480 WQVGA
\nCamera/Photos: \t3MP camera with auto-focus and geo-tagging
\nFlash Memory: \t4GB on-board 128 MB RAM
\nExpandable Memory: \tMicro SD, HC Capable, expandable up to 16GB
\nMusic Player: \tMP3 capable
\nHeadphone Jack: \t2.5 mm
\nBattery: \t1100 mAh removable/rechargeable lithium cell
\nEmail: \tPOP3, IMAP 4, IMAP idle, SMTP
\nInternet: \tHTML browser based on Webkit platform
\nCalendar/PIM: \tOutlook contacts and calendar
\nProductivity: \tDocument viewing: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, JPG
Nuvifone M20 comes in four colors.\n\n
Specifications
\nAPAC/EU: \t3G 900/2100; 2G 900/1800/1900
\nNA: \t3G 850/1900; 2G 850/1800/1900
\nOther Connectivity: \t802.11 b/g WLAN; Bluetooth 2.0+EDR; mini USB 2.0
\nOS: \tMicrosoft Windows\u00ae Mobile Professional 6.1
\nDimensions: \t95.3 x 52.5 12.8 mm
\nWeight: \t99g (including battery)
\nDisplay: \t2.8″, VGA 640 x 480, 65K, TFT with touch lens
\nDisplay Resolution: \t640 x 480
\nCamera/Photos: \t3MP camera, JPG format with auto-focus and geotagging. View photos in JPG/PNG/GIF/BMP format
\nFlash Memory: \t4 GB or 8GB
\nAudio: \tBuilt-in microphone & speaker; Ring tone supported formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV, and AMR-NB
\nHeadphone Jack: \tmini-USB
\nVideo Playback: \tMPEG4/H.264/H.263/WMV @ 30fps VGA
\nVideo Recording: \tMPEG4/H.263 @ 15fps QVGA; Streaming Audio/Video
\nMessaging: \tSMS / MMS / Email / MSN / Push Email (POP3/SMTP/IMAP) / Microsoft Exchange Email
\nInternet: \tOPERA browser, HTML, WAP 1.2.1/2.0
\nSync: \tActiveSync\u00ae for Outlook contacts calendar, media and documents
\nProductivity: \tDocument viewing: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF
\nCPU: \tQualcomm 7200A 528MHz
\nBattery: \t920 mAh Lithium (replaceable)
\nTalk Time: \t3G: 3 hours / 2G: 2.8 hours
\nOthers: \tAccelerometer
