Gallery: Garmin-Asus nuvifones stay on course

Garmin and Asustek will show off two nuvifones, smartphones with a GPS twist, at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

By Andy Smith, Contributor Feb. 11, 2009 at 10:19 p.m. PT

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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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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.

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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

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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