Garmin Nuvifone passes FCC

[Shake&Bake]

Garmin Nuvifone passes FCC, then keeps straight

Nuvifone, the first mobile phone by Garmin, is cruising past FCC and might as well keep the announcement to release gap down to a year. The full-touch operated handset named after Garmin's very own Nuvi navigation system made headlines way back in January.

Now, technically, the FCC approved an Asus device codenamed "Calf", as Garmin's first handset is actually manufactured by Asus. Some other known details include a 3.5" touchscreen, built-in GPS, camera with geotagging and web browser. HSDPA support is confirmed on the 850 and 1900 MHz bands.
There is still no official word on a launch date and pricing.

Everyone's getting in on the act.

 

[Arthur]

The Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 and M20 have been released.

 

[surfs-up]

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Garmin Nuvifone passes FCC, then keeps straight

Nuvifone, the first mobile phone by Garmin, is cruising past FCC and might as well keep the announcement to release gap down to a year. The full-touch operated handset named after Garmin's very own Nuvi navigation system made headlines way back in January.


Not quite the first phone from Garmin. They had two other models. The first was an analogue phone made only available in the USA, then they made a second GSM cellphone with GPS built-in which was sold world-wide a few years ago. I know, I got one, bought from Cape Union Mart about 5 years ago. Not a great phone - mostly because of poor UI, and non-colour screen -made it difficult to see in some lighting conditions. Hopefully the new one will be vastly more advanced.