Garmin-Asus Nuvifone M20
It's a phone, a web browser and a premium navigation system. In fact, the nuvifone M20 combines a dual-band 3.5G/ tri-band GSM phone with Wi-Fi connectivity, desktop-like internet browser, full e-mail support, document viewing, multimedia capability, Bluetooth and Garmin sat nav. It is powered by the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system with enterprise email.
Its full QWERTY soft keyboard makes it easy to send and receive SMS, MMS and emails. It can be synched with a computer to update contacts and emails. HSDPA wireless connectivity and enterprise grade Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) ensure messages are sent and received quickly, including those with attachments.
It supports download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and offers a desktop-style web browsing experience. Users can zoom and pan web pages with their finger and can easily navigate to an address on a web page with only a few taps of the screen.
The nuvifone M20 is designed with location based services at its core. Navigation functions are linked to frequently used applications such as calendar, contacts, email, internet applications and more. Its GPS features comes with preloaded maps and points of interest -- hotels, restaurants, stores, fuel stations and more -- for North America, Eastern and Western Europe, or other regions.
Selecting a destination is straightforward and requires limited input from the user. For example, users can search for a destination by typing in the specific name or address of an establishment, search by category, or navigate to addresses in the nuvifone M20's contact database or on the web. The device then gives turn-by-turn voice-prompted directions and automatically recalculates if a turn is missed along the way.
The nuvifone M20 takes GPS navigation one step further via Connected Services, which adds location intelligence to navigation, phone and browser functions. The expandable list of applications includes content like real-time traffic information, White Pages, weather, flight status, local events and movie times.
The nuvifone product line also includes Ciao!, a ground-breaking LBS application that helps users stay up-to-date on their friends' whereabouts and status by linking numerous location-centric social networks. Through Ciao!, nuvifone users will see their friends' location on a map and then be able to navigate to that location. They can also choose to have the nuvifone automatically update their social network location information.
The nuvifone M20's entertainment capabilities include a combination of a 2.8" TFT touch lens display, built-in microphone and speakers, built-in 4Gb/8Gb My Storage, ActiveSync for Outlook, Microsoft Office and multi-media synchronisation and a VGA (640 x 480) display. The three megapixel camera automatically geotags images with the exact latitude and longitudinal coordinates. Users can then save the image on their phone, email it to a friend or navigate to where the image was taken.
Garmin-Asus expects to announce the nuvifone M20's pricing and availability information in the first half of 2009.
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