The Garmin-Asus Nuvifone is vaporware no more! Boy Genius has unveiled some information about several upcoming AT&T smartphones, the G60 among them. The nuvifone G60 is a collaboration between the famed GPS manufacturer Garmin and PC-manufacturer Asus. It will cost $299 with a 2-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate.
That’s a bit pricey for even [...]
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Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60: AT&T Price Confirmed
September 20th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: 3G · AT&T Wireless · Asus · GPS · Linux · Smartphone
Asus-Garmin to Debut Nuviphone G60 Later than June
May 11th, 2009 · No Comments
Reuters is reporting that the GPS smartphone announced by Garmin early last year will be delayed again. If you remember Garmin has partnered with Asus for the launching of the freshly dubbed Nuviphone G60. A June release was estimated and it appears that the estimate overestimated Garmin and Asustek’s capability.
Tags: Asus · GPS · Linux · Smartphone
ASUS unleashes P835 smartphone
March 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
ASUS have unleashed their Windows Mobile-powered smartphone, the P835. Notably, the P835 comes equipped with a large 3.5″ touchscreen, with the WVGA resolution, as well as the company’s Glide interface, which ASUS say is “the most innovative, intuitive and interactive mobile user interface available today”. Also onboard is a 5MP camera. As is expected, the [...]
Tags: Asus · Camera · Smartphone · Windows Mobile 6
Garmin-Asus Announces New Windows Mobile Phone
February 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The Garmin-Asus partnership announced a new phone today, the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional-based nuvifone M20. The M20 has tri-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band HSDPA 3G radios, as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. It uses a software QWERTY keyboard for messaging features and ties many aspects of the phone’s functions to location-based services. Garmin-Asus says that [...]
Tags: 3G · Asus · GPS · Smartphone · Windows Mobile 6
Garmin’s Nuvifone gets the go-ahead from the FCC
December 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Garmin’s upcoming first ever mobile phone - the Nuvifone, manufactured by ASUS, has been the subject of a few delays. It was originally set to be released anytime now, but had been put back to the first half of next year.
Garmin blamed the delay on issues with certain networks. Today, the device has passed [...]
Tags: Asus · Cellphones · FCC
ASUS annouced P565 Smartphone with sports fastest processor
November 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
It seems there could be a new “race” heating up in the mobile phone industry, and that being of processors. Of course, processors with high clock speeds are nothing new, especially at the Windows Mobile end. Even still, 800 MHz of processing power in a mobile phone is certainly a feat, and if this catches [...]
Tags: Asus · Camera · PDA Phone · Smartphone · Windows Mobile 6
Asus Glaxy7 - Bigger, better follow-up to the P552w?
September 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Leaked pictures show a vey sleek and sophisticated looking Asus Glaxy7 which looks like a splitting image of the Samsung Omnia from a distance. Nevertheless, the Glaxy7 looks more poised to take on the iPhone than its smaller sibling, the P552w. Some of its more notable specs include a 3.5-inch WVGA 65L TFT touchscreen display, [...]
Tags: 3G · Asus · Camera · PDA Phone · Rumor · Windows Mobile 6
Garmin and Asustek still together despite Nuvifone setback
August 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Asus, who are making the Nuvifone for Garmin, remain in a business relationship with the company, despite the Nuvifone being set back from the second half of this year, to the first half of next year. Garmin said this was due to on-going negotiations with network carriers, although it’s speculated that another reason could be [...]
Tags: Asus · In The News · PDA Phone
JVC NX-PN7 docks iPod and iPhone at the same Time
July 1st, 2008 · No Comments
The new JVC NX-PN7 docking station offers two docks for your iPhone and iPod or for your wife’s iPhone and your iPhone.
The JVC NX-PN7 accommodates two iPod players side-by side, charging them simultaneously and offering playback from each through the dock’s speaker system.
Supplementing iPod playback is an AM/FM tuner, and adding to the unit’s versatility [...]
Tags: Accessories · Apple · Asus · Portable Audio · Portable Video · Security · iPhone
ASUS P560 communicator with animated touch interface
March 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment
ASUS has introduced its P560 communicator at the CeBIT 2008. Like ASUS Lamborghini ZX1 it is based on Windows Mobile 6.1 and own-branded 3D graphical interface, which enables “one-touch” access to multimedia menu. You can adjust Multi-Home animated menu as you like. The specs provided below are taken from the exhibition info and can be [...]
Tags: Asus · Camera · GPS · PDA Phone · Smartphone · Windows Mobile 6
Asus P320 (Galaxi Mini) at CeBIT
March 7th, 2008 · No Comments
Rumors about an upcoming Asus Galaxi Mini communicator leaked to the web early in February. This time Asus has officially announced the device with the index P320 at the CeBIT 2008. This is a compact communicator of a low-end class featuring good functionality. Asus P320 will hit stores in Europe in 2Q 08 at a [...]
Tags: Asus · GPS · PDA Phone · Smartphone · Windows Mobile 6
ASUS Lamborghini ZX1 communicator
March 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments
In addition to the new generation of laptop Lamborghini series ASUS has unveiled a communicator under the same brand. However it inherited only a navigation button with the company’s shield and speedometer watch on Today screen. The communicator features ASUS-branded 3D graphical interface and runs on Windows Mobile 6.1. The company scheduled the European release [...]
Tags: Asus · Camera · GPS · Luxury · Smartphone · Windows Mobile 6
ASUS R70 UMPC at CeBIT
March 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment
At CeBIT ASUS has rolled out its new ultra mobile PC along with laptops and communicators. The R70 is equipped with a 7” touchscreen, other specs aren’t provided by the company, however some of them are already unveiled. Reportedly, the device is based on a 1.6 GHz processor (probably Intel Silverthorne) running on Windows Vista, [...]
Tags: Asus · GPS · PDA Phone · Smartphone
Asus ZX1 Lamborghini PDA Phone
February 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment
This is just a mock-up of the Asus ZX1 Lamborghini PDA Phone since no pictures of it exist as of now, but it’s got some interesting specs well worth waiting for at CeBit in Germany. The Asus ZX1 is a high-end, touchscreen smartphone with a flat display and an interface similar to the iPhone or [...]
Tags: 3G · Asus · GPS · Luxury · PDA Phone · Smartphone · Windows Mobile 6
Asus Galaxy Mini – low-end communicator
February 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment
MobiFrance has posted some info and live pics of a communicator codenamed Asus Galaxy Mini. The device hasn’t been officially announced yet. It is powered by Windows Mobile 6 Professional and belongs to Asus new low-end series. However the communicator comes with a set of wireless modules and an integrated GPS-receiver. We’ve got no info [...]
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