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Garmin Nuvifone gets FCC approval
Engadget — Every once in a while we're reminded that Garmin's Nuvifone -- announced nearly a year ago -- still exists, and this time around it's none other than the FCC doing the reminding. The curiously-named "Calf" from ASUS turns out to be the Nuvifone once you click through to the label diagrams, and test documentation reveals that 3G is being tested on both Bands II and V -- that's North America-friendly 1900 and 850MHz, ...

Garmin Nuvifone approved by the FCC
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — We know the Garmin Nuvifone will be released during the first half of next year. However, what we don’t understand is why on Earth Garmin wants to hide (in some sense) its FCC filling. That “hide” part is interesting. Actually, it wasn’t Garmin Nuvifone that passed through FCC, rather it was ASUS-made “Calf” which after clicking through to the label diagrams turned out to be Garmin’s highly anticipated GPS handset. What’s the idea behind this is beyond me. Anyway, as far as we can tell, once it’s released Garmin Nuvifone will sing along AT&T’s 3G network. The 1900 and 850 MHz frequencies are there to prove the point. Now it’s all about being patient ...