Rumor: Garmin-Asus Nuviphone might drop in June
SlashGear —
... will allow it to make use of location-based applications like no other device has before. In addition to this, the phone can send messages pegged with GPS coordinates to say to the recipient “Hey, I’m right here,” making it super difficult to ditch your family at Six-Flags, I mean, making it easy to find them.
Garmin won’t stop with the G60 either. They’re expected to launch the G20 WinMo based phone soon after the G60.
[Via Reuters] ...
Garmin-Asus nüvifone G60 to rock LiMo, launch in 1H 2009
Engadget —
... We've been waiting on pins and needles for confirmation, but it looks like an all-too-vague Reuters report actually is referring to the Garmin-Asus nüvifone G60. After a senior company official noted that a "Linux-based operating system" would be ...
Garmin nuvifone G60 bringing the Linux-love in June?
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... The nuvifone G60 is actually the original nuvifone that Garmin announced way back in 2007. Garmin and ASUS have apparently needed the time to iron out all the kinks with its Linux-powered GPS-phone. But, according to an inside source, the nuvifone G60 should finally see the light of day in June. With a 3.55-inch touchscreen, 3G (HSDPA) connectivity, WiFi and GPS the nuvifone G60 will be a handset to watch.
Pricing and availability aren’t yet known.
[Via: Reuters]
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Garmin Nuvifone G60 to Debut in June?
Ubergizmo —
... It has been reported that Garmin-Asus would launch a Linux phone in June, making the G60 handset the most likely candidate for the event. No information about the carrier and the pricing has been divulged. June is pretty much the deadline for Asus and Garmin to keep their promises of a "first half launch" (see our ...