Garmin Nuvifone A50 Views
Taylor, great write up on the A50. With the previous Nuvifone G60 based on the Google OS being on the market for over a year now. Adding on development time needed by Asus+Garmin+Google cooperatively to bring these products to market. I believe that Google and Garmin have been partnered for the last few years. Some strengths of Garmin technology (like turn-by-turn mobile street maps) have turned up as Google apps in the last couple of years as well. I do not see this as an unrelated coincidence. The real winner here is the Droid OS coupled to real SatNavGPS with onboard maps (that does not need a data plan or cell service to operate) that is what puts the A50 above the rest.
Promised since 2009, the Garmin-Asus Nuvifone A50 is the company's first Google Android device and features all the usual Google and Android services, including Google search by voice, Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube, and Android Market. In addition, the A50 offers Microsoft Exchange support for e-mail, calendar, and contacts.
The Nuvifone A50 is expected to be available in Europe in the first half of 2010; the M10 will be available in Europe and Asia in the first half of 2010. Pricing details and North American availability were not released at this time, but both phones will be at MWC 2010 so you can be sure we'll be checking them out in person. Hopefully they'll be much better than the Garmin Nuvifone G60.
Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50 features a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen with HVGA resolution, 3 megapixel auto-focus camera with geotagging functionality and 3G support. GPS, Bluetooth, accelerometer sensor, 4GB internal storage and microSD card slot complete the list. It's not clear yet whether the phone will sport Wi-Fi connectivity or not.
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