Garmin announced that the nüvifone will be on display at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The Garmin nüvifone is the first touchscreen device to integrate a mobile phone, premium web browser and personal navigator. It is a quad-band GSM mobile phone with UMTS, which is compatible with the latest in 3.5G networks around the world. Designed for high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), nüvifone supports the highest download speeds offered by 3G mobile networks. The Garmin nüvifone also includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.
Garmin nuvifone is a one-of-a-kind device that converges the essential technologies used regularly by mobile individuals - cell phone, personal navigator and web browser," said Cliff Pemble, Garmin's president and COO. "The GSMA Mobile World Congress trade show is the first opportunity for the public-at-large to see the nüvifone up-close, and we're confident they will be impressed with what they see.
The Garmin nüvifone's 3.5-inch touchscreen display greets users with three primary icons - 'Call', 'Search', and 'View Map' - and four secondary icons - 'Browser', 'SMS', 'Email' and 'Tools'. After selecting the 'Call' icon, users can dial a number from the on-screen keypad or select a name from the contact list. Because seamless integration is core to the nüvifone's design, the Garmin nüvifone makes it easy to talk on the phone and navigate to a destination at the same time.
Once a user selects where they want to navigate, the Garmin nüvifone gives turn-by-turn, voice-prompted directions to the destination. If a turn is missed along the route, nüvifone automatically recalculates a route and gets them back on track. The Garmin nüvifone includes preloaded maps of Eastern and Western Europe, North America or both. Nüvifone customers will also have access to free and subscription based dynamic content via Garmin Online, an online service offering constantlyupdating information such as real-time traffic, weather forecasts, and safety camera information.
