Nuvifone

Rating: touch my GPS advertising device baby

I was going to put this on my birthday wish list -but considering that its not out until Q3 08 - I will have to wait for Christmas.

Garmin (which I think is what the Geek’s would buy before the “chav” TomTom) has annouced the Nuvifone.

Ok, I hate the name but I do like the first look of the device. Its like a beefy brick but with strange appeal because of the touch screen.

Garmin has struck a deal with Google but what hit me is that the routes go to Garmin’s routes and not Google Maps. This is vital. So users can save and click locations and then save to the device. On my in-car GPS you can a similar system but it works “online” with Google Maps and it can be costly if you are driving for a long time to keep the connectivity via Edge.

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