Garmin Android Phone Coming in 2009!

[phandroid]

Everyone knows Garmin, the company leading the GPS navigation industry. Most Android fans also know that the GPS applications available on the Android Market are currently limited to ONE application - AndNav2 - which is in Alpha stages and isn’t yet available for the United States. Worry not, because in the 2nd half of 2009, [...]

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[greekking23]

My guess is that even if it is launched in the US, it won't be on the T-Mobile Network... or am I wrong?

 

[inertial]

Garmin Phone? I only trust Garmin as my bike GPS and computer. Not so sure about phone.

 

[drustvold]

Looks like some clever branding on their part. Have Asus make the hardware, put a really good GPS chip in it, have Garmin make the GPS program and sell it as the "Garmin Phone".

 

[noonehereyet]

Garmin Phone? I only trust Garmin as my bike GPS and computer. Not so sure about phone.

Keep in mind that if they don't get into the phone market now they won't be here in 5 years with the rate phones are developing and gps nav apps being added to phones there wont be any point in owning a GPS nav for your car when you have one with you everywhere....

 

[greekking23]

That's so true, noonehereyet...

The iphone has walking directions, I believe, as well. Is it available on my G1?

 

[noonehereyet]

That's so true, noonehereyet...

The iphone has walking directions, I believe, as well. Is it available on my G1?

I don't know of any yet but I do know there are a few in the works... Check out this one for example... http://www.enkin.net/

 

[carlosnumbertwo]

This means there will be a turn by turn app on the market as soon as it starts charging me. Fire up those torrents!

 

[trinitys_mate]

Is this it
http://hothardware.com/News/Garmin-Releases-Screenshots-of-nvifone/

If so it looks nice

 

[noonehereyet]

Is this it
http://hothardware.com/News/Garmin-Releases-Screenshots-of-nvifone/

If so it looks nice

if it is the phone it's not running android and if is is running android it looks nothing like what we are running now