Garmin's recently (and abruptly) announced handset obviously marks the firm's first solo foray into the cellphone arena, and according to Cliff Pemble, the firm's president and COO, it's the "breakthrough product that cellphone and GPS users around the world have been longing for".
That being said, the unit will feature a 3.5-inch touchscreen with a trio of primary icons - Call, Search and View Map - along with an internet browser, HSDPA support and preloaded maps of North America and / or Eastern and Western Europe.
Furthermore, it houses "millions" of POIs, doles out turn-by-turn, voice-prompted directions and becomes Garmin's first device to include Google's local search capability.
As for pricing and availability? We're probably, according to rumours, looking at a Q3 2008 release, but we'll have to wait things out before finding out a price and who exactly will be carrying it. Certainly an interesting device that deviates from the norm, by being a direct iPhone competitor which includes GPS but also geotagging too (directly to something like Flickr via 3G or Wi-Fi) and should be eagerly anticipated!
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