Garmin-Asus has finally and officially released its Nuvifone G60 phone. The G60 will be available in Taiwan on July 27, 2009. Meanwhile, the phone will be also released in Singapore and Malaysia in August 2009. Also in August, Garmin-Asus will launch the Windows Mobile Nuvifone M20 smartphone in Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand. There is no info on pricing of these handsets. Both the G60 and the M20 will be launched in Europe later this year. The Nuvifone G60 will be available in the States before the end of 2009. [Press Release]
Asus has rolled out its latest Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone, the P835. The phone is equipped with a 3.5-inch WVGA (800×480) touchscreen display, a 528MHz Qualcomm 7201A processor, a 5 megapixel AutoFocus camera, 4GB of internal storage, a microSDHC card slot, a Blackberry-like trackball, a pre-loaded Opera Mobile for web surfing, and the company’s new and improved Glide user interface. The handset also comes with 3G networking over 7.2Mbps HSUPA and supports GPS navigation, Bluetooth, as well as WiFi. No word on pricing and availability so far. [Ubergizmo]
The Garmin Asus Nuviphone M20 will be released later this year. The company also announces the Nuviphone G60, that features a 3.5 inch touchscreen display, built-in accelerometer, pre-loaded maps of your region, a 3MP shooter with geo-tagging ability and Ciao! location-based social tool. The handset also supports HSDPA/3G connectivity, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. The company has promised a “first half of 2009″ release. [Newlaunches]
Garmin Asus will unveil their next handset ‘Nüvifone G20′, a Windows Mobile 6.1 phone at the upcoming MWC ‘09 in Barcelona, Spain. This new all-in-one mobile phone will feature a 2.8″ VGA touchscreen display, 3 megapixel autofocus camera, full QWERTY soft keyboard, 4GB/8GB of internal memory, Wi-Fi, built-in GPS, Bluetooth connectivity, Garmin sat nav, mobile web-browser and premium navigation system. There’s no word on pricing and release dates yet. [Ubergizmo]
Asus’ chairman Jonney Shih has confirmed the Asus Eee phone in a recent interview with the New York Times. Shih said that almost every flat surface could become a display in the future. We will use televisions to surf the Web, watch Internet content but that content will also be available on displays built into walls and mirrors. Other details are scarce, but rumours persist that the Eee Phone will launch in the first half of 2009. Stay tuned for more updates. [UnWiredView]
If you are a SKYPE user, then you might like this one. ASUS has released the first videophone fully integrated with Skype called the AiGuru SV1. The standalone videophone works without the need of a computer system. You just have to connect the SV1 to your network via a wired Ethernet connection or via Wi-Fi. The webcam itself sizes at 640 x 480 VGA resolution and costs $299.95. [Slashgear]
