Garmin Adds A Cell Phone To Its GPS Device

The Nuvifone’s built-in camera takes pictures that are automatically tagged with latitude and longitude.

First Apple came out with the iPhone, then Google (NSDQ: GOOG) announced its mobile-phone software development platform, and now GPS maker Garmin is entering the mobile phone market with a hybrid device called the Nuvifone.

By Elena Malykhina
InformationWeek

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The Nuvifone is the first mobile phone by Garmin, featuring GPS, a touch screen, and a Web browser.
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The Nuvifone, which Garmin unveiled this week, combines a cell phone, a Web browser, and GPS. Its slim form factor, 3.5-inch touch screen, and on-screen keypad resemble another device that took the mobile market by storm last year: the iPhone.