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February 11th, 2010, 09:05
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The long rumored Nuvifone jump to Android (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/garmin-asus-taking-wraps-off-first-android-gear-m10-winmo-phone/) is here just as we get set to kick off Mobile World Congress next week. Garmin and ASUS claim that the A50 brings "more location technology than any other smartphone" with a plethora of location-aware apps making use of a highly sensitive (though unnamed) GPS receiver. Spec-wise, the A50 packs a 3.5-inch HVGA (that's 480x320 pixels, presumably) capacitive touchscreen with custom, finger-friendly UI, 4GB of internal storage with microSD expansion, and accelerometer for the usual portrait to landscape mode flip. The A50 uses satellite, network-based, and terrestrial sources to quickly zero in on your location and comes pre-loaded with Garmin turn-by-turn navigation, lane assist with junction view, and maps -- no need to download them over the network (and risk data dead spots), eh Google. In fact, it's ready for in-vehicle (ships with car mount and vehicle power cable) or pedestrian navigation out of the box. The A50 comes with on-device sync with Microsoft Exchange server and includes all the usual Google mobile services like Search by voice, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, and Android Market.
Developing...Garmin-ASUS nuvifone A50 runs Android, knows where you are turn-by-turn (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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The long rumored Nuvifone jump to Android (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/garmin-asus-taking-wraps-off-first-android-gear-m10-winmo-phone/) is here just as we get set to kick off Mobile World Congress next week. Garmin and ASUS claim that the A50 brings "more location technology than any other smartphone" with a plethora of location-aware apps making use of a highly sensitive (though unnamed) GPS receiver. Spec-wise, the A50 packs a 3.5-inch HVGA (that's 480x320 pixels, presumably) capacitive touchscreen with custom, finger-friendly UI, 4GB of internal storage with microSD expansion, and accelerometer for the usual portrait to landscape mode flip. The A50 uses satellite, network-based, and terrestrial sources to quickly zero in on your location and comes pre-loaded with Garmin turn-by-turn navigation, lane assist with junction view, and maps -- no need to download them over the network (and risk data dead spots), eh Google. In fact, it's ready for in-vehicle (ships with car mount and vehicle power cable) or pedestrian navigation out of the box. The A50 comes with on-device sync with Microsoft Exchange server and includes all the usual Google mobile services like Search by voice, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, and Android Market.
Developing...Garmin-ASUS nuvifone A50 runs Android, knows where you are turn-by-turn (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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