So, we played around with the new Windows Mobile-sportin'
nuvifone M20 from Garmin-Asus this evening, but there's really not much to say: the software is barely even alpha at this point. Most every tap or swipe of the screen was met with a two or more second delay, and we managed to crash a couple of the phones. That said, it's clear that Garmin-Asus aren't just adding a pretty launcher to Windows Mobile and calling it a day, there's some good navigation and location-based stuff happening here, and we look forward to playing around with it all once it's closer to reality. We don't look forward to meeting the resistive touch screen a second time, but we'll just have to live with that fact -- at least the Garmin-Asus apps are all touch-optimized, but you might have to pull out the stylus for a gander at the rest of Windows Mobile 6.1.
Update: Official media handed out for the M20 reveals a small handful of new screen shots, mainly a swanky new media player and calling screen that really don't say a damned thing about the M20's deep-rooted nav capabilities. Thing is, when you have a winged disco ball, you can get away with bending a whole lotta rules -- but yeah, this is one phone where we think we'd rather let the hardware do the talking.
posted Feb 15th 2009 2:53PM
That looks like my old Palm TX.
2009, the year of 10,000 new models of phones that won't be bought.
Look at the pretty colors...oooohhhhh
Is that Boris Karloff showing this off??
I can understand why there are hand models... The hands here are completely distracting.
Looks...hmmm,... interesting....
are you being sarcastic?
Consumers will be more confused this year than they already are. Well, the less technologically savvy ones to say.
All this new phones and new things that they've never seen before with each targeting an average consumer who either wants eye candy, multimedia, GPS/ email, calendar integration (the Pre is my favorite here), and just plain photography and minor eye candy.... (you know yourself)
i think the g60 looks a bit better than this one. but the resistive screen on both still makes me not want them unless some how it is super responsive.
Those are the oldest hands on I've ever seen...
sometimes, when you leave your house, you encounter short, strange-smelling, wrinkly figures, these are called senior citizens, they have older-looking hands
That thing at the bottom of the screen. What would you call that? What's the word I'm looking for...
Oh - Dock! That's the one. I wonder where I've seen one of those before.
On a mac or an iPhone
It's only an early prototype (according to Gizmodo.com) so give it a chance, please?