http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/ Engadget Comments for Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50 runs Android, knows where you are turn-by-turn http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/solar-flares-set-to-wreak-havoc-with-gps-signals/#comments]]>Feb 11th 2010 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Sorry, but GPS isn't going away.

Garmin just pulled out it's wildcard: Android!]]>Feb 11th 2010 4:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/

huh? who said GPS is going away? how is Android, the mighty wild card, going to protect GPS satellites from solar flares!?]]>Feb 11th 2010 4:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/
I believe @pavelgr alluded to that, which is why my comment was in reply to him.]]>Feb 11th 2010 4:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 4:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/The Important Thing is what version of Android does it run??? 1.5,1.6,2.0,2.1..?]]>Feb 11th 2010 4:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/
mayyybe its got cool stuff like, GPS backup, so when the flares ... flare... then it uses cell towers to triangulate your location and still spits outstanding demanding commanding uhh ... NAHH]]>Feb 11th 2010 5:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/According to our mobile analytics data that captured this device back in January, it runs 1.6:
http://www.mobiware.fr/2010/01/16/garmin-asus-android-nuvifone-device-spotted-in-the-wild/

Let's just hope they update their Android version by the time it is released...]]>Feb 11th 2010 5:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/
SPAM!]]>Feb 11th 2010 5:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System]]>Feb 25th 2010 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 4:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 4:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 4:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 4:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 4:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 4:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/mantolama]]>Feb 11th 2010 4:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 5:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.mobiware.fr/2010/02/11/hello-garminfone/
Is it the A50 or another device ?
Why would Garmin use 2 different brands ("Nüvifone" and "Garminfone") for their GPS phones ?]]>Feb 11th 2010 5:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/
Probably because Garmin Asus uses different branding in different regions. In some territories this will be an Asus phone and in some regions it will be a Garmin phone. I would guess that the region that will call this thing an Asus phone they might refer to it as the Asus Garminphone A50 or something.

They need to refine their branding as right now it's a mess. Clear up branding - one brand globally. Clear styling - family resemblance among offerings so we can look at it and know who made it without seeing the name. ]]>Feb 11th 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 6:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Feb 11th 2010 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/
it has backlit touch-sensitive buttons, you just can't see 'em in the picture]]>Feb 11th 2010 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/
Considering it will mostly attract people who are willing to dish out enough money it should have been a higher-end phone.
And I am talking about a QWERTY keyboard, WVGA screen and a big battery.]]>Feb 11th 2010 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-runs-android-knows-where-you-are/Platform: Android 1.6 with Breeze UI
CPU: Qualcomm 7227 ARM 11, 600MHz
Memory: 4GB Flash + 256 MB SDRAM + 256 MB ROM
Connectivity: WLAN 802.11b+g, USB v2.0 (HS), Bluetooth 2.1
GPS: Qualcomm GPSOne, Assisted GPS, Aided GPS and standalone GPS supported
Display: 3.5, HVGA 320 x 480, TFT capacitive touch
Camera: 3 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus
Others: Proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, e-compass, accelerometer
Battery: 1150mAh Lithium Ion
Standby Time: 250 hours
Talk Time: up to 3 hours
Expansion Slot: micro-SD (support SDHC)
Browser: WebKit browser
Messaging: SMS / IM / MMS
Email: MAP, POP3, Exchange
Exchange Support: Calendar, contacts, e-mail
Video Playback: MPEG4 / H.264 / H.263 / WMV
Video Recording: MPEG4 & H.263 with audio via AMR-NB
Streaming: Audio / Video
Audio/Ringtone: MP3 / WMA / AMR-NB / AAC / AAC+ / AAC+V2 / eAAC+, SP-MIDI
Advance Navigation/LBS feature: European maps & POIs, Connected Services2, Indoor location3, Junction view with lane assist3, Where am I?, Where’s My Car Parked?, Track Logs & Route Planning
Phone Applications: Google Search / Gmail / Google Calendar / Google Talk / Google Maps with Street View / YouTube / Picasa / Panoramio / Android Market ]]>Feb 11th 2010 2:26PM