http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/ Engadget Comments for T-Mobile Garminfone gets a much-needed price drop to $129 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/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/Jul 12th 2010 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://is.gd/dp4K6]]>Jul 12th 2010 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/
I see what you did there...]]>Jul 12th 2010 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/
i agree. t-mobile should be giving this phone away. they would still be making a profit from monthly billing. in a smartphone market as competitive as it is today (android, iphone, rim) garmin's off-brand android OS doesnt have the android appeal like Samsung or a Motorola device.
i would never buy a phone made by garmin. ever. i had a nuvi and the ui was terrible. i doubt we will be seeing a garmin phone 2.0]]>Jul 12th 2010 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/Jul 12th 2010 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/Jul 12th 2010 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/
Hiding it's Android roots is probably a bonus for most people that don't really care about apps, but instead want a good phone with navigation and a few extra features along the way.]]>Jul 12th 2010 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/Jul 12th 2010 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/
Doing anything with a phone while driving is wrong even with the Bluetooth. I got to admit, the GPS can get really annoying sometime so it's understandable for it to get banned in some state. Here is some info people should know regarding cellphone banned in the states.

http://www.iihs.org/laws/cellphonelaws.aspx]]>Jul 12th 2010 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/Jul 12th 2010 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/
This isn't your typical GPS app. It is a "real" GPS navigator, in the sense that it doesn't require a data connection. The maps are locally stored.]]>Jul 12th 2010 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/Jul 12th 2010 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/Jul 12th 2010 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/Get on with it, Garmin!]]>Jul 12th 2010 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/
Also one of the best feature on Android and quite possible one of the best features on any phone is the chrome to phone feature. You can check out the article on it at http://getyourgadgetsgoing.com/]]>Jul 12th 2010 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/Jul 12th 2010 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/]]>Jul 12th 2010 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/
If someone needs crazy good gps aren't they going to buy an actual gps unit with a bigger screen?

don't know ... i just don't think this phone has a very big need for most people.

but who am i to say? ... i am one of the 6 people on the planet that lover their Motorola CLiq.]]>Jul 12th 2010 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/
I demoed it in the store. the screen and maps look like they'd be very easy to read on a car's dashboard. The main problems I have with it is the lack of a 3.5mm audio jack (really? It's that hard to add one?) and having to depend on Garmin for software updates. ]]>Jul 12th 2010 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/
it took garmin like 2 years to develope this phone ... so its kinda a throwback to pre 3.5mm times]]>Jul 13th 2010 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/
Personally, I want a dedicated nav, like the 3700 series. As, it is insane!]]>Jul 12th 2010 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/and as Nokia fan I have Ovi Maps for free now on Nokia N97 mini and NOkia 5230 Nuron, so I don't think many people will go for it.

Too bad they discontinued their Garmin Mobile 20 for Nokia Symbian®, Windows Mobile™ and Palm® OS Treo smartphones with Bluetooth® wireless technology.

However they still offer for blackberry devices.

I think TomTom still offers their GPS app for those platforms.]]>Jul 12th 2010 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/t-mobile-garminfone-gets-a-much-needed-price-drop-to-129/
Looks like the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing.]]>Jul 12th 2010 2:00PM