{"id":1663,"date":"2009-02-12T18:58:07","date_gmt":"2009-02-12T10:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=1663"},"modified":"2009-02-12T18:58:07","modified_gmt":"2009-02-12T10:58:07","slug":"nuvifone-m20-from-garmin-asus-announced-officially","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/12\/nuvifone-m20-from-garmin-asus-announced-officially\/","title":{"rendered":"nuvifone M20 from Garmin-Asus Announced Officially"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Garmin-Asus announced the nuvifone M20 prior to WMC (Windows Mobile Congress). It is a Windows Mobile Device with Garmin&#8217;s top notch GPS navigation system built into it. Also included is a new social networking software (ciao!) that helps to link friends together via GSM signal and etc (think of it as Google Latitude). More information after the break.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1664\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/12\/nuvifone-m20-from-garmin-asus-announced-officially\/nuvifone-m20-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/nuvifone-m20-1.jpg?fit=272%2C474&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"272,474\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nuvifone-m20-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/nuvifone-m20-1.jpg?fit=172%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/nuvifone-m20-1.jpg?fit=272%2C474&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1664 aligncenter\" title=\"nuvifone-m20-1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/nuvifone-m20-1.jpg?resize=272%2C474\" alt=\"nuvifone-m20-1\" width=\"272\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/nuvifone-m20-1.jpg?w=272&amp;ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/nuvifone-m20-1.jpg?resize=172%2C300&amp;ssl=1 172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Apart from that, the phone is a normal Windows Mobile device.<\/p>\n<h3>Specifications of the phone<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> APAC\/EU: \t3G 900\/2100; 2G 900\/1800\/1900<\/li>\n<li> NA: \t3G 850\/1900; 2G 850\/1800\/1900<\/li>\n<li> Other Connectivity:\u00a0 \t802.11 b\/g WLAN; Bluetooth 2.0+EDR; mini USB 2.0<\/li>\n<li> OS: \tMicrosoft Windows\u00ae Mobile Professional 6.1<\/li>\n<li> Dimensions: \t95.3 x 52.5 12.8 mm<\/li>\n<li> Weight: \t99g (including battery)<\/li>\n<li> Display: \t2.8&#8243;, VGA 640 x 480, 65K, TFT with touch lens<\/li>\n<li> Display Resolution: \t640 x 480<\/li>\n<li> Camera\/Photos: \t3MP camera, JPG format with auto-focus and geotagging. View photos in JPG\/PNG\/GIF\/BMP format<\/li>\n<li> Flash Memory: \t4 GB or 8GB*<\/li>\n<li> Audio: \tBuilt-in microphone &amp; speaker; Ring tone supported formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV, and AMR-NB<\/li>\n<li> Headphone Jack: \tmini-USB<\/li>\n<li> Video Playback: \tMPEG4\/H.264\/H.263\/WMV @ 30fps VGA<\/li>\n<li> Video Recording: \tMPEG4\/H.263 @ 15fps QVGA; Streaming Audio\/Video<\/li>\n<li> Messaging: \tSMS \/ MMS \/ Email \/ MSN \/ Push Email (POP3\/SMTP\/IMAP) \/ Microsoft Exchange Email<\/li>\n<li> Internet: \tOPERA browser, HTML, WAP 1.2.1\/2.0<\/li>\n<li> Sync: \tActiveSync\u00ae for Outlook contacts calendar, media and documents<\/li>\n<li> Productivity: \tDocument viewing: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF<\/li>\n<li> CPU: \tQualcomm 7200A 528MHz<\/li>\n<li> Battery: \t920 mAh Lithium (replaceable)<\/li>\n<li> Talk Time: \t3G: 3 hours \/ 2G: 2.8 hours<\/li>\n<li> Others: \tAccelerometer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As mentioned, the specs looks normal. Only thing is the term that use for the touch screen. They mentioned Touch Lens. I wonder what is that.<\/p>\n<h3>More information on Ciao!<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>The nuvifone product line also includes Ciao!(TM), a ground-breaking LBS        application that helps users stay up to date on their friends&#8217;        whereabouts and status by linking numerous location-centric social        networks. Through Ciao!, nuvifone users will see their friends&#8217; location        on a map and then be able to navigate to that location with ease.        Nuvifone users can also choose to have the nuvifone automatically update        their social network location information.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story\/garmin-asus-introduces-nuvifonetm-m20\/story.aspx?guid={F7BBBC37-830A-4AEF-9DA8-3AB917BEA64A}&amp;dist=msr_3\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Read their Official Release of nuvifone M20<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.garminasus.com\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Go to Garmin-Asus Website.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>[ad#boxlist]<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2009\/02\/12\/garmin-asus-announces-windows-mobile-based-nuvifone-m20\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garmin-Asus announced the nuvifone M20 prior to WMC (Windows Mobile Congress). It is a Windows Mobile Device with Garmin&#8217;s top notch GPS navigation system built into it. 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