Supposed to be released in Q4 this year, Garmin has decided to postpone the Nuvifone to first half of 2009. According to the release, the company has to spend more time in meeting some carrier specific requirements. No specific date is given in their announcement.

The Garmin Nuvifone is a full touch screen phone with a 3.5-inch size display screen and pre-loaded maps for navigation. The last time we check on them during the CommunicAsia 2008 in June, the Nuvifone does have a solid software with responsive touch experience on top of the integrated Garmin navigation solution. Will they be facing more competition in year 2009 with more full touch screen joining the mobile devices family?

Garmin Nuvifone Specification:

* GSM Quadband
* HSDPA
* Build in WiFi
* 3.5-inch touch screen
* Bluetooth 2.0
* 3 megapixel camera with autofocus
* 2GB internal memory
* memory card slot

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