Two companies known for their special fields - AT&T for mobile phones and Garmin for GPS systems - have paired together in order to create a new product, known as the Garmin Nuvifone G60. Why would you want this product? As CNET explains, you'll be finding a smart phone with full-on navigational capabilities, including pre-loaded maps and directions.
Garmin's famous "Where am I?" feature, which helps you pinpoint your exact location and tells you where to find nearby facilities like gas stations, will be available with this phone. An integrated program called Premium Connected Services will also be available for $5.99 a month. What is Premium Connected Services? You'll see features like live traffic, recent gas prices, weather, white pages, movie information, and local events.
The smart phone comes with full web-surfing capabilities, which means you won't be missing out on the 20,000-some-odd AT&T "hot spots."
So what can you do with a phone like this? Navigation-nerds won't have a problem figuring it out, but here are a few of our suggestions:
-Try to find historic coordinates when you're on a vacation, and try to get as close to those coordinates as possible. Using the "Where am I?" feature doesn't only come in handy when there's an emergency. You can also try to find the locations of certain historical events and try to pinpoint them as closely as possible. You could also try keeping a running diary of the coordinates you've been at.
-Spend a day seeking out "points of interest." Using the pre-loaded maps and the points of interest feature, cure your boredom by pinpointing your location and seeking out the nearest points of interest. This can be a great help for when travelling.
-Remember that it's not quite available yet. CNET notes that the release date is in October, so be sure that it's actually available before you get too excited. Also, make sure that you can find local Australian maps if you're located there, as you don't want to find out you've purchased an incredibly smart phone...that only seems interested in North America.
Who is this phone for? Anyone who hates that their GPS is located in their car and not in their pocket. If you've been interested in personal navigation and hate having a stone-age phone, this might be the product for you.
