T-Mobile USA have confirmed that they will release the GarminFone. This is the first Android powered phone to be fully integrated with Garmin’s Navigation software.
The phone is a full touch smart phone, with a 3.5 inch screen.
The 3 Megapixel camera will automatically goe-tag photoes, so you cen then navigate back there using the photo, it includes real time traffic, local weather events, movie listings and petrol prices. Navigation can be either Driving, walking or public ransport.
This looks like the most complete navigation experience on a phone so far, and possibly looks like it could compete with stand alone sat-navs.
So how exactly will the maps on this work? Will Garmin disable Google Maps in the Android market or something? Or let the user pick and choose? Because Google Maps is gettin’ pretty good as time goes on…lol
I have Just purchases this phone and Garmin A50 has its on maps prei nstalled, and you are still able to naviagte via google maps aswell
So how exactly will the maps on this work? Will Garmin disable Google Maps in the Android market or something? Or let the user pick and choose? Because Google Maps is gettin’ pretty good as time goes on…lol
So how exactly will the maps on this work? Will Garmin disable Google Maps in the Android market or something? Or let the user pick and choose? Because Google Maps is gettin’ pretty good as time goes on…lol. Should be interesting..
It is an interesting question you’ve raised.
I would assume that they leave Google Maps as it is and hope that everyone agrees with them in thinking that their Navigation tool is better than Google’s
Another interesting question is (and possibly the more interesting one for anyone not getting this phone), after this is released, will the Garmin Navigation get ported to other Android devices, as we have seen with some parts of the Blur system etc…
So how exactly will the maps on this work? Will Garmin disable Google Maps in the Android market or something? Or let the user pick and choose? Because Google Maps is gettin’ pretty good as time goes on…lol. Should be interesting..
It is an interesting question you’ve raised.
I would assume that they leave Google Maps as it is and hope that everyone agrees with them in thinking that their Navigation tool is better than Google’s
Another interesting question is (and possibly the more interesting one for anyone not getting this phone), after this is released, will the Garmin Navigation get ported to other Android devices, as we have seen with some parts of the Blur system etc…
Navigation can be either Driving, walking or public ransport.