After seemingly countless delays, Garmin-Asus is finally ready to roll out two of their navigation-centered phones. Both the Nuvifone G60 (pictured) and the Nuvifone M20 will debut in various Asian markets within the next few days and weeks.

First to roll off the production line is the Linux-powered G60, which will line retail shelves in Taiwan this Monday, with a Singapore and Malaysia release by the end of August. The handset's specs seems to be the same as originally planned, featuring quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 3.6Mbps HSDPA, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth and mini-USB connectivity.

It will be running a proprietary Linux brew (closed platform) and will, of course, highlight Garmin's time-tested GPS capabilities. Other details of the phone include a 3.55-inch resistive touchscreen display, a 3.0 megapixel camera module, standard email support (POP3, IMAP and SMTP) and a custom Webkit-based browser.

The Nuvifone M20, on the other hand, will hit the streets of Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia in August. It will run Windows Mobile 6.1, with support for upgrade to 6.5 when it finally comes out, and will use Opera as the default web browser.

Details include tri-band GSM, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth and mini-USB connectivity. Other specs consists of a 2.8-inch TFT LCD with touch lens, 3.0 megapixel optics, full email suite (Enterprise, push, POP3 and IMAP) and Garmin's GPS technology.

Despite the imminent release, there are still very few details out about how the actual handsets work, though that should start changing, as some users are able to get their hands on the G60 beginning next week. No pricing has been given for either of the two units.

Almost a year after it was first shown off and several months after it brought Asus on board, the Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 looks finally set to hit the market.  Sources are pegging the release to happen in June.

Originally believed to be an Android device, it's now confirmed that the G60 will run on a flavor of Linux.  According to Garmin, the G60 will use a proprietary brew of the open-source OS, which, hopefully, will work just as well as the original interfaces they showed off the last time.

The Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 has long been touted as the most complete GPS solution in a voice handset.  Combining high-end hardware components with Garmin's years of expertise in the GPS arena, it wasn't too far-fetched a claim.  Not to mention, the phone itself looked way cool.

Known specs of the G60 include a 3.55-inch touchscreen display, a 3 megapixel camera module (with geotagging), Wi-Fi and HSDPA.  GPS features will dominate the device, including preloaded maps for your region (either North America, Eastern Europe or Western Europe), Ciao! buddy-finding software and a suite of helpful tools found in existing Nuvi GPS units.

To be honest, the company is quickly running out of months with their first-half of 2009 target. Better roll this GPS-phone out before the market catches up - believe me, they will.

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