Nuvifone G60 delayed for the second half

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The Nuvifone G60 is a nice looking smartphone with lots of promise. With a Linux based OS and Garmin's leadership in GPS, this device is expected to make it simple to get from one place to another or, say, find a restaurant that serves Squid. One thing it apparently can't do is find it's way into the stores. Previously pegged to be released in June, as we told you, the G60 is now being pushed back to sometime during the second half of the year.

The handset was originally announced back in January 2008 and President and COO Cliff Pemble put the blame for the delay on the complexities of today's smartphone. "Smartphones are complicated and bringing one to market that's built totally from the ground up on a custom Linux platform is not an easy task," he said. On the other hand, his company could have decided just to release the handset as is, bugs and all, and told everyone that it is the new reality in the world of smartphones. Nah, who would ever do something like that?

Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 Specifications | Hands-on

source: TWICE via EngadgetMobile

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posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:43

1. jcom86 (Posts: 10; Member since: 09 Jan 2009)

Ouchies... low blow phonearena. Just low..

posted on 11 May 2009, 07:48

2. heavybreathing (Posts: 276; Member since: 26 Feb 2009)

It's funny because it's true.

posted on 11 May 2009, 16:23

4. Dood (Posts: 269; Member since: 23 Mar 2009)

DANG!!!! That is rediculous funny. I hope the Tour doesn't have the same problems...

posted on 11 May 2009, 09:34

3. chupum (Posts: 115; Member since: 10 Feb 2009)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but did ANYONE else remember reading that this G60 phone was NOT supposed to be a smartphone? I thought that there was another model M20 that was supposed to be the smart phone version... Once again, my memory is failing me, and I probably should have looked up this information on Phonearena's archives before posting this, but I haven't had a morning coffee yet and so I pose this question to all of you to do my dirty work... just kidding... but seriously.