All i can say is Wow. Droiddoes beat the iPhone in Navigation. Droiddoes beat the iPhone in Google apps and Droiddoes in manliness… err, well, you know what I mean. A lot of money is being spent marketing the Droid. But of course, it has three big companies backing it: Verizon, Motorola and Google.

Motorola Droid commercials after the break.
[via engadget]

First the official Motorola Droid price: It’s $199 with a two-year contract and a $100 rebate in the mail.

Droid specs: Android 2.0 eclair OS, CDMA 1X 800/1900, EVDO rev. A, WiFi 802.11 b,g, 5 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash

The biggies: 3.7-inch (854 x 480) touchscreen with three-paneled customizable home screen, physical QWERTY keyboard (Droid is the world’s thinnest full QWERTY slider), Arm® Cortex™ A8 processor 550 MHz processor, real GPS with Google Maps support and turn-by-turn voice guidance–and we’ve included an Engadget video demoing the GPS and other features on Droid after the break.

The introductory video explains pretty much everything (and making a pretty good case about the Droid being an iPhone killer):

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Garmin’s sales pitch for the newly priced G60:

Are you thinking about getting a nüvifone G60? Don’t forget to check out Amazon. They now have it for $99 when purchased with a new service plan. If you’re still on the fence about the purchase, you should check out our newest set of nüvifone G60 videos, which focus on a few of the nüvifone’s unique location capabilities — premium connected services and camera with geotagging. Premium connected services includes real-time traffic updates, white pages, weather, movies, local events and fuel prices. These features are extremely helpful when you’re out and about because they provide you with the information you need to make good decisions like where to buy the cheapest gas and what roads to travel to avoid traffic.

The Nuvifone G60 is a fully featured touchscreen phone with a 3MP with geotagging support. It might have been a great investment two or three years ago but as it looks too much like the iPhone and only functions a bit better on the navigation side (it’s a true GPS phone), it’s suffering from being an apparent redundancy.

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The Nuviphone is out in some parts of Asia. Hopefully, both Garmin and Asus will not be thinking of investing too much on such a pricey and bulky GPS phone.

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If not for its silver trim, you can easily this one as the 5800 XpressMusic. Its features are likewise identical with its XpressMusic sibling. So what’s different with 5800 Navigation Edition? Living up to the Navigation Edition name, it comes with lifetime voice-guided drive and walk navigation licenses as well as quick access to regional maps and the latest Ovi Maps which now features high-resolution aerial images, 3D landmarks in over 200 cities, weather service, travel and events content, and traffic and safety warnings making this more well-suite for the frequent traveler. They’re also throwing in an 8GB microSD card, car mount, and car charger in the package as well making this an ideal phone for frequent travelers. It’s priced at €285 (roughly $405) before taxes and subsidies and is expected to ship within the quarter.

We’re not exactly too thrilled at the lack of creativity on Nokia’s part deciding to recycle an already existing device to target a whole new market, but as they say, if it works, why fix it? So, do you guys think this new ploy of Nokia will work?

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It’s no HiPhone or iPhone clone and the specs lists the M400i as certified (get that?) Windows Mobile 6.1 PDA phone. If you’re not already impressed, how about this list of specs: 3.2-inch touchscreen, WiFi, GPS, Skype-ready and an MSRP of $329.99. All right, so it doesn’t exactly have the biggest internal memory, but it takes microSD cards. And where else can you get a touchscreen WinMo 6.1, WiFi, GPS-enabled PDA phone for under $500 these days?

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Finally, after what seemed like an eternity of waiting, Garmin-Asus has officially announced both the nuvifone G60 and M20 in Asia. Taiwan will be the first stop for the Linux-based nuvifone G60 arriving on July 27 soon to be followed by Singapore and Malaysia in August. The Windows Mobile-running M20, meanwhile, will be released in August as well in all the countries mentioned already with the addition of Hong Kong and Thailand.

Both phones is scheduled to be released in Europe sometime later this year, but the nuvifone G60 is the only phone mentioned to be headed for the US. Still no word on its pricing, but since July 27th isn’t that far away, we won’t have to wait that long anymore to find out.

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Word is that both phone will be available in the country “within 30 days” according to the source of these pics. Likewise, Garmin has also confirmed that these handsets will be available in Singapore in August, with other Asian countries getting theirs sometime in late July. This is good news for those in the Asian region, but we figure a greater majority of Garmin’s market is still based in the US which unfortunately has yet to receive notice on when they will get these mobile phones. Well, all we can recommend for you guys is to just cross your fingers and hope that an appropriate announcement will be made once the nuvifone G60 and M20 are both released in Asia.

[via engadget]