刚在科技版看到 那里的消息真灵通 那我把新闻稿的内容大概SUMMARY一下 华硕和GARMINE 要在LBS 手机上推出联合品牌了 (LBS = Location Based Service, 主要是透过GPS卫星和手机基地台来精准定位) 品牌名称为 Garmin-Asus nuvifone 此系列的最新机型 将在2009/2/16~2/19 西班牙的巴塞隆纳的世界手机展亮相 华硕和GARMINE 之前是以ODM的关系合作了一年 之後觉得应该有利可图 决定化为正式联盟 之前GARMINE旧的nuvifone手机 也将重新名为Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 预计将在2009年前半年重新上市 Garmin-Asus nuvifone series的特色主要有 1.只在高阶GARMINE导航机里有的语音导航 2. 手机里已有地图和百万笔着名地点的的地址 3. 可连上着名景点的网站 4. 关於当地店家的资讯会一直更新 5. 另外还有社交网路软体Ciao! (不清楚是啥) 好像是可串联所有已地点为主的社交网路在这台手机上 新闻稿连结 http://garmin.blogs.com/pr/2009/02/garmin-and-asus-to-create-garminasus-line-of-cobranded-lbscentric-mobile-phones-.html GarminR and ASUSR to Create Garmin-Asus Line of Co–branded LBS-centric Mobile Phones Posted February 4, 2009 | 12:31 AM in Automotive/Mobile Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TAIEX: 2357) today announced a strategic alliance that will leverage the companies’ navigation and mobile telephony expertise to design, manufacture and distribute co-branded location-centric mobile phones. Garmin and ASUS have already begun joint development on a diverse mobile phone product line, which will be known as the Garmin-Asus nuvifone? series. The companies expect to bring to market several Garmin-Asus nuvifone models in 2009, and a new Garmin-Asus nuvifone model will be announced at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain, February 16-19, 2009. “We believe that converged devices are an emerging opportunity,” said Dr. Min Kao, chairman and CEO of Garmin Ltd. “ This alliance is advantageous to both companies because it allows us to combine our resources and establish a strong foundation from which we will innovate and introduce the world to the benefits of LBS-centric mobile phones. We’ve been working with ASUS for over one year on the initial nuvifone that was announced in 2008 on the basis of an ODM relationship. Learning from this experience, we concluded that by leveraging and combining our respective industry-leading areas of expertise at a higher level, we will be able not only to significantly expand our product line, but also to shorten our product development time. W e believe that through this strategic alliance we are uniquely positioned to deliver the world’s best integrated and most compelling GPS-enabled mobile devices.” “This alliance allows ASUS and Garmin to seamlessly combine the strengths of both companies to offer market leading mobile phone solutions that are of the best design and highest quality. ASUS and Garmin both believe strongly in the continuous investment of R&D resources to unfailingly provide leading-edge innovations to people and businesses,” said Jonney Shih, CEO of ASUSTeK Computer Inc. “Through this alliance, our companies will continue to develop innovations that simplify life. Our technologies should accommodate our customers, not the other way around. We believe all devices should perform and communicate seamlessly not just anytime and anyplace, but in real time, in real places, and we’re confident the nuvifone series will meet this objective.” All Garmin-Asus nuvifone devices will continue the product vision of the original nuvifone and will be LBS-centric devices that seamlessly connect, communicate and navigate. The original Garmin nuvifone that was announced in 2008 will be re-branded as the Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60. The Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 is expected to be delivered in the first half of 2009, and additional information about the Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 will be released at the Mobile World Congress trade show. LBS functionality is core to the Garmin-Asus nuvifone series, which will offer the same turn-by-turn, voice-prompted navigation features found on high-end Garmin portable navigation devices (PND). It has preloaded maps and millions of points of interest that allow drivers to quickly find a specific street address, establishment’s name or search for a destination by category. In addition, the nuvifone includes quick access to online points of interest through internet enabled local search. The nuvifone harnesses the power of the worldwide web and information about local merchants and attractions is continually updated. The nuvifone also features Ciao!?, a social networking application that bridges the gap between multiple location based social networks and integrates them seamlessly into one device. The Garmin-Asus alliance was disclosed during a press conference in Taiwan on February 4, 2009. Analysts or journalists unable to attend the Garmin-Asus announcement in Taiwan are invited to participate in a webcast or via phone on February 4, 2009, at 11:00 am EST (10:00 am CST). Webcast details are available at www.GarminAsus.com/pressroom. Garmin-Asus nuvifone models will be on display at the Garmin-Asus booth at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain, February 16-19, 2009 (7C37, hall 7). Journalists should contact the Garmin or Asus media contacts to arrange a live demonstration or interviews. 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