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Looks like the decision to hold onto the original iPhone has finally paid off. OrangeGadgets has just announced that they will be releasing a GPS device, the iGPS360 iPhone/iPod Touch Module.

This device will give GPS functionality to those who have gone without for so long. The iGPS360 will plug into the bottom of your iPhone 2G/iPod Touch making it a bit longer than most would like. The drawback is that your iPhone or iPod Touch must first be jailbroken in order for this to work because Apple has not given the OK for any device to access the OS though the dock connecter.

The device has an on-board back-up battery that will store GPS information allowing for a quick GPS lock-on after the device itself has been switched off. You can also charge both your iPhone/iPod Touch and the GPS device at the same time through a micro USB cable that comes with the GPS device. You can pre-order the iGPS360 right now but act quick, by the looks of things they will only manufacture 1000 units.

That’s right, everyone. The Nuvifone keeps getting pushed back as the company realizes the massive challenge they have undertaken.

We reported a while back that Garmin was planning on releasing the Nuvifone sometime in the second half of this year; however, Garmin announced today that the product will be delayed until the first half of next year.

Reason? It looks as though “meeting some of the carrier specific requirements will take longer than anticipated,” which to me sounds like AT&T is making some rather challenging demands that weren’t necessarily expected at the beginning. I could be wrong; it could be a non-US carrier that isn’t rumored to be getting it at all.
How will this affect Garmin’s first entry into the cell phone world? Hard to say, but delaying it further will just give its competition more time to come out with some nice alternatives.

GPS tracklog speculates we won’t see it until at least March, as Garmin wasn’t confident enough to specify a first quarter release.

That’s right, everyone. The Nuvifone keeps getting pushed back as the company realizes the massive challenge they have undertaken.

We reported a while back that Garmin was planning on releasing the Nuvifone sometime in the second half of this year; however, Garmin announced today that the product will be delayed until the first half of next year.

Reason? It looks as though “meeting some of the carrier specific requirements will take longer than anticipated,” which to me sounds like AT&T is making some rather challenging demands that weren’t necessarily expected at the beginning. I could be wrong; it could be a non-US carrier that isn’t rumored to be getting it at all.
How will this affect Garmin’s first entry into the cell phone world? Hard to say, but delaying it further will just give its competition more time to come out with some nice alternatives.

GPS tracklog speculates we won’t see it until at least March, as Garmin wasn’t confident enough to specify a first quarter release.