Get your Garmin nuvifone for $99 at Amazon

Source: Engadget

Amazon is probably one of my favorite location to find smartphone deals (locked or unlocked). Here we have Garmin's GPS nuvifone down to $99 with a new contract. If you've been holding out for a GPS phone, here is your chance.

Is the $99 worthy of this phone, you'll have to be the judge on that one.

Garmin nuvifone is here

Or atleast the nuvifone email is here. I received this few minutes ago. The nuvifone G60 is available exclusively from AT&T and will be sold for $299 with a 2-yr contract and after a mail rebate. In short, the phone is a touchscreen GSM quad band, 3G and WiFi capable. Mr. Obvious will tell you it is a GPS phone famously dubbed after Garmin's popular nuvi GPS handheld.

Laptop Mag got a hold of Nuvifone Prototype

Head on over to laptop magazine's blog on a hands-on preview of a prototype unit of the upcoming Nuvifone by Garmin. From the first take, everything looks very promising with a very easy to use UI. Personally, I don't know how I feel about the Nuvifone, it always feel like more of a GPS than a phone... which makes me wonder how will other multimedia or communication services be like. But if this thing is founded on its rock-solid heritage, I can see this phone being one of the best phone+GPS solution.

Garmin Nuvifone to be $500 at AT&T?

Engadget reports a story that the Garmin Nuvifone may end up costing you $500 through AT&T with a 2-year contract. In my opinion, this will make Garmin Nuvifone lose its competitive edge. Considering that there are plenty of phones available with GPS; this phone really does not offer much beyond whats already available. Its largest pull is the fact that Garmin has built a reputation on ease of use GPS and a loyal fan base. At $500, however, people will likely think twice as the sticker is in the premium phone range. If they would cleverly position this device at $200-300 range, it would give the market a good run for its money. Just my humble opinion.