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Lucky folks of the Laptop Mag got their lucky hands on one of the first prototype units of the Garmin Nuvifone. And while it’s not the white version they scored, we kinda like Garmin’s ideas nonetheless. The fact that some of them are borrowed from the iPhone only goes to Garmin’s advantage. Plus, they managed to add their twist and listen to the iPhone community on what they would like to see added in the Apple’s product. One neat result of that listening practice is the virtual keyboard working in landscape, not only in the browser…
Anyway, the 5-minute long video is readily available on Laptop Mag’s website where you can see the Nuvifone performing such tricks as finger flicking, auto rotation, text input, and more. The bad thing about it is that we still have to wait for the Q4 to try this baby ourselves. Or maybe we score a review unit prior to that. Garmin, do you listen? 
[Via: Engadget Mobile]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
