Garmin will sell nuvifone in Asia, plans U.S. launch later this year - Kansas City Business Journal:

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The Olathe-based navigation device-makert (Nasdaq: GRMN) will sell the which will specializein location-base d services, on the open market in Asia later this month or early next President Cliff Pemble said at the company’ annual shareholder meeting on Friday. Meanwhile, Garminb is nearing the end of six months of fieldx testswith U.S. wireless carriers and expects to launch the phoner witha U.S. carrier in the secondc half ofthe year. The nuvifone, originally announced in January 2008, has been a long time coming as Garmin builrt a customized operating system and shifted strategiesx from selling the phonew on the open market to selling it through a wireless carrier.
In February, Garmin said it woulsd to leverage their navigation and mobile phone expertiseto design, manufacturr and distribute co-branded mobile phones that offer location-based services. An Android-based phone created through that alliance is slated for releass earlynext year. Garmin ranks No. 7 on the Kansad City Business Journal’s list of area public companies.