I apologize for the awkward title but we’ve been noticing lately how some PNDs and UMPCs fit the needs of individuals looking for a versatile portable entertainment device. The Porient H12 is the successor of the H9. What it brings to the table in the UMPC category is awesome portability without cutting back on features. The H12 has WiFi, DAB/DBV-H/DVB-T support and GPS. Screen size has been shrunk to a 4.8-inch screen (it’s a touchscreen, of course) with a crisp 800 Ă— 480-pixel resolution.From the photo above, you could tell it specializes in web surfing as well. The 520MHz Intel XScale PXA270 processor may disappoint somewhat if what you’re looking for is more of in the netbook category, though Soft Office comes preloaded.

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TG’s FAVICON TN-3000 is one giant splash in the outsize PMP market with 7-inch of screen space boasting WVGA resolution and a swanky approach to design. This is a very good-looking PMP for in-car use. It has a DMB tuner and support for AVI, ASF, WMV, MPG, OGG, WMA, WAV, JPG, BMP, PNG. No idea if this is touchscreen or if it has GPS. The pricing - 320 euros ($477) - suggests either way. There’s only 4GB of storage on board.

Update: I guess, this one is a navigator-PMP. Here’s an old post from Engadget.

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The Nuviphone from Garmin, a great device in every sense, is going to avoid the getting slaughtered by iPhone 3G’s wake. Nuviphone (or Nuvifone) was expected late this year but due to carrier requirements still unresolved, Garmin has postponed launch date to 2009.

The Garmin Nuviphone is a quadband GSM phone with HSDPA, WiFi and of course GPS with maps preloaded. It will retail for $500 without contract.

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Here’s another Korea-only personal navigation device that brings you the most bang for every buck you spend on it. Not only is it a video and audio player, it also has T-DMB and a Sirf III GPS antenna. It even has a built-in phone charger. Most interesting is the onboard alcohol sensor, a personal breathalyzer for drivers to avoid the one carried by the police. How much for this wonder gadget? Just $300.

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Wondering whether Nokia was serious about navigation? TalkAboutNSeries has several unboxing photos for us and a short review. What you need to know about the Nokia 500 GPS system:

• 4.3-inch touch screen
• Fm transmitter
• Bluetooth
• comes with SD card with maps of Europe (depending on your geographical area)
• car mount
• loud speaker, mic, 3.5mm jack

Also embedded a hands-on video demo of the Nokia 500 after the break.
[source via mobilewhack]

This is the most unique looking PMP-GPS I’ve seen and cheap, too, selling for only 699 yuan ($102). The CDT GPS + MP4 has a 3-inch touch screen and gives users the full complement of multimedia support: video, music, games and text. There’s too much left for the imagination, and even the model name is unknown.

Odd that this one is especially made for in-hand use. Consider the built-in hand-grips and this photo of the rear:

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Reviewed:
–Test carried out under the 605 firmware version 2.0.10.
– Archos GPS Version 7.50407 Archos GPS Version 7.50407
– Map Version : 7.54 Map Version: 7.54

Read full review at archoslounge

Not sure if Garmin did decide to make a white Nuvifone (photo below). At any rate, I’d prefer this phone in black. A better picture comes to us by way of Laptop Magazine via Gizmodo. As expected, the 3.5-inch touch screen is crisp and UI a refreshing departure from iPhone’s sophisticated icon-based home screen. The Nuvifone is kinda pricey, which makes us sad to note it may never see much actual usage by the public. At $500 and a 2-year AT&T contract is a tough sell when you have a better phone from the same provider at a third of the price. The added HSDPA of the NuviPhone, I’m afraid, just ain’t worth the extra 300 bucks.

Watch the tempting video demo. We know it’s overpriced based on the current pricing paradigm (read: “$199 iPhone”), but the UI just takes you away.

[photo of white Nuviphone courtesy of ubergizmo]

Mio has several new products for launch, all pushing the boundaries of convergence. The most interesting though is the unnamed PND + Camera. It’s not a phone, just a GPS personal navigator with a 3.5-inch touch screen and a big camera lens with optical zoom. No more detail is available for now but if you’re anything like me, I’d love to hear that it plays movies (e.g. DivX, XviD, FLV, MPEG, etc.) and music. E-book support wouldn’t hurt as well.

[via navigadget]

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