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samsung i780 now can run Garmin

Apr 1, 2008 gps navigation 1 Comment

Garmin just today announced that their navigation software for mobile phones would be available for Samsung i780 and many other to come.

Marketed in major European countries, the Samsung i780 has a sleek design packed with the latest in business and consumer features including global positioning system (GPS) navigation, fast HSDPA and EDGE connectivity, Bluetooth, 802.11b and g wireless capabilities, full touch screen with stylus, QWERTY key pad, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional operating system, 2.0-megapixel camera and front camera for video calls. The i780 also delivers full Internet browsing, MP3 music and FM radio.

Garmin Mobile XT navigation software will come on a microSD card and as soon as the it is inserted into the Samsung i780 it will automatically install. You’ll also have access to Garmin Online to receive traffic info, weather, safety camera alerts.

Garmin Mobile will cost you $100.

GPS on Samsung SGH-i780

Nov 17, 2007 gps navigation, phones, samsung 6 Comments

Samsung SGH-i780 has been on Navigadget before. Today we have a video from unwired about the A-GPS functionality on this device.

A-GPS improves the performance of GPS receivers by providing them with data that they would ordinarily have to download from the GPS satellites. With A-GPS data, GPS receivers can operate faster and more reliably. To make use of the A-GPS functionality though the phone radio needs to be turned on which means you can’t use it in flight mode.

A nice feature is that Samsung SGH-i780 will actually let you know if the A-GPS receiver is in use or not.

The video shows how Google Maps makes use of the information obtained by the A-GPS receiver.

Samsung i780 details

Oct 30, 2007 gps navigation, phones, samsung 8 Comments

Samsung i780 which we talked about earlier this month was finally announced by Samsung in London yesterday.

Samsung i780 follows the design of i600 and it will be a top of the line product integrating the 3G, HSDPA, GPS and Wi-Fi. The main features of this device include a full keyboard, a screen with 320×320 pixels resolution, Windows Mobile 6 Pro OS, as well as a mouse which gets rid of the stylus making it operable with only one hand.

Hardware specs:

• 2.6″ TFT touch screen
• Full QWERTY keyboard
• integrated GPS receiver with assisted GPS
• Triband GSM (900, 1800 and 1900 MHz), GPRS, EDGE, 3G (2100 MHz) and HSDPA
• 2MP digital camera and a VGA lens in the front for video conferencing
• 256 MB ROM (not yet confirmed)
• 128 MB RAM (not yet confirmed)
• Bluetooth 2.0 + A2DP
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
• MiniUSB 2.0
• microSD port
• Integrated Trackpoint
• Dimensions : 11.6×6.1×1.3 cm
• Mobile Windows 6 Professional

No details have been revealed about the supplier of the GPS chip by Samsung. It will be marketed in Europe in January for about 500 €… via

Samsung SGH i780

Oct 3, 2007 gps navigation, phones, samsung 2 Comments

Rumored to be the “Blackjack II”, Samsung SGH i780 comes equipped with a GPS receiver unlike its predecessor. Most details are still unclear but we know that it’ll be running Windows Mobile 6 and even have WiFi. However Engadget says if SGH i780 were to be offered by AT&T you could be almost certain that they could strip off the Wi-Fi (probably the GPS too).