"The Garmin-Asus M10 is our answer to people's need for work-life balance. The M10 runs Windows® Mobile, making it the ideal smartphone for business use, while its smart navigation capabilities, comprehensive social networking features and connected services enable users to lead a truly smart lifestyle. The M10 is the phone for the new Smart3 era."
said Benson Lin, Vice President and General Manager of ASUS' Personal Mobile Devices Business Unit, Handheld Business Group.

Featuring Windows Mobile 6.5.3, 3.5-inch WVGA and 512 RAM/ROM, while 4GB of Flash memory provide enough storage for multimedia and data. The M10 has advanced navigation features equivalent to a high-end Garmin nüvi devices.



Boasting a wide range of social capabilities, including access to Facebook and Picasa Web Albums, Garmin-Asus M10 also places real-time information on connected services* such as weather, safety cameras, traffic, flight status, and fuel prices at users' fingertips. In addition, the M10 is equipped with a high performance five mega-pixel camera that automatically geotags photos so that users will always know where they were taken and can easily share them with friends via Facebook and Picasa.

The M10 is aiming to be a successful ancestor of the popular nüvifone G60 device. The Garmin-Asus nüvifone M10 is expected to be available through carriers and retail distribution channels in Asia and Europe beginning in the first half of 2010.