http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/technology/personaltech/08pogue.html As always, if asked to log in, you can use "priuschat" as the user name and password. He actually says some nice things about it but then comes this: "Why does this phone exist? Who would buy a two-trick pony that costs $100 or $200 more than a proper smartphone like an iPhone, BlackBerry or Palm Pre? Now, I’m not going to argue that an iPhone with a downloaded GPS app is just as good as a Garmin. Integration, polish and depth make a huge difference to a feature’s usefulness.......But even if an iPhone or Pre or BlackBerry isn’t as good at GPS, it trounces the Nuvifone in virtually every other category: e-mail, Web browsing, text-message handling, games, music, video, photos, camera, typing, and on and on and on."
I have a Garmin Nuvi, and a phone. The Nuvi does nothing but navigate, and it does that very well. The phone does nothing but make telephone calls, and it does that very well. I don't need one gadget that combines both. So I guess I agree with Pogue. But I don't need a smartphone either. I don't need to be able to toast bread or make farting noises on my telephone.
CNET seems to have come to the same conclusion as David Pogue: Garmin Nuvifone G60 (AT&T) Smartphone reviews - CNET Reviews
