Garmin-Asus announced the Garmin-Asus A10, a touchscreen smartphone running on the Androidâ„¢ platform that is optimized for pedestrian navigation. The A10 is expected to be available in mid-2010 in Europe and Asia-Pacific. Ideal for city navigation, the A10 features a 3.2-inch HVGA touch screen, electronic compass and long-lasting 1500mAh battery.

The A10 is a full-featured smartphone on the Android platform that integrates Google™ Mobile Services with one-click access to Google Maps™, Gmail™, YouTube™, calendar, contacts and Android Market™, where users can find more than 30,000 applications to expand and personalize their phone to fit their lifestyle. Android applications that include location-centric content are also able to utilize the A10’s enhanced GPS capability.

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