The iPhone for Map Geeks like Us

Garmin International, known for their wide array of GPS units, made a big splash in the consumer electronics world this week when they announced the introduction of their newest product, the  nüvifone.

Due in stores later this year, it combines a cell phone, mobile Internet browser and personal navigation system.  Garmin has long partnered with other firms to provide GPS software for their devices, but this is the company's first take at it's own phone hardware. 

And what a sleek lookin' piece of hardware it is.  When powered on, the big touchscreen display reveals three icons — “Call,” “Search,” and “View Map.” The built-in camera is even designed to geotag pictures with the lats and longs of where they are taken.

Check out their press release for more info and wait for the review when we use it to search for Washington real estate on HotPads.