Garmin has signed a multi-year deal with GyPSii, a mobile social networking company. The press release (PDF) says the deal is for a "range of Garmin products." We can probably expect to see GyPSii on the forthcoming nuvifone, but is is unclear what other devices might utilize it. Garmin has previously been reluctant to develop connected PNDs, due to consumer resistance to a monthly service plan in addition to their cell phone contract. Nevertheless, this statement implies that either connected Garmin PNDs are on the way, or plans are underway for multiple nuvifone models.
As far as GyPSii goes, the company describes their service in part as "mobile search, user generated content-sharing and social networking." The possibilities are nearly endless, from sharing geotagged images to restaurant reviews to finding out what nightspot your friends are at.
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