Garmin has announced the Nuvifone on Wednesday this week. The Nuvifone is a lot like the iPhone, but with cool GPS features. According to Garmin, the Nuvifone will be released in the third quarter of this year.

The Nuvifone will have a 3.5 inch touch screen with three icons: call, search, and view map. With the Nuvifone, you will have access to maps of the U.S. and Europe. But the Nuvifone does more than show you maps. When you use it as a GPS, the Nuvifone will give you audible directions. If you miss a turn, it will create new directions for you. If you touch the screen, the Nuvifone will display your latitude and longitude, nearest street addresses and intersections, and the closest hospitals, gas stations, or police stations.

But the Nuvifone has even more cool features. You will have access to a web browser, and can text, email, and instant message. Everything is controlled from the touch screen. When the phone is docked to your vehicle mount, it will automatically enter GPS mode and activates hands-free calling.

The Nuvifone will have a camera capable of normal photos and video. The Nuvifone also plays MP3, and MPEG4 media. The Nuvifone will use 3.5G, enabling download speeds from 8-10mbps. The Nuvifone has quad-band GSM, wifi, bluetooth, and UMTS. All in all, the Nuvifone seems pretty cool.