Mio announced the new Mio A701 Sat Nav mobile phone at CeBIT 2006. The Mio A701 is a smartphone based on Windows Mobile 5.0 that features a SiRF star III GPS receiver in addition to the usual array of mobile phone features. You can call and use the Sat Nav at the same time, and the A701 also comes with MioMap v2 software, which helps you explore cities on foot, and points out local places of interest (restaurants, cinemas, etc.) The Mio A701 also comes with a 2.7-inch TFT touchscreen, Bluetooth 1.2, and a 1.3 megapixel camera, and should retail for around £450.

Sat Nav on a mobile phone - seems so obvious, it makes you wonder why more phones don't come preloaded with it.

[Source: Mobile Digest]