Hasta La Gadget!

Garmin’s first foray into smartphones–almost two years in the making–could very well be its last, if the hugely disappointing Garmin nuvifone G60 is any indication.

Despite the fact that it doesn’t do many of the things people expect smartphones to do–like record or play video, support MMS or instant messaging, stream music, run mobile TV, play games, or run any apps whatsoever–Garmin and AT&T are calling it a smartphone *and* charging $300 up front for it. That’s $200 more than the iPhone 3G for those keeping track at home.

That said, it’s an excellent GPS device, and it *does* make calls and take pictures. If that’s enough for you–and it shouldn’t be–Amazon is now discounting the G60 to $100 with a two-year contract, just days after the thing hit the market, as Engadget reports. I’d still buy the iPhone 3G in a split second. But hey, at least the price is semi-palatable now.