GPS Receivers Blog

Garmin Adds High Sensitivity GPS Receiver to eTrex(R) Series (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , today announced it has refreshed its eTrex series by adding a high sensitivity GPS receiver to this popular line of outdoor handheld devices.

Differential GPS Receiver Board offers sub-meter accuracy. (ThomasNet)
Built with Crescent OEM board dimensions, LX-1 is designed for OEMs looking to augment Crescent GPS with OmniSTAR differential capability. It tracks L-Band differential signal corrections, through OmniSTAR, to improve stand-alone GPS solutions. While solution automatically tracks best available satellite broadcast, user can also manually set which satellite to track. Board is supported by …

Freedom Input’s Bluetooth GPS receiver hangs on your keychain (Addict 3D)
It’s not like the Bluetooth GPS receiver market really needed another combatant, but for those who prefer carrying as much as of their life as possible on a key ring, this one’s for you.

Thieves find their way to GPS units in cars (Eagle-Tribune Online)
ANDOVER - Lately, every other time a thief breaks into a car, it’s to steal a portable GPS unit, said police.

Garmin opens GPS data to Web site developers (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)
Garmin International has published some APIs for connecting to its GPS devices, making it easier for Web developers to write applications that use information about where consumers are located, the company announced Tuesday.

NAS Server includes GPS or time synchronization features. (ThomasNet)
Designed with GPS, IRIG timing/atomic time generator or receiver, iS900 iSCSI NAS Server (expandable to 24 TB) provides continuous worldwide coverage for navigation and time frequency users. It supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, and 50 and built-in encrypted remote data transfer. Featuring 600-1200 W hot-swappable power supplies for clustering, server provides continuous data availability, remote …

Garmin helps websites offer built-in GPS (PC Advisor)
Garmin has published APIs for connecting to its GPS devices, making it easier for web developers to write applications that use information about where consumers are located.

u-Nav Extends Orion RX2(TM) Single-Chip GPS Product Family With a New 800um Pitch BGA Packaging Option (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
u-Nav Microelectronics, a leading developer of one of the world’s smallest and lowest power Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, today introduced a new 800um pitch BGA package option for its Orion RX2 Single Chip GPS Receiver product family.

u-Nav Extends Orion RX2(TM) Single-Chip GPS Product Family With a New 800um Pitch BGA Packaging Option (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
u-Nav Microelectronics, a leading developer of one of the world’s smallest and lowest power Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, today introduced a new 800um pitch BGA package option for its Orion RX2 Single Chip GPS Receiver product family.

GolfTraxx Integrates Google Earth Map Data
… also incorporated a SiRF STAR III wireless bluetoothä GPS receiver into this fully-integrated Golf GPS solution. Upon command …

NAS Server includes GPS or time synchronization features. (ThomasNet)
Designed with GPS, IRIG timing/atomic time generator or receiver, iS900 iSCSI NAS Server (expandable to 24 TB) provides continuous worldwide coverage for navigation and time frequency users. It supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, and 50 and built-in encrypted remote data transfer. Featuring 600-1200 W hot-swappable power supplies for clustering, server provides continuous data availability, remote …

Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS on Sale (Addict 3D)
Garmin introduced the Nuvi 350 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant in 2005, the price back then was almost $900.

State parks fine for geocaching, but permits are required (Park Rapids Enterprise)
Geocaching, a recreational activity involving the use of a hand-held Global Positioning System (GPS), is now allowed in Minnesota state parks and recreation areas, according to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS on Sale (Addict 3D)
Garmin introduced the Nuvi 350 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant in 2005, the price back then was almost $900.

Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS on Sale (I4U)
Garmin introduced the Nuvi 350 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant in 2005, the price back then was almost $900. Now you can get your hands on this compact navigation device for $378.50 on Amazon.com …

MSU to add highly precise GPS station (Billings Gazette)
BOZEMAN - Montana State University students and researchers, surveyors and others requiring mapping accuracy within centimeters will have access to information from a new Global Positioning System base station soon to be installed on campus.

GPS receivers can give drivers entertainment as well as guidance (Asheville Citizen-Times)
Headed the wrong direction on a one-way street? Global Positioning System will get you back on track. Lost at sea? GPS will lead you to dry land. Wandered off the beaten path? No trail of bread needed in these woods.

WiMAX will Drive the Expansion of Both Smart Antenna Technology and Baseband Processor Technology Ma
… and demodulation and decoding at the receiver in order to improve the …

GPS Ends Week Of Dominance With 14-0 Win In DII Title Game Softball Title Gives GPS Spring Fling Sweep (The Chattanoogan)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. GPS lived up to its nickname this week at the Division II state softball tournament. The Bruisers bullied their way through the field and concluded a week of dominance with a 14-0 five-inning victory Friday night over Pope John Paul II in the championship game.

Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS on Sale (I4U)
Garmin introduced the Nuvi 350 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant in 2005, the price back then was almost $900. Now you can get your hands on this compact navigation device for $378.50 on Amazon.com …

GPS And Soddy-Daisy Claim Spring Fling Titles. (WRCB Chattanooga)
GPS and Soddy-Daisy each won State Softball Championships Friday at the Spring Fling in Murfreesboro. GPS rolled past Pope John Paul II 14-0 to take the Division II Championship. GPS outscored the opposition 45-3 and banged out a total of 54 hits in winning four games.

Improved GPS Tracking Device Website Helps Educate Consumers
… net and check out our honest reviews on "Auto GPS" ( http://www.gpstrackingdevice.net/auto-gps.html ), Laptop GPS ( http …

McCallie Baseball, GPS Softball, S-Daisy Softball Live Updates (The Chattanoogan)
Pope John Paul. GPS………….

GPS And Soddy-Daisy Claim Spring Fling Titles. (WRCB Chattanooga)
GPS and Soddy-Daisy each won State Softball Championships Friday at the Spring Fling in Murfreesboro. GPS rolled past Pope John Paul II 14-0 to take the Division II Championship. GPS outscored the opposition 45-3 and banged out a total of 54 hits in winning four games.

Elementary schools discover GPS technology (The Auburn Citizen)
Global Positioning System (GPS) technology originated within the U.S. Department of Defense in the 1970s as a way to assist military personnel in accurately determining their locations throughout the world. Today its role has expanded to provide navigational assistance to the general public.

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-05-25 08:28 GMT: Trakm8 in partnership with Motorola for GPS tracking products (Interactive Investor)
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Trakm8 Holdings PLC said it has integrated its global positioning systems (GPS) with Motorola’s Astro radio network, and is confident that this partnership will be beneficial to its business going forward.

Employee nabbed for theft by Town’s GPS (Babylon Beacon)
Suffolk County Police arrested a 42-year-old Babylon Town employee May 8, charging him with the theft of town property. Information about the theft was recorded on the town’s GPS, which was then forwarded toSuffolk police for an investigation.

Fastrax Announces New iTrax300 Family of SiRFstarIII Based OEM GPS Receivers
… 2006-10-03 Fastrax uPatch OEM GPS Receiver Powers Tritech GPS Mouse 2006-09-27 Fastrax Announces New Versions of …

CoPilot Live GPS Navigation Saves Fuel (TruckingInfo.com)
5/24/2007 ALK Technologies’ CoPilot Live GPS navigation software can effectively reduce gas costs with the help of pre-trip planning and smart driving decisions while on the road.

New GPS devices to aid blind students at FSU (The News-Press)
The Division of Blind Services is conducting a GPS demonstration with the Talking GPS device, the Braille Note today at the FSU Student Union.

Delhi Metro to have feeder buses with GPS facility (New Kerala)
New Delhi, May 22: The Delhi Metro will purchase its own feeder buses fitted with the Global Positioning System (GPS) to make the metro stations easily accessible to commuters from far-off places in the capital.

GPs Committed To Making Practice Based Commissioning Work But Lack Of Support Threatens Key NHS Reform,says New Poll, UK (Medical News Today)
One of the Government’s central health policy reforms to devolve greater power to GPs and deliver higher quality services to local communities may fail to improve patient care unless GPs and others in primary care receive much greater support from primary care trusts (PCTs). [click link for full article]

60 GPS-fitted Metro feeder buses soon (The Times of India)
In an attempt to make its feeder service as good as the world-class trains, DMRC will now introduce buses fitted with global positioning system (GPS) on about 36 feeder routes.

HP previews GPS for handhelds (INQ7.net)
MANILA, Philippines — HP is latest device-maker to join the GPS bandwagon, introducing a software that works with its iPAQ handheld.