U-blox introduces 1.8-volt gps modules

u-blox has unveiled two low-voltage GPS modules, the NEO-5D and NEO-5G, which are the first GPS modules to operate at 1.8 Volts, as opposed to 3 Volts, according to the Swiss manufacturer.

Garmin debuts combo road, marine, xm-capable pnd

Garmin has unveiled its GPSMAP 640, a rugged, touchscreen-based portable navigation device (PND) that comes preloaded with both street maps and marine charts, as well as the 620, a similar model designed for markets outside the United States.

Dafca partners with stanford on security tech

DAFCA, Inc., a provider of software solutions that automate and accelerate post-silicon system-on-a-chip validation, today announced a licensing/assignment agreement with Professor Per Enge and colleagues Dr. Sherman Lo and Dr. David De Lorenzo of Stanford's GPS Research Laboratory in the university's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Pulse unveils teeny gps antenna

Pulse has introduced what it says is the world's smallest GPS antenna, the W3011 surface mount ceramic antenna.

Skypine to use u-blox 5 gps across entire product range

Chinese car electronics original design manufacturer (ODM) Skypine has chosen Swiss GPS chip maker u-blox's u-blox 5 platform for its entire range of in-car GPS multimedia navigation systems.

Atmel unveils automotive versions of its gps chips

Atmel Corp. has rolled out two automotive-grade GPS devices, the ATR0630P1 and ATR0635P1 chips, based on Atmel's GPS receiver devices, ATR0630 and ATR0635, which have been shipping since 2005.

Canalys: emea q3 gps phone shipments overtake pnds

Shipments of portable navigation devices (PND) in the third quarter (Q3) to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) fell to 4.3 million from 4.8 million in Q2, while shipments of GPS-enabled smartphones soared, rising from 4.7 million to 10.4 million.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/gpsworld/MMOEM/~4/KjcsgISa1QU" height="1" width="1"/

Tomtom, renault to produce integrated nav system

TomTom and automaker Renault have formed a partnership to put ¤500 integrated navigation systems in several Renault models in the first half of 2009.

Fastrax drives gps for latest suunto watch

Finnish GPS reciever maker Fastrax is providing the GPS technology for the Suunto X10, the latest version of Suunto's sports watch.

Track galileo signals at giove website

The GIOVE website is available to all Internet users and provides up-to-date information on the Galileo satellites GIOVE-A and GIOVE-B. The site includes the Signal-In-Space Interface Control Document (SIS-ICD) recently released to the public following successful in-orbit testing of GIOVE-B, to allow users to acquire and track both satellites ranging signals and to demodulate their...

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Cea to found discussion group on industry standards for handhelds

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced the formation of a discussion group to weigh interest in establishing industry technical standards for portable and handheld devices, such as MP3 players, GPS devices, video displays, and cameras. The trade association will hold a Discovery Group meeting to consider the issue at its Industry Forum on October 21 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas.

U-blox endorses publishing of schematics by openmoko

Openmoko, maker of open-source mobile products, has taken another step in opening its mobile platform to the development community by announcing it will publish the schematics for the Neo 1973 and Neo FreeRunner mobile phones.

Lockheed gets the nod for gps iii

The U.S. Air Force finally made it official and confirmed the rumor mill: Lockheed Martin has beat out rival satellite contractor Boeing for the contract to build the first eight GPS III satellites.

U-blox to supply gps chips to blaupunkt, falcom

German auto electronics maker Blaupunkt has chosen Swiss chip maker u-blox as its supplier of GPS and Galileo receiver chips for navigation applications.

System design & test newsletter, december 2008

With this issue of the newsletter, we introduce a new regular feature: Ask Galileo. Readers may pose their questions to European Space Agency (ESA) and European Commission (EC) specialists in Galileo technology, applications, and governance. E-mail your questions to askgalileo@gpsworld.com and we?ll relay them to the appropriate people for an authoritative answer.

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The gphone — er, t-mobile g1 — arrives

Open Handset Alliance member Qualcomm, Inc. is supplying the chipset for the first Android-based smartphone, T-Mobile's HTC-manufactured G1, which includes GPS and location-based services.

Germany's navigon names president for the americas

Navigon has appointed LG Electronics vet Michael Roach to the post of president for the Americas.

Dual-band l1 gps antenna available from rojone

Rojone Pty. Limited has released a combination active L1 GPS and passive antenna, designed as a low-cost, high-performance antenna to suit satellite phone and data modem applications. The antenna operates in the band used by Iridium satellites.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/gpsworld/MMOEM/~4/ujVvJbmUKKI" height="1" width="1"/

Sirf requests reexamination of broadcom patent ruling

SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. of San Jose, California, has completed filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office official requests for reexamination of each of the four patents that Broadcom recently asserted against SiRF in the Santa Ana, California, federal district court.

Sirf, itc staff appeal itc judges infringement finding

SiRF Technology says that both it and U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) staff have filed appeals independently of one another with the ITC seeking review of an ITC judge's initial ruling that SiRF products infringe on GPS patents held by Broadcom subsidiary Global Locate.

U.s. pnd shipments up, prices down in q2

Shipments of portable navigation devices (PNDs) in the United States almost doubled in the second quarter (Q2) of this year at 3.7 million units, compared to the 2.8 million units in Q2 2007, but prices are still dropping, according to market research firm Canalys.

Perspectives amp;mdash; september 2008

The next GPS satellite scheduled for launch, Block IIR-20 (M7) aka SVN49, has been delayed yet again amp;mdash; now to a vague timeframe in 2009. The delay stems from problems with the Delta II launcher provided by Boeing. Either this satellite or the first Block IIF satellite must be launched before 26 August 2009, or the L5 frequency allocation authorized by the International...br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GpsSystemIntegrationDesignTest/~4/403474060" height="1" width="1"/

Pocketfinder to enable trackers, service for android phones

Location Based Technologies Inc. announced that it will enable its PocketFinder tracking service as well as integrate its PocketFinder GPS/GSM trackers with Android-based smartphones.

Mitac acquires magellan gps consumer products division

Magellan Navigation, Inc., of Santa Clara, California, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Magellan consumer products division to MiTAC International Corp. of Taiwan. Closing of the transaction is anticipated in January of 2009. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Finnish co. debuts ce-certified gps repeater

Finland's Sparklike Ltd. is launching a European CE-certified GPS repeater along with an entire GPS product family, the company says.

Utilities and communications — october 2008

My drive home from work takes me through a canyon that is planted with a long-legged futuristic metal tripod that looks like a mechanical sci-fi spider. It is part of a network of GPS stations that measure steady or slow movements of the deformation of the earth's crust.

Labsat simulator available for oem gps devices

With the ability to record, replay, and simulate GPS RF data, Racelogic?s new LabSat is being marketed as a real-world testing solution for original equipment manufacture (OEM) of GPS devices. LabSat was initially developed to provide an in-house simulator for testing and calibrating Racelogic?s VBOX products.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gpsworld/MMOEM/~4/537551101" height="1" width="1"/

Intel and ericson engage gps kill switch

Ericsson is collaborating with Intel to ensure that its GPS-enabled mobile broadband modules are interoperable with Intel's Anti-Theft PC Protection Technology.