FTDI Chip has introduced a USB-based GPS module to provide positioning data for laptops, tablets or an embedded PC. Running off a 5V supply from a USB A port, the module is based on the company’s ...

Adafruit has this week announced the availability of its new Ultimate GPS module which offers a USB connection, 66 channels and 10Hz updates. The GPS module is now available to purchase for under $40 ...

Linx Technologies announces its launch of the high-performance, low-cost RM GPS receiver modules. Using the built-in MediaTek MT3337 chipset, the RM module can simultaneously acquire on 66 channels ...

Using a basic GPS-specific chip and some standard support ICs, you can build a USB dongle that provides GPS capability with a Windows PC, enabling geolocation functions and features. Starting with ...

[Florin] was given the task of repairing a GPS unit that wouldn’t boot up. What he found was unfortunately a bad processor. Fortunately, he was able to make a project out of it. After scavenging the ...

Swiss-based u‑blox has introduced the EVA‑M8M stand-alone positioning module. The EVA-M8M GNSS module brings concurrent multi-GNSS performance into the ultra-compact EVA footprint. Designed for cost- ...

[Chris], graphing calculator hacker extrordinaire, has seen a few of his projects show up on the front page of Hackaday, mostly involving builds that turn graphing calculators like the TI-84 Plus ...

While laptops with integrated GPS are still a somewhat rare breed, USB devices that add GPS capabilities to plain old laptops are definitely not, with I-O Data only the latest to offer a product that ...

Fully autonomous sub-meter performance can be realized for most outdoor applications within coverage of SBAS throughout North America (WAAS), Europe (EGNOS), and Japan (MSAS). An improved, low-power, ...

The WorldNav 3500 GPS module is very light, coming in 366 grams (13 oz.) and measuring just 112 x 91 x 47 mm (4.5 x 3.5 x 2 in.). It is similar in size to the Garmin zumo 450 and even closer in size ...