Nemerix NB1050 economizes hand-held GPS

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Nemerix came up with NB1050 featuring the NJ1836 GPS receiver comprising a baseband processor, RF receiver and Flash memory and the STM2500C Bluetooth receiver. Through this OEMs and ODMs and the developers of third-party can reduce the complexity, time and cost as to bringing about Bluetooth-enabled GPS applications for handheld equipment. The NB1050 is capable to show a single small form factor PCB (18x27mm), whereon all the components are mounted directly. The Nemerix new device NB1050 gives OEMs, ODMs and third party developers with typical reference design, and the subsequent Gerber files, bill of materials, schematics, and tooling required to slot in GPS capabilities into handheld mobile equipment, in a direct and simple manner. Read

New GPS firmware update by Rohde & Schwarz

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A new firmware update for R&S SMx-K44 GPS option as a free-of-charge download from the Internet is being offered by Rohde & Schwarz. With this updation of R&S SMx-K44 GPS, the signals for each baseband will be supplied by the signal generators of R&S SMJ100A, R&S SMATE200A and the R&S SMU200A, which are supposed to come up to four dynamic satellites of GPS. The firmware will allow the generation of P-code encrypted signals, precision positioning service that makes possible positioning at a higher accuracy and is held in reserve utterly for explicit civil and military users. The R&S SMx-K44 option offers the potential to execute localization tests on GPS terminal modules and equipment. Read

Vitas DM-750: GPS device designed to kill driving boredom

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Does driving make you wacky? Are you really terrified from the boredom of driving alone? Grab Vitas DM-750, which, with its physical feature has come to hit the market. This is the device that not only innovate, but also have the fundamentals right, and the most striking part of it is its ’7 touchscreen’. And the fact here is that the touch sensitive is extremely useful and extraordinary, which won’t let you screw around with buttons while driving. The Vitas DM-750 is a proving instance of the mounting GPS industry. Some of the striking features of it are as follows: (1) It has a built in analog TV Tuner. (2) You can watch live TV on it (3) It does have 32MB of flash memory, along with a Compact Flash slot (4) RAM is average at 64MB, while the processor is a 400MHz PXA-255 The DM-750 is one of the most easy to use GPS systems.So, grab it! Read

Indian initiative on GPS technology

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A meet, called ‘Location 2006′ to discus on the latest development in GPS (Global Positioning System and the space-based and ground-based augmentation systems, was held on Wednesday this week. Delegates, over 500, comprising from Britain’s Royal Institute of Navigation and American Space Agency NASA, participated in the conference. This was the second international conference, and an Indian initiative on navigation, positioning and timing. The conference went for three days focusing on defense and internal security, technical sessions and panel discussions, The session also intended to focus on the mounting awareness among the private and public segment about the usage of GPS technology, which is coming together with contemporary technologies to give cost-saving solutions. Read

Failure of GPS signals left farmers in fix

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The loss of GPS signals have left the farmers in fix as two US military satellites have gone out of order, which has resulted as a major cause of drop-outs and accuracy problem, essentially in the middle of the afternoon. GPS technology is made use by the grain growers to help them grow crops in the most well- organized manner, by pin-pointing crop rows to within centimeters. Phil Harris from GPS-Ag in South America remarks that it is not certain when the problem will be sorted out, but yet a lot of farmers out there are seeding, and many of the farmers have started their spray program, too. Read

Beeline acknowledged at 2006 Smart Awards for innovations in GPS technology

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Beeline Technologies, the company based in Brisbane was nominated as finalist in the food and agribusiness category, and acknowledged for its outstanding business success and innovation at the 2006 Smart Awards in Brisbane last night. Beeline has been pioneering the GPS guidance technology, which makes the tractors to be steered hands-free in a straight line, along a centre pivot or contour, permitting farmers to get unparalleled efficiecy, accuracy and cost savings in spraying, planting, irrigating and other forms of land cultivation, and its applications for auto-steer technology are bound to be used for agriculture altogether. Read

Computex Taipei 2006: GPS products become center of attraction

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Computex Taipei, 2006 an event that was attended by a total of 30,200 overseas visitors like China, India, and Thailand, was made the center of attraction due to the product of GPS (Global Positioning System).Most of the visitors from Europe were fascinated to smart phones and the product of GPS, whereas other flourishing markets depicted strong curiosity in communications products. During the event, visitors from the U.S.A, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore had been the top five visitor region, whereas Thailand, India, China were ranked number 6, 9, and 10 correspondingly and other flourishing markets depicted strong curiosity in communications products. Read

Some GPS-based phones fall below standards

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Just a few years ago, merging cameras with cell phones was considered an idea, which was described as nutty by some people, but now it has been more general to learn a wireless phone that has pictures instead finding one that doesn’t. Likewise, there are GPS-based phones that are capable to play games video and music, and holds en-number of other diversions, whereas some regularly comprise GPS information in their repertoires. However, sometimes the information contained by the GPS,makes the users not to trust the products and the claims made by the GPS products company comes to nothing and disagreement. GPS-enabled phones like Motorola V325 operating on the Verizon Wireless network and Sanyo MM 7500 that uses the Sprint PCS service are the products that makes the users express the outrage. If generally spoken anyone who really requires a GPS device to direct through unknown territory should spend the money to purchase a dedicated GPS equipment as reading maps on small phone screen becomes difficult , and there is not so much detail given which can be got on dedicated devices. Read

Antenova’s GPS RADIONOVA for handheld and portable devices

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Antenova Ltd, made an announcement of the accessibility of GPS RADIONOVA a balance antenna for fixed GPS applications for handheld and portable devices like (PNDs) personal navigation devices, smartphones, PDA’s laptop computers and plug-in accessories like SDIO cards, USB dongles, etc. The patented balanced antenna of Antenova technology makes the GPS RADIONOVA able to work on better than other much bulkier, larger and more costly antennas. With the devices, the cost development is reduced, and reliable and consistent information is provided. In its small 20.1x9x1.6, the GPS RADIONOVA is more trustworthy and cost-effective and due to its small size and balanced antenna technology, it needs a PCB with a groundplane as small as 20×30 mm for efficient operation. Read

GPS devices to keep tabs on Nevada prison inmates

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Recently, Nevada legislative panel approved an $805,500 funding whereby the inmates of the prison will have to put on the GPS devices. The funding was questioned by D-Las Vegas, and Assembly Ways and Means Chairman Morse Arberry, during an Interim Finance Committee session. The main objective of the GPS devices to be used for the Nevada prison inmates is to help in managing eighteen and twenty five years old culprit who seems to be more stubborn to be handled rather than the older inmates. With the GPS devices, the locations of the inmates will be determined, and if a convict makes an entry to an off-limits area or tries to remove or escape a bracelet, the alarm will be set off. The devices could also determine the inmates locations if there is any prison brawl. Read