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Posted on February 18, 2009 - Filed Under News |

Thieves smash windows, take GPS units from vehicles (The Champaign News-Gazette)

URBANA University of Illinois police are investigating smash-and-grab car burglaries involving thefts of GPS units. Windows of five cars parked at the Orchard Downs parking lot, 2201 Hazelwood Drive, U, were smashed to gain entry between 5 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday, UI police Lt. Roy Acree said. In every case, the driver’s side window was broken, he said. Damage to the windows was …

Combo Chip allows simultaneous Bluetooth, GPS, and FM radio. (ThomasNet)

Broadcom BCM2075 combo chip integrates Bluetooth, GPS, and FM receive and transmit radios along with InConcert collaborative coexistence technology, enabling radios to operate simultaneously with minimal interference. Designed for portable devices, it includes ARM Cortex(TM)-M3 processor, FM transmitter supporting programmable output power, and GPS core which uses host-based integration …

Mass. considering GPS chips to tax drivers by the mile (The Pantagraph)

BOSTON — A tentative plan to overhaul Massachusetts’ transportation system by using GPS chips to charge motorists a quarter-cent for every mile behind the wheel has angered some drivers.

SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger Receives Good Housekeeping ‘Very Innovative Product’ Award (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 18, 2009 — SPOT LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc. and a leader in personal satellite messaging and emergency communications, today announced that its SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger has received the prestigious Good Housekeeping Very Innovative Product Award.

Garmin-Asus Unveil Their First New GPS Smartphones (PC World via Yahoo! News)

The new Garmin-Asus venture announced its first two smartphone offerings at the GSM Mobile World Congress and true to earlier promises, they each use a different operating systems, one Linux and the other Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.

GiSTEQ Expanding Products with New GPS Mileage Logger - Company’s new Mileage Logger Designed for Business and Pleasure (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Once again GiSTEQ, found at http://www.gisteq.com, is unveiling a product that takes Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and utilizes it in a unique way. This time the product is designed not only for consumers who want to use GPS technology for personal reasons, but also for those consumers who want to track their mileage for both tax and monetary reasons.

Chip integrates GPS, Bluetooth, and FM (WindowsForDevices)

Feb. 09, 2009 Broadcom has announced a chip combining GPS, Bluetooth 2.1, and an FM transceiver, and targeting cell phones, PMPs, and PNDs. Available with a Windows Mobile “stack,” the BCM2075 can record FM radio to MP3 format and stream music to “multiple” stereo headsets, Broadcom says. …

GPS Student’s Pakistan Program Getting National Attention (WTVC Chattanooga)

Girls Preparatory School is in the national spotlight tonight. A US spirit committee named a GPS Junior a top youth volunteer. Alizeh Ahmad was born in the U.S. but says she has always felt a strong connection to Pakistan, where her parents grew up.

New Asus smartphone to feature GPS (TechWorld)

Garmin satnav stops the user getting lost. The new Garmin-Asus venture has announced its first two smartphone offerings and true to earlier promises, they each use a different operating systems, one Linux and the other Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.

Garmin-Asus Unveil Their First New GPS Smartphones (PC World)

Garmin-Asus debuted their first two smartphones at the Mobile World Congress.

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