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        GPS receiver for Pocket PCs provides multiple interfaces

        Staff | Date: Dec 2, 2003 | Comments: 1



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        Pharos announced a new GPS receiver peripheral that can add GPS location-finding and navigation capabilities to most any portable or handheld device. The new iGPS-360 GPS receiver provides a choice of interface connections, including serial, USB, CompactFlash, PCMCIA, and Bluetooth wireless, and supports Windows Mobile Pocket...


        PCs as well as Tablet PCs, notebooks, and other mobile computing and telematics devices, the company says.

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        According to Pharos, the iGPS-360 is based on a SiRF/Star-II LP chipset and architecture that tracks 12 GPS satellites simultaneously, enabling fast GPS signal acquisition and reacquisition, resulting in better performance with dynamic applications. Pharos's Ostia navigation software for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs provides the user with street-level maps showing the current position and directions to a pre-programmed destination.



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