Comments on: World’s Smallest GPS Receiver http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/01/15/worlds-smallest-gps-receiver/ Keep abreast of the latest tech gadget. Stay hip! Sun, 03 Oct 2010 05:05:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ivan Minic http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/01/15/worlds-smallest-gps-receiver/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 Ivan Minic Sat, 28 Jan 2006 15:53:07 +0000 #comment-1356 How cool :) How cool :)

]]> By: Justin Maloney http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/01/15/worlds-smallest-gps-receiver/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 Justin Maloney Thu, 26 Jan 2006 03:14:50 +0000 #comment-1327 [Comment ID #1203 Will Be Quoted Here] Unfortuately the antenna is still a major limiting factor, blame the physics of the thing. For this module to work you still need an antenna as well as a baseband processor to do the signal processing. However With major companies out there on the verge of releasing software GPS to run on current generation processors (ie ARM9) so with an antenna and the existing system processor you can easily integrate GPS into your product. There is also the potential with a bit more development to have a complete solution working on a very small footprint... [Comment ID #1203 Will Be Quoted Here]
Unfortuately the antenna is still a major limiting factor, blame the physics of the thing. For this module to work you still need an antenna as well as a baseband processor to do the signal processing. However With major companies out there on the verge of releasing software GPS to run on current generation processors (ie ARM9) so with an antenna and the existing system processor you can easily integrate GPS into your product. There is also the potential with a bit more development to have a complete solution working on a very small footprint…

]]> By: Justin Maloney http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/01/15/worlds-smallest-gps-receiver/comment-page-1/#comment-1325 Justin Maloney Thu, 26 Jan 2006 03:06:40 +0000 #comment-1325 [Comment ID #1195 Will Be Quoted Here] Actually indoor GPS is not impossible, just currently impractical. Rakon is working on a version of this model that should enable GPS designers to have real working indoor GPS... Stay tuned for more later in the year. [Comment ID #1195 Will Be Quoted Here]

Actually indoor GPS is not impossible, just currently impractical. Rakon is working on a version of this model that should enable GPS designers to have real working indoor GPS… Stay tuned for more later in the year.

]]> By: Global Village Blog » The Worlds Smallest GPS http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/01/15/worlds-smallest-gps-receiver/comment-page-1/#comment-1279 Global Village Blog » The Worlds Smallest GPS Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:40:47 +0000 #comment-1279 [...] Tracking your every move may be a little easier than you think with a GPS the size of a babies fingernail. Rakon, a 39-year-old New Zealand-based company, has developed the world’s smallest GPS receiver. MORE [...] [...] Tracking your every move may be a little easier than you think with a GPS the size of a babies fingernail. Rakon, a 39-year-old New Zealand-based company, has developed the world’s smallest GPS receiver. MORE [...]

]]> By: gadgetblog http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/01/15/worlds-smallest-gps-receiver/comment-page-1/#comment-1249 gadgetblog Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:30:41 +0000 #comment-1249 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: OhGizmo! » World’s Smallest GPS Unit http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/01/15/worlds-smallest-gps-receiver/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 OhGizmo! » World’s Smallest GPS Unit Mon, 23 Jan 2006 06:52:46 +0000 #comment-1248 [...] As small as a baby’s fingernail, this chip is meant to be integrated into other manufacturer’s devices, surely satisfying them in their miniaturization efforts. It is even sensitive enough to pick up weak signals. All GPS receivers use quartz crystals in the decoding of satellite positioning data by oscillating at very specific frequencies; Rakon was the first to develop temperature-controlled crystal oscillators that were small, inexpensive and yet still precise enough under the dynamic temperature changes that GPS systems experience. [Rakon’s Press Release] VIA [HipTechBlog] Filed under: Wireless and Technology Comments: E-Mail This Article [...] [...] As small as a baby’s fingernail, this chip is meant to be integrated into other manufacturer’s devices, surely satisfying them in their miniaturization efforts. It is even sensitive enough to pick up weak signals. All GPS receivers use quartz crystals in the decoding of satellite positioning data by oscillating at very specific frequencies; Rakon was the first to develop temperature-controlled crystal oscillators that were small, inexpensive and yet still precise enough under the dynamic temperature changes that GPS systems experience. [Rakon’s Press Release] VIA [HipTechBlog] Filed under: Wireless and Technology Comments: E-Mail This Article [...]

]]> By: Chris http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/01/15/worlds-smallest-gps-receiver/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 Chris Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:27:24 +0000 #comment-1203 does not do anything about the size of the antenna. does not do anything about the size of the antenna.

]]> By: Geared Up Blog » Blog Archive » World’s Smallest GPS Receiver http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/01/15/worlds-smallest-gps-receiver/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 Geared Up Blog » Blog Archive » World’s Smallest GPS Receiver Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:29:19 +0000 #comment-1202 [...] Via: Hiptechblog & Digg [...] [...] Via: Hiptechblog & Digg [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/01/15/worlds-smallest-gps-receiver/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 Mike Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:46:10 +0000 #comment-1195 Too bad it will suffer from the same thing all GPS units do- You cant use them in doors. But they are great outdoors. Too bad it will suffer from the same thing all GPS units do- You cant use them in doors. But they are great outdoors.

]]> By: Ben http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/01/15/worlds-smallest-gps-receiver/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 Ben Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:54:36 +0000 #comment-1193 yeh, I can't wait for locational-triggered ads to appear on my cell phone. yeh, I can’t wait for locational-triggered ads to appear on my cell phone.

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