u-blox puts its GPS chipset in Microsoft MapPoint USB stick
Published on August 29th, 2008 in gps navigation, software
Swiss GPS chip maker u-blox was happy to announce today that M$ has chosen their u-blox 5 GPS chipset to be used in their GPS Locator USB stick.
GPS Locator USB stick provides users with reliable positioning and a USB 2.0 port for fast and easy data transfer all in one tiny package that easily plugs into any computer.
… said the press release.
There’s already a MapPoint 2009 with GPS Locator on Amazongoing for $330. MapPoint is oriented towards businesses and helps them in mapping their business data - such as creating sales territories, evaluating performance by geography, or even identify new business opportunities when used in combination with included demographics.
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