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u-blox makes latest Fujitsu ultra-mobile notebook “location-aware”
Fujitsu has integrated u-blox’ GPS technology in their new ultra-mobile notebook with street navigator. The LifeBook UH900 mini-notebook with 5.6” multi-touch screen display is packed with features, pre-loaded with Garmin Mobile PC navigation software and has a built-in u-blox’ NEO-5Q GPS module. The palm-sized device weighs a little over one pound and fits in the palm of your hand.
u-blox launches end-to-end solution for instant, low-power photo geotagging
u-blox, a leading provider of GPS and wireless semiconductors and solutions, is proud to unveil a complete hardware and software solution enabling the world’s lowest-power photo geotagging system for digital cameras.
u-blox launches end-to-end solution for instant, low-power photo geotagging
u-blox, a leading provider of GPS and wireless semiconductors and solutions, is proud to unveil a complete hardware and software solution enabling the world’s lowest-power photo geotagging system for digital cameras.
u-blox launches broadband UMTS/HSPA modem solution
u-blox expands its high-speed wireless connectivity reference design offerings to include full High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) capabilities: 7.2 Mb/s download and 5.8 Mb/s upload speeds. The N731 is a mature design combining a powerful baseband processor, RF transceiver, antenna multiplexer and power amplifier components to support eight bands of HSPA / UMTS / EDGE / GPRS / GSM functionality including data, voice, and SMS.
u-blox launches broadband UMTS/HSPA modem solution
u-blox expands its high-speed wireless connectivity reference design offerings to include full High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) capabilities: 7.2 Mb/s download and 5.8 Mb/s upload speeds. The N731 is a mature design combining a powerful baseband processor, RF transceiver, antenna multiplexer and power amplifier components to support eight bands of HSPA / UMTS / EDGE / GPRS / GSM functionality including data, voice, and SMS.
Mobile Solutions launch locator phone based on u-blox GSM/GPS design
Mobile Solutions AG, a Swiss provider of products, concepts and solutions in the field of mobile communications, announces the launch of Creon, a GSM mobile phone with GPS locator capabilities. Based on u-blox’ GSM reference design N709Q and u-blox’ GPS receiver NEO-5G, the Creon is designed in Switzerland.
u-blox acquires patents for low-power real-time GPS
u-blox, a leading fabless provider of GPS and wireless semiconductors, software and solutions, announces the purchase of 15 patents and patent applications from UK-based Air Semiconductor Ltd. The patents expand the company’s technology portfolio of low-power GPS solutions designed to capture location instantly.
u-blox launches compact 3.5G module
u-blox, a leading fabless provider of wireless communication and global positioning solutions, announced LUCY, a new family of high-speed wireless modules supporting the world’s fastest globally adopted mobile communications standard.
u-blox launches compact 3.5G module
u-blox, a leading fabless provider of wireless communication and global positioning solutions, announced LUCY, a new family of high-speed wireless modules supporting the world’s fastest globally adopted mobile communications standard.
u-blox launches wireless 3G PCI card reference design for notebooks and netbooks
u-blox announced the release of a proven high-speed wireless PCI card reference design supporting HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS standards. The N725 design results in a versatile wireless communications card with industry standard PCI form factor. Supporting global GSM and UMTS standards, the N725 gives u‑blox OEM customers a fast, off-the-shelf way to integrate the world’s highest-speed cellular communications standard into notebooks, netbooks, an...
Navilock introduces u-blox powered GPS USB stick for Windows
u-blox, a leading fabless vendor of embedded positioning and wireless communications semiconductors and solutions, is pleased to announce that its UBX-G5010 single-chip GPS receiver is at the heart of Navilock’s new USB GPS logger device designed for Windows XP and Vista.
u-blox’ LEON GSM/GPRS Modules in Volume Production
u-blox has announced that its LEON family of wireless GSM/GPRS modem modules has gone into high-volume production to meet worldwide orders. After achieving major industry certifications in September, the LEON G-100 and G‑200 are now fully qualified for delivery to customers in the consumer, industrial and automotive markets. Complete documentation including Product Summary, Datasheet, and System Integration Manual are available for download...
u-blox’ LEON GSM/GPRS Modules in Volume Production
u-blox has announced that its LEON family of wireless GSM/GPRS modem modules has gone into high-volume production to meet worldwide orders. After achieving major industry certifications in September, the LEON G-100 and G‑200 are now fully qualified for delivery to customers in the consumer, industrial and automotive markets. Complete documentation including Product Summary, Datasheet, and System Integration Manual are available for download.
LEON GSM/GPRS modules from u-blox achieve major certifications
The LEON G-100 and G-200 are optimized to work with u-blox’ GPS receivers to support low-cost, mass-market, location-aware telematics applications requiring mobile connectivity such as asset tracking, fleet management, road pricing, vehicle recovery and mobile emergency services such as eCall. They are also ideal for use in machine-to-machine telemetry systems for Automatic Meter Reading (AMR), Remote Monitoring Automation and Control (RMAC),...
LEON GSM/GPRS modules from u-blox achieve major certifications
The LEON G-100 and G-200 are optimized to work with u-blox’ GPS receivers to support low-cost, mass-market, location-aware telematics applications requiring mobile connectivity such as asset tracking, fleet management, road pricing, vehicle recovery and mobile emergency services such as eCall. They are also ideal for use in machine-to-machine telemetry systems for Automatic Meter Reading (AMR), Remote Monitoring Automation and Control (RMAC...
u-blox supports location-aware applications running on Windows 7
u-blox, a leading provider of embedded GPS receiver semiconductors and solutions, is announcing its support of Microsoft Corp.’s initiative to make development of location-aware applications on Windows 7 hassle-free. Through the release of u-blox’ driver supporting Microsoft’s Sensor and Location API, software developers now have a standardized interface to the entire line of u-blox GPS chips and modules. The Sensor and Location platform fo...
u-blox launches ultra-low power GPS technology platform
u-blox has announced the upgrade of its core CMOS technology to u-blox 6. Products based on u-blox 6 will have dramatically reduced power requirements thanks to new intelligent power management features. The innovations enable significantly extended battery life for power-critical GPS applications.
u-blox GPS receiver technology selected for new and enhanced SPOT satellite GPS messenger product
u-blox, a leading semiconductor provider of embedded positioning and wireless communication solutions for the consumer, industrial and automotive markets, is pleased to announce that small-outline AMY-5M GPS receiver module has been chosen as the GPS receiver for the new Globalstar next-generation SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger.
u-blox GPS receiver technology selected for new and enhanced SPOT satellite GPS messenger product
u-blox, a leading semiconductor provider of embedded positioning and wireless communication solutions for the consumer, industrial and automotive markets, is pleased to announce that small-outline AMY-5M GPS receiver module has been chosen as the GPS receiver for the new Globalstar next-generation SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger.
Bilora launches instant photo-geotagger based on u-blox’ GPS technology
Coinciding with the celebration of their 100th year in business, German camera-accessory manufacturer Bilora announces the availability of the “Bilora photo-geotagger” based on u-blox’ “Capture & Process” GPS solution.