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engadget.com - 2/12/2009

Epson's tiny GPS receiver will make everything location aware

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Small, right? That's Epson's Infineon XPOSYS chip, its next generation Assisted-GPS device set for mass production in late 2009. The chip measures just 2.8 x 2.9-mm making it 25% smaller than other A-GPS chips on the market, according to Epson, while consuming half the power. The sensitivity ...

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The Epson Infineon GPS Chip Is Small Enough to Destroy Privacy Forever [GPS]
Gizmodo — ... 12th round of development? Look at the match stick. The Epson Infineon is a 12th generation GPS transmitter/receiver built upon a 65nm manufacturing process. Just 2.8 × 2.9mm (or 25% smaller than any A-GPS on the market), it's still powerful enough to communicate with satellites indoors, tracking you to the Motel 6 before your loved one discovers you—living a second life in which you rent Motel 6 rooms just to hang out and watch bad cable alone. [News via Engadget] ...

GPS gets 25% smaller, thanks to Epson
Tech Digest — ... in the picture. The new smaller chip will also consume half as much power, meaning that location-based features will start becoming common on even the cheapest handsets. Will you ever be able to hide from anyone ever again? If this trend continues, then it's unlikely. I wrote an editorial the other day explaining why that doesn't bother me. If you're interested, then you can read that here. In the meantime, how much does being tracked bother you? Share your opinion below. (via Engadget) ...

smallest GPS receiver ever
NaviGadget — ... XPOSYS PMB 2540 only measures 2.8×2.9 mm and will be mass produced starting late this year and will consume only half as much power as other A-GPS receivers… Yay? How do you feel about this? via ...