Using a basic GPS-specific chip and some standard support ICs, you can build a USB dongle that provides GPS capability with a Windows PC, enabling geolocation functions and features. Starting with ...

[Florin] was given the task of repairing a GPS unit that wouldn’t boot up. What he found was unfortunately a bad processor. Fortunately, he was able to make a project out of it. After scavenging the ...

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is one of the most powerful Android tablets on the market. It has a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, a high quality 10 inch display, and an 8MP camera. But while ...

[Jair2k4] learned the hard way not to lend out your expensive GPS to untrustworthy people. His Garmin 200 was returned with a broken USB port and unable to charge. Luckily, all it took was some ...

Here’s a relatively inexpensive, yet very inconspicuous magnetic GPS tracker that you can hide on your car to keep tabs on your no-good kids and/or your no-good spouse. The Driving Activity Reporter ...

Pretty much every modern smartphone includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) built in, but sometimes it is not very accurate. There are many factors that play into this, including the actual ...