u-blox puts its GPS chipset in Microsoft MapPoint USB stick


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 dependable positioning and a USB 2.0 port for fast and easy info 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 documents - such as creating sales territories, evaluating performance by geography, or even identify new business opportunities when used in combination with included demographics.

Original post by Tim Robbins

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