Additionally, the DEV-50V model includes a built-in GPS receiver that automatically geo-tags video clips and photos.
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The hardware module provides real-time access to parameters like the vehicle sensors, GPS receiver and vehicle speed.
We wanted a low cost dedicated GPS receiver that could be mounted somewhere in the guts of our vehicle.
The lack of a GPS receiver means it won't be able to deliver turn-by-turn directions with the new iPhone's accuracy.
Finally, a new clamshell Smartphone will pick up where the Star Trek left off, rocking a GPS receiver and more wireless radios than its predecessor.
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Participants learned that the firm Garmin had adopted a sequential naming approach for the first five generations of its in-car GPS receiver, from RoadRunner 610 to RoadRunner 650.
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Many people have yet to discover just how convenient a GPS receiver can be, and building it into a device as common as a mobile phone would probably make them users for life.
For on-location shooters, landscape photographers or enthusiast photo travelers, the EOS 6D features a built-in GPS receiver to record longitude, latitude, elevation and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) as EXIF data for seamless geo-tagging while shooting.
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Water-resistant (50m) and lighter than any other Garmin running watch, the Forerunner 10 is armed with a high-sensitivity GPS receiver which can quickly acquire and sustain satellite reception, perfect for wooded trails under dense trees or in the urban canyons of skyscrapers.
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Concocting an "in-car gaming system" that utilizes a GPS receiver, handheld computer, headphones, and a laptop in the trunk of the whip, the Backseat Playground would eventually turn real world "sights, attractions, and locations" into in-game characters and events for the lucky passenger(s).
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Then there is the antenna needed for Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi if it is built in, and one for the GPS receiver, and if you have mobile TV capabilities built in there will be another antenna to receive, say the MediaFLO TV signals on 700 MHz.
While most of you probably carry an all-in-one NAV with a built-in GPS receiver, the MG-920 is designed to connect to Bluetooth navigation systems that need a little help syncing with satellites, and although the SiRF Star III LP chip and rechargeable Li-ion cell are entirely average, the bottom-mounted FM transmitter allows a turn-by-turn instructor to be channeled to one's FM radio.
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When using GLONASS satellites, the time it takes for the receiver to "lock on" to a position is (on average) approximately 20 percent faster than using GPS. And when using both GPS and GLONASS, the receiver has the ability to lock on to 24 more satellites than using GPS alone.
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According to the scientists, the margin of error of commercial GPS used in cars is about 15m in an open field, where the receiver has good visibility from the satellites.
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