MEMSIC, a semiconductor company located in Andover, Massachusetts, has developed the new MMC212xM, a magnetic sensor that will enable greatly improved location-based services (LBS) in cellular phones and handheld GPS systems. The new component will enable greater precision and automated ...

Parvus Corporation, a U.S. subsidiary of the EuroTech Group, has engineered Zypad WR1100, a rugged wrist-worn PC designed for use in harsh environmental conditions. Zypad meets specific military standards related to control of electromagnetic interference and compliance with strict emissions ...

Seiko Epson Corporation and Infineon Technologies have collaborated, producing one of the smallest single-chip advanced global positioning system (A-GPS) processors ever made. The chip, measuring just 2.8 mm x 2.9 mm, is 25% smaller than any other A-GPS chip on ...

HTC recently launched the new high-end HTC S740 SmartPhone which offers some of the latest features, including advanced interface and a full keyboard, meaning users could sends text-messages and e-mails with more ease and read them on the device large, ...

Ron Li from Ohio State University has developed navigation software for the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. The navigation system, which could also help future astronauts find their way around the Moon, is not based on satellites; instead, the system ...

The Spanish Company Keruve has recently introduced a locator wristband designed to help parents keep track of their children’s’ whereabouts. Once the child wears the wristband, which is incorporated with a tracker, worried parents can use a highly accurate global ...

The UK Company TariffMan has recently announced the release of what it claims to be the smallest GPS tracker in the world, called VELO. TariffMan is also delivering a GPRS SIM card for a complete tracking package. With a super-sensitive ...

HTC recently unveiled its new flagship phone, the HTC Touch Diamond. Similar to the iPhone, it offers an innovative touch-screen based interface called TouchFLO 3D, which allows ‘three-dimensional’ control. The HTC Touch Diamond has 3.5G cellular capabilities (which the current ...

Immersive Media Corporation (IMC) recently unveiled a new technology for a 360-degrees rotating camera, called GeoImmersive. The technology enables the camera to fully rotate, providing users with complete visual information of the surrounding environment. The company expects that the GeoImmersive ...

Andreas Zachariah, a graduate student at the Royal College of Art in London, has developed a new device that may help reduce global warming by raising people’s awareness to their carbon footprint. Named “Carbon Hero”, this device uses satellite navigation ...