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New Chip Transforms Other Chips Into GPS

Posted on 11 August 2007 by

An Israeli company called CellGuide has unveiled a tiny chip that HIJACKS OTHER PROCESSORS — such as the microprocessors that power cell phones — and, combined with CellGuide software, turns them into GPS receivers. The result is a mobile phone with GPS functionality, but without bulky, heavy GPS electronics.

(props to WindowsForDevices.com)

Original post by Mike

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