Oki's Bluetooth chip set is being sold for less than $15 per set in volume quantities. The module will be available in September at a price under $35 in volume quantities. Despite a slow start in the ...

Built 70% smaller than its predecessor, the ROK104001 Bluetooth multi-chip module has been developed to speed time-to-market by enabling designers to quickly implement qualified ...

While [Selim Olcer] was relatively happy with his Kenwood TM-D710a radio, he didn’t like the fact that it needed a bulky external GPS “backpack” for APRS location data. So he deci… ...

A new GPS + IRNSS module is being developed by Indian firm Ramakrishna Electro Component (REC) in partnership with STMicroelectronics and Shanghai Mobiletek, according to press reports. The module ...

UK-based Bluetooth chip specialist CSR has acquired two location specialists for an initial $75m and is pledging to reduce the cost of its GPS chipset to under $1. CSR is paying $40m for Sweden’s ...

A UK chip manufacturer is promising low-cost GPS for mobile phones in the near future, following its acquisition of two firms in the GPS field. On Monday, Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) announced ...

The single-chip solution has a complete GPS navigation solution and a Bluetooth 1.2 compliant communication interface. The solution leverages the RF IC design capabilities of Sweden-based Kisel ...

The product is an ultra-sensitive, ultra-compact, one-chip GPS module that is capable of acquiring locations even indoors, in the shadows of tall buildings, and in other places where GPS positioning ...

Stuffing Bluetooth, GPS and GSM into a handheld product is asking for trouble, but one company's making a chip that does it all. Written by Rupert Goodwins, Contributor March 22, 2002, 1:00 p.m. PT ...