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Leave it to QSTARZ to innovate so dramatically upon the tried-and-true Bluetooth GPS receiver design. Okay, so maybe it just created two new 66-channel ones that are exceptionally small. Up first is the new BT-Q1300, a “miniature” device that’s dubbed the world’s smallest travel recorder. Continuing on with superlatives, we see “the best” of the best in the BT-Q890, which measures in at 60- x 40- x 7-millimeters and is somehow also the “world’s smallest GPS receiver.” We’re on to your fuzzy math, QSTARZ, and we don’t like it one bit.

[Via NaviGadget]

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There are all sorts of creative uses for GPS, but here’s a fellow who says he sent a self-designed GPS “device” in a briefcase to DHL with express travel instructions. He plotted the shipment’s movement and ended up with the drawing you see above. We’re a bit confused. First, he says he developed a GPS device with extended tracklog and battery time. Okay, but… using what, exactly? Also, we’ve received some things from DHL, and we have a hard enough time just getting them to deliver stuff to the right address, let alone make circles in the Caribbean in the name of art. To be fair, his documentation looks complete, so serious kudos to him if this is all for real. Peep the travel instructions document that he says he gave to DHL along with shipping receipts and video after the break.

[Via Hackaday]

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Really, QSTARZ? You’ve actually had independent testers confirm that your BT-Q818 eXtreme is the most powerful GPS receiver on the entire planet? We’re guessing not, but for what it’s worth, the second incarnation of the BT-Q818 features 51-channel tracking, 32-hours of navigation time, -158dBm sensitivity, USB connectivity, built-in Bluetooth, adjustable 1 to 5Hz update rate and a 36-second signal acquisition time (when cold). Sounds pretty run-of-the-mill from here, but QSTARZ wouldn’t fib about this thing’s world ranking, now would it?

[Via NaviGadget]

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It’s been a hot minute since we’ve heard from u-blox, but the outfit definitely caught our attention thanks to a new 50-channel GPS receiver that “boasts an acquisition performance of less than one second” when combined with its AssistNow A-GPS service. These fifth-generation devices have been stuffed into the industry standard LEA form factor, which should make embedding them into a wide range of automotive, consumer and industrial applications a breeze. Moreover, it sports a -160 dBm acquisition and tracking sensitivity, operating temperature range of -40 to 85°C and a Flash EPROM that allows for easy firmware upgrades in the future. Currently, engineering samples of the 17- x 22-millimeter chips can be ordered for $119 apiece, but they don’t look to be shipping (let alone finding their way into consumer devices) until January of next year.

[Via NaviGadget]

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We’ve seen some pretty portable GPS receivers in our day, but Deluo’s latest manages to perform double duty as a mousing device while still maintaining a small footprint. The MouseGPS sure isn’t sexy, but it does boast all the basics and includes a retractable USB cable for good measure. Reportedly, users can just flip a switch on its underside to activate the internal GPS module, and just in case you’re currently going without any type of mapping software, Deluo is offering the $99.95 critter up with Microsoft Streets and Trips 2008 for an extra $29.95 if you so choose. According to Amazon, expect this to ship “in four to six weeks.”

[Via SlipperyBrick]

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!