iUseApple

GPS for iPhone and iPod Touch

This guy has successfully engineered a GPS Module to interface with the iPhone and iPod Touch, bringing true GPS to the devices made by Apple, Inc. This should be an exciting project for anyone wanting to use their iPhone as a GPS device. Imagine the ability to cache Google Map’s directions and follow the route in real time. This functionality would fit in nicely with a car holder for the iPhone. The current GPS feature Apple released in January 2008 actually triangulates the positional data based on the relative position between the device and cell phone towers. GPS triangulates position using satellites in orbit, and is thus more accurate (around 3-6 meters). Seems like the project has moved into the final design phases, so a GPS solution for the iPhone should be on the market by next year hopefully!