Dell Mini Hack – How to install a GPS!

by max on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Here’s a cool hack that shows you how to install a GPS seamlessly into your Dell Mini Inspiron 9 netbook.

I started by tearing the Mini down and seeing if it was even possible. Luckily, there’s a bit of space around where the Bluetooth adapter is located. It wasn’t much, but it looked like enough, so I ordered the smallest USB GPS receiver I could find. It’s a nice unit with a SkyTraQ chipset and support for AGPS. Once I used the included utility to download an AGPS update into the unit, it gets a location fix in about five seconds after a reset.

via laptop blog, Hack Page

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One Response to “Dell Mini Hack – How to install a GPS!”

Dell Inspiron Mini Hack - How to add Logitech Mouse Wireless Receiver inside the Mini 9! | zedomax.com - The DIY, HOWTO, Hacks, Gadgets, and Tech Blog! says:

October 17, 2008 at 1:46 pm

[...] the cool Dell Mini 9 GPS Hack? Well, if you want to hide that ugly Logitech mouse receiver (instead of sticking into your USB [...]

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