The GlobalSat BU-353-W USB GPS Receiver is Headed for End of Life in Q4 2012
The USGlobalSat BU-353-W USB GPS receiver that set the standard for all USB GPS receivers is headed for EOL in Q4 2012. The USGlobalSat BU-353-W will be succeeded by the the new USGlobalsat BU-353-S4 which contains the new SiRF IV GPS chipset.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (1888PressRelease) July 17, 2012 - USGlobalSat Inc., an industry leader in GPS technology, today announced the E.O.L. roadmap for the BU-353-W USB GPS receiver.
USGlobalSat's BU-353-W USB GPS receiver has been on the market for over 6 years, which is quite a long product life-cycle in regards to electronic devices. The BU-353 GPS Receiver can be utilized in a variety of applications which require GPS signals to be received and decoded in your Windows laptop or tablet PC, and for Mac users, their iBooks or Powerbooks.
Compatible with most all NMEA compliant third-party software, the BU-353 is suitable for use in vehicle, marine and aviation navigation, as well as commercial and municipality applications such as fire trucks, police cars, buses, GIS data collection and much more!
The BU-353's slim profile housing is completely water resistant (IPX 7 rated) and incorporates an active patch antenna for the highest level of GPS accuracy. Since power and data are transferred through the same USB cable from the BU-353, there's no need for batteries or any other external power source.
USGlobalSat's BU-353-W is still available through various retailers such as amazon.com, and expansys.com
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