CAMBRIDGE, UK — Honeywell launched the HMC5883, a 3-axis compass chip that provides up to one-degree accuracy with auto calibration, in a 3x3x0.9mm package. The Honeywell HMC5883 surface-mounted chip ...

San Jose, Calif. — AKM Semiconductor said it has developed the industry's first fully integrated 3-axis electronic compass, combining three Hall-effect sensors and a mixed-signal processing chip.

The Instinct is constructed to military standards (MIL-STD-810G) for thermal, shock and water resistance. Garmin International, Inc., announced Instinct, a strong and durable GPS watch with built-in 3 ...

Garmin’s 550 and 550t upgrade to the Oregon handheld GPS lineup add a few new features for outdoorsy types—a 3.2 megapixel camera with geotagging, a 3-axis compass and a enhanced sunlight readable ...

This clever little piece of kit is basically a great GPS unit bolted to a 3.2-megapixel camera with 4X zoom. It also has a tri-axial compass so you don’t have to have the unit level to tell your ...