DIY Life

To all the aspiring iPhone tinkerers in the world, one of the coolest additions to one of the most popular cellphone handsets in 2007 has been trying to add GPS capability to the unit. The Apple iPhone has some of the coolest features found on any cellphone -- including Google Maps -- but can't do navigation in real-time without GPS, even with a data connection present. What to do? Why, add your own GPS, that is.

The hard work has has already been done by LOCOGPS, and you'll be able to get one of these babies all assembled and everything come next February. This product will require a "jail broken" iPhone (from AT&T's death grip), but once you have that ready, you'll soon have access to a GPS solution for that beauty.

If you're ready to turn that phone-of-all-trades into a GPS receiver (like, if you're into geocaching or driving directions), check this out and you may finally have the killer solution for iPhone GPS you've been looking for within a few short months. The module is $89 (on pre-order). Is it worth it for your $400 baby, though? You make that call.

[via Engadget]

Police nation wide are reporting an increased incidence of stolen portable navigation systems. Would be thieves have discovered that the GPS units which retail anywhere from $200 to $1000, bring a quick hundred bucks or more at most larger city pawn shops.

In an effort to curb "smash and grab" type thefts of GPS units, which involve punching through your car's side window to liberate the unit, police and security personnel are informing vehicle owners that simply removing electronic devices from view may not be enough deterrent to wily thieves.