After the lot of emails we have received, we have decided to clear up the situation about the price of the hardware.
Unfortunately it means bad news because price of GPS modules are really high. That’s not our fault 
.
By adding all the components prices we get a total price of 70$, including the production of the device.
However this price doesn’t include the box. It is our current problem. We cannot find a good box for this device. Our goal is to add maximum 5$ for the box.
We are currently in touch with some GPS Module suppliers to get reduction with some bulk buy. It means that we will not start any shipping until a minimum of 30 orders have been placed.
To summarize, the total hardware xGPS module will cost 75$ for now (or 70$ without a case). We hope we can reduce a little bit the price. The package will include the xGPS Module, compatible with iPhone and iPod touch, and the xGPS software usable even if there is no Internet connection.
An important thing to know is that the firmware of the module can be updated through the iPhone / iPod touch. Hence it is possible to make it compatible with other software solution if a special protocol is needed.
We haven’t yet a precise date about the start of the shipping but we can expect a shipping date on the end of July. We will ship these modules worldwide.
For those who are interested in buying the xGPS module after having read these information, we ask them to register themselves with the form below. It is only a pre-order. It is here just to give us a precise idea of how many units have to be produced. When the sufficient amount of pre-orders requests will be received, we will contact you to confirm your order. You will have then the possibility to cancel it.
Pre-Orders are now closed. Orders will be opened next week (18-07-2008).
Congratulations guy !!
I hope you’ll reach the 30 pre-orders needed.
Here is an articl i wrote on my website as a contribution to it
http://www.iphone-prix.com/blog/351/Des-nouvelles-du-projet-xGPS-pour-iPhone.html
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i dont’ speek english guts
(i dont’speek very gut english becose i’m italien,)
ddddddddddddddddddddxxx i will buy xgps i will buy xgps xgps is very exciting(i’m italien)but i will buy xgpssssssssss
Interesting
Doesn’t the 3G iPhone already have gps?
Sure but when the project was started we had no idea if the future iPhone will have GPS or not. Moreover all existing iPhone and iPod touch users have not any GPS…
Can you tell more about the software solutions you are thinking of ? Because internet by edge or gprs isn’t always a good option. And on the pictures i saw i noticed the use of google maps with a plugin ?
We will write an article about that tomorrow I hope. But, in short, we are developing an application which enables you to use the GPS without any Internet connection. The application will look like exactly the same as the Apple Map application but Map can be downloaded where there is an available Wifi connection and then they are kept in memory for offline use…
Mathieu
ok nice
And how about connecting to power (of the car for example) and using GPS at the same time ? Is that possible ?
Mathieu ,
Nice to see your application soon.
Good Luck
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Congratulazioni! Ho parlato del vostro progetto sul mio blog dedicato all’iPhone qui: http://www.iphone3gumts.com/?p=51 Spero di poterlo provare presto.
Congratulations! I’ve talk about your project on my italian blog dedicated to iPhone here: http://www.iphone3gumts.com/?p=51 I hope it will be possible to test it soon.
[...] me questa pagina xGPS – GPS for iPhone / iPod touch
Could the xGPS software work right at China?
Sure, if maps are available for your country / cities on Google Maps, it will work fine.
hey i was wondering if your device and software is going to become compatible with the new firmware 2.0?
?/? cann somebody please answer my question above?
The software will be compatible with firmware 2.0 when it will be “jailbroken”.
i’m interested in the module xgps. What’s about the sales?
I’m interester in the module xgps
Will xGPS work with the new 3.0 software?
It looks awsome, I have been waiting to usey iPod touch as a GPS for a while now.
I recently found out about the awesome new Apple Ipad. Is it going to easily replace the 3G Iphone?
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