I want to buy a GPS for my laptop that will connect via USB. What are my major options?
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I would make sure whatever you buy supports SiRF III and WAAS, which will give you stronger Satellite reception and more accurate positioning. As long as the unit you purchase has windows drivers and is compatible with NMEA v2.2 it will work with Streets and Trips.\n\nI would actually recommend looking into a bluetooth GPS for around $20 more than wired USB + the cost of a bluetooth adapter. Bluetooth is much more convenient if you'll be using the GPS frequently, simply not having to deal with one more wire in the car would be worth it alone.\n\nhttp://www.semsons.com is a good spot to look / buy USB or Bluetooth GPS's.\n\nCraig\nwww.pcdirect.com
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I am sure you have discovered that the newer laptops do not include a serial port.  So, you might try a PCMCIA card that provides a serial port for $129.  \n\nhttp://www.quatech.com/catalog/rs232_pcmcia.php
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try http://www.gotomypc.com
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buy a usb stick it is a data traveler can can save data in it & attatch to any computer which has a usb port to access it.\n\nbest of luck!
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check this out:\n\nhttp://gpsinformation.net/
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I would recommend Google Maps ( maps.google.com ) or Windows Live Local ( local.live.com ).
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Get yourself a \nVantec NexStar 3 USB 2.0 Mirror Finish Black External Hard Drive Enclosure.  \nThis will turn your internal drive to become external drive so you can hook it up to you laptop via USB.
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Go to driverguide.com You will have to register with the site for free in order to use the site. Then you can find any driver for any operating system released till date. Alternately, you may visit the device manufactuer's web site and download latest driver.\n\nI hope you find what you need. Wishing you luck
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I have the Garmin 330c and I love it. It's not super cheap, but it's not super expensive. I opted to get this instead of the built-in Infiniti navigation system in my g35x.\n\nWith a simple touch screen interface, automatic route calculation to any destination, and turn-by-turn voice-prompted directions, the StreetPilot c330 GPS navigator is a powerful companion for your adventures on the road.
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I take it you are reading your data that is taken from  GPS system. if so you should be able to get a latitude and longitudinal positions of a car in which case mapping that should not be very hard.\n\nhttp://gpsdrive.kraftvoll.at/changes.shtml
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Get a little USB hub.  They can be had for around $20.
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Cool question. GPS (satellite) navigation is totally interesting.\n\nNow  you can buy super cheap old map CD's like Rand Macnally StreetFinder, or Microsoft"Trips and Streets" on ebay which hook up to a cheap GPS. These will run on any old laptop and you've got a navigation system for low cost.\n\nNow you can also store a map on CD pretty easily and use it with an inexpensive GPS unit. There are lots of shareware programs to do this. Gartrip is the easiest to use in my experience.
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The only way is to get something called a usb device server.\nThis enables the usb device (like a printer or any usb device) to be shared over a network.\nI know www.microcenter.com carries a few.
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get a rotour.\nand for your laptop get a wireless router.
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Here is a good article on overcoming the limitations of GPS indoors:\n\nhttp://www.gpsworld.com/gpsworld/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=75804
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gps\n\nor\n\nhttp://www.bcca.org/misc/qiblih/latlong.html
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IDE to USB\nturn and desktop or laptop drive to an external USB drive\nHard Drives DVD Burners the works\nSimple instal no drivers \nonly $25.00\n\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812156101