The hackers over at the xda-developers forum always seem to have something remarkable brewing, as well as [fosser2] is no exception. He bought himself a Viewsonic G-tablet, however was a bit dissatisfied in its lack of a GPS module. He pried the tablet open in really hopes of discovering a area where he may be able to cram one in, as well as was happily surprised at what he found.
It turns out that either Viewsonic had plans to include a GPS module as well as scrapped them, or they are planning on adding GPS to a future SKU. The tablet’s mainboard already had a area laid out for the module, in addition to the GPS antenna. He carefully soldered in a compatible module from Digikey, as well as then got to work adding the different other elements needed to get it working properly.
While the hack doesn’t need that you add a ridiculous amount of parts to the board, you had much better make sure your soldering skills are as much as snuff before providing it a shot. Those who can’t reliably solder SMD elements should most likely stay away from this one.
[via Engadget]