The 12channel GPS unit is 3½ inches long, weighs two ounces, and is sold with a carabineer to easily attach to a backpack or a belt loop.
Every 15 seconds the GPS records the current location and the time, thus building up a record of exactly where the user was during the day. Later that data can be mapped with the time stamp on the digital photos to find out where the picture was actually taken.
"Whether you are traveling to the Seven Wonders of the World, or just wondering where to buy your next house, our new GPS device can track your journey," said David Johns, product manager for digital camera accessories at Sony Electronics. "Adding a geographic context to your digital images helps organize and make use of your photos in entirely new ways."
Sony supplies software to do the data matching and has upgraded its Motion Picture Browser software to link in with Google Maps. The GPS unit runs for about 10 hours on an AA battery and the units builtin 31MB memory can store about 15 days worth of GPS data. The GPS-CS1 will be launched in September in the US and Japan, and will cost around $150. Details on a European launch have not yet been announced.
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