Trimble Ports GPS Mobile Phone Apps to BlackBerries

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Trimble Ports GPS Mobile Phone Apps to BlackBerries

Jan 7, 2008 GPS World

BlackBerry addicts with recent GPS-enabled CDMA models now have the option of using Trimble consumer GPS apps.
The company announced today that its AllSport GPS, Geocache Navigator and Trimble Outdoors mobile phone software titles are now available for the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition and Pearl 8130 smartphones from Research In Motion. The news came at the Consumer Electronics Show, being held this week in Las Vegas, Nevada.
AllSport GPS enables users to track exercise activity by monitoring time, speed, calories burned and distance traveled during outdoor workouts, according to Trimble. Additionally, users can download map images and recommended routes to their phones, view performance statistics, and store workouts to monitor progress or share with friends. The application supports a variety of outdoor activities including walking, running, cycling and mountain biking.
Geocache Navigator is just what it sounds like; with a GPS phone, geocachers can seek caches using the software's radar-like interface, Trimble says. Additionally, phone screens provide compass-based navigation, maps, speed, heading, location, distance, cache descriptions logs, hints and other useful information for both the most experienced and novice user. Using a GPS-enabled mobile phone with Web access also provides real-time access to Geocaching.com, the company notes.
Trimble Outdoors is an outdoor trip-planning and navigation app that enables users to review and plan trips online, send routes, maps and waypoints wirelessly to their GPS phone and then use the phone as a full-featured GPS navigator, according to the company. The application allows users to get maps of their locations, track routes with a GPS bread-crumb trail, and mark and edit waypoints. Trimble Outdoors also features a digital compass displaying the user's coordinates, speed and heading.
The three applications are available through the Handmark.com Web site; each costs $39.99 per year, or $5.99 per month.