16th November - Trimble has announced that it is making three of its popular GPS-on-cellular applications available for BlackBerry smartphones. The applications will be available specifically for the BlackBerry 8800, BlackBerry 8820, and the BlackBerry Curve 8310 smartphones. The three applications to be offered include AllSport GPS, Geocache Naviagtor, and Trimble Outdoors.

AllSport GPS allows BlackBerry users to track their fitness routine by logging their time, speed, calories burned, and distance traveled when their workouts take them outdoors. Recommended routes and maps can be downloaded, and you can even share stored workouts with a friend. Geocache Navigator hooks you into the new sport called geocaching that uses GPS coordinates to create a high-tech treasure hunt. You’ll have real-time access to the geocaching.com website in addition to tools, including a radar-like interface, to guide you to the treasure. Trimble Outdoors is the ultimate tool for those who plan outdoor trips. The tool allows you to review and plan trips online. Once completed, routes, maps, and GPS waypoints can be sent to your BlackBerry. Using Trimble Outdoors, you can also create photos, video, and audio notes, which you can share in the Trimble Outdoors Google Earth Layer.

If you want a review of the AllSport GPS software, then just check out our previous coverage of the software. Trimble is really a class act when it comes to creating applications that make the most out of the GPS capabilities of mobile phones. It’s nice that BlackBerry owners can now begin to appreciate some of the products that Trimble offers. If you are a big outdoors person, then you can’t go wrong with the Trimble Outdoors application. It really would allow you to make the most out of any planned hikes or other outdoor adventures.