Posts Tagged blackberry

SPOT for Blackberry

The SPOT Shared Page Mobile application for BlackBerry smartphones allows you to manage and view SPOT messenger shared pages directly on your mobile. The SPOT shared page service provided by SPOT LLC allows any SPOT owner to broadcast selected SPOT messages, including Track Progress waypoints, to anyone they choose via a web link. SPOT Shared Page Mobile provides all of the power and features of browser based Shared Pages but optimized for use on your smartphone. Now you can view near realtime SPOT location information anytime on the go.

You do not need to be a SPOT owner to use SPOT Shared Page Mobile, anyone wanting to view a public SPOT Shared Page can use this application. SPOT Shared Page Mobile searches your inbox and emails for Shared page links automatically importing them into SPOT Mobile. All information viewed on SPOT shared pages is also available on SPOT Shared Page Mobile. Enhanced features include speed, distance and bearing between locations. Messages are also partitioned by day for easy viewing.

Automatically integrates with BlackBerry maps or Google Maps Mobile if it is installed, allowing you to take advantage of Google Map features such as terrain maps. SPOT Shared Page Mobile is compatible with all current SPOT devices – SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger and SPOT Personal Tracker.

Get It Totday

Managing Pages

Keep a track of your own Shared Pages but also bookmark and manage Shared Pages created by friends who own SPOTs. There is a growing community of SPOT owners posting their Shared Pages on blogs and forums. Bookmark some of your favorites!

Search Inbox for Shared Pages

SPOT Shared Page Mobile is able to search and locate Shared Page links sent by the SPOT system to your email address. Use the “Search Inbox” feature to find then import them into your list of managed pages. No need to remember the Shared Page Id or type it in – the work is done for you.

What about Shared Page links not sent by the SPOT system but forwarded to by family or friends? Easy, SPOT Shared Page Mobile is able to import any Shared Page link sent to you in an email. Open up the email in the BlackBerry email tool then use the custom “Import SPOT Shared Page” option to import the Shared Page into your list of managed pages.

Viewing Messages

SPOT Shared Page Mobile supports all Shared Page message types; Check-In, Custom, Help & Track. Messages are partitioned by day for easy viewing. Select any message to get detailed message information.

SPOT Shared Page Mobile provides refresh and paging options for shared pages with many GPS locations and also supports pages with multiple SPOT devices on them.

Detailed Message Viewing

Not only does SPOT Shared Page for mobile show the name, esn, type & message content (if available) but it also calculates the distance, speed, time and bearing between GPS locations. At a glance find out if a SPOT messenger is moving and how fast.

Google Maps Integration

SPOT Shared Page Mobile automatically detects if Google Maps is installed and uses it to display single GPS locations. Google Maps mobile allows you to show SPOT GPS locations on both regular and terrain based maps.

If you choose to show all GPS locations on the page, SPOT Shared Page Mobile displays them directly in BlackBerry Maps.

SPOT Shared Page Mobile – License Agreement

Tags: , , , ,

homeless shelter…priceless

homeless

Tags: , , , ,

BlackBerry Storm 2 could hit as early as June

The rumored BlackBerry Storm 2

(Credit: My good friends Engadget Mobile)

As if June wasn’t packed enough with new smartphone launches, there are rumors that the RIM BlackBerry Storm 2 may just hit Verizon Wireless stores in the same month.

BlackberryOS.com says it received a tip from an “insider” (a senior-level Verizon employee, apparently) who says Verizon has been training its tech support on the Storm 2 all week and that they’ve been told to be ready to support the smartphone by the end of May. Though the tipster could not give a specific release date, she said it would be out by the end of June at the latest.

The next-generation Storm was confirmed by RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie in early May, though he did not provide much information about the device. There’s some speculation that the new Storm will forgo the SurePress touch screen and will have Wi-Fi.

Perhaps Verizon was feeling a little left out of the party with Sprint’s Palm Pre launch and the imminent iPhone announcement. And while hope springs eternal that the BlackBerry Storm 2 will be better than the first, what does this mean for current BlackBerry Storm customers?

I just hope my company will adopt it.

Tags: , , , ,