Navigational Software
AAA Mobile
$9.99/month. "AAA Mobile will transmit your GPS location data to AAA directly from your wireless phone. Get clear, audible turn-by-turn navigation with automatic rerouting. Search for and view detailed AAA TourBook® travel guide information, Show Your Card & Save® merchant listings, Approved Auto Repair® locations and AAA branch offices – all based on the GPS location of your wireless phone. Display a map of your current location, including pan and zoom capabilities. Save addresses, recent search results and AAA listings for quick access."
amAze GPS
FREE. Wide coverage of detailed maps in Europe, North America, Australia, parts of Africa and Asia. Has detailed street map superimposed over a detailed satellite image. Voice Commands.
Be Prompt
FREE. Proxpro Prompt (beta) provides a real-time picture of your next journey before you’ve even set off. It calculates the optimum route and consults real-time traffic conditions, so traffic never catches you by surprise. Fused with the BlackBerry calendar and GPS Proxpro’s patent pending technology is ultra practical and easy to use. Available in the USA on the following BlackBerry devices: 8800, 8830, 8820, 8310 and 8130
Berryvine Companion
$99.95/year "View color maps of their current location, with full zoom and pan functionality. Look up nearby points of interest (POI's), Calculate traveling routes with detailed step-by-step directions on how to get there and the possibility to view color maps of each step."
Blackberry Maps
FREE. No POIs, no 3D navigation - just text for directions,
no voice commands. AT&T has blocked this application in
BB OS ver 4.2.
Garmin Mobile 5.0
$99 device lifetime
FREE. "Based on integrated premium real-time content, Gokivo Navigator transforms your mobile phone into a superior navigation device. No longer is it necessary to wait until you turn on your car for directions or carry an extra device that is only usable in your car. Always in the palm of your hand is a personalized travel guide that can share geo-coded messages with your friends and family." You can access traffic info, movie times, weather information, and POI searches.
Google Maps
FREE. Real-time traffic, Detailed directions, Integrated search results, Easily movable maps, Satellite imagery. GoogleMaps now has Lattitude for location-based social networking.
InfoSpace Find It! DISCONTINUED
http://blackberry.infospace.com/
FREE. "Adds iPhone features plus GPS, Navigation, Location Instant Message, Sync capability and much more to your phone free of any charge to you."
Mapquest Navigator
$49.99/year. 'In-Car GPS Navigation, In the Palm of Your Hand! Get the convenience and security of GPS navigation on your cell phone! MapQuest Navigator 5.0 turns your GPS-enabled wireless smartphone into a fully featured voice-guided navigation system with Real-Time Traffic and AOL City's Best ratings built right in"
Navizon
$24.99 total. What makes Navizon even more exciting is that a GPS device is not even required to benefit from these very useful features. By using wireless signals triangulation, Navizon’s Virtual-GPS is able to spot your location on a map thereby enabling a myriad of Location Based services on your phone.
Spot
$49.00 total.
Doesn't give turn by turn directions. Primarily for hiking.
TeleNav
$9.99/month. Easy Menu Navigation, can use your BB address book as POIs. Voice messages include the name of the street.
"Turn left on Broad Street" Latest version has 3D and 2D moving map option. This is very similar to what you see from TomTom.
New features added in v5.5 are as follows: Navigation: Nighttime Mode, Directory Search: Ratings & Reviews, Speak in Search, Maps: Saved Commute Maps, Other: Shared Address, Speak in Address, Commute Traffic Alerts, Weather.
Telmap
Downloads total route in a single download instead of constantly downloading during the trip. Nice Graphics. Menus not as easy as TeleNav. Does not say the name of the street. Telmap brands their software for Mapquest and Boost Navigator.
Wayfinder
$99.00 total.
Recommended for travel in Europe.
Webraska Navigator
"Webraska Navigation is a GPS assisted road navigation software for mobile devices providing traffic optimized routing and speed camera alerts, 2D and 3D clear maps as well as GPS-triggered precise voice instructions ahead of turns." You can purchase Day Passes if you are visiting a foreign city.
WHERE GPS Widgets
FREE. "WHERE is the easiest and fastest way to get the GPS content you want on your phone. Download WHERE to get a library of FREE widgets that find the hottest events, the best prices, where to get a good sandwich or even your local weather report. Need to find it? Now you know WHERE."
GPS Tracking Software
AccuTracking
AccuTracking software turns your Motorola iDEN cell phones, RIM BlackBerry phones, or Windows Mobile PocketPC phones carried by Nextel, Boost Mobile, AT&T(Cingular), SouthernLINC or Telus MIKE (Canada) into a GPS tracking device.
Blip
FREE. It is an application that tells you where people in your social circle are located. Track friends via BB Maps or on the web.
e-Mobile GPS Tracker
Track locations in real-time, capture favorite vacation routes, scenic spots with personalized notes, photos, replay in Google Earth and share with friends
"GPSLogger is a pretty straightforward application. It records your physical movement on your BB device over time, including elevation, speed, and some additional data. GPSLogger can also direct you to a location that you either entered manually or have previously recorded. This is the "Guide me Home" function, which makes GPSLogger usable for Geocaching. As extended functionality to the "Guide Me Home" feature since v1.5 a very easy to use outdoor navigation is integrated into GPSLogger also"
gps2go
gps2go sends your current World position from your Blackberry GPS phone to show your friends or family. Your phone will send your current geographical location so it can be viewed through a web page. No data plan required but you should have unlimited emails or an email plan.
InstaMapper
FREE. InstaMapper is a free GPS tracking service. Track vehicles or other objects online in real-time using inexpensive cell phones [ quick demo ].
FREE. The LiveTracker mobile client can be installed on any BlackBerry® mobile phone and sends out location data to our Skylab GPS server. Free: No registration, no hidden fees for personal use. Background Tracking: GPS location data is sent in background 24/7. Easy Sharing: Send tracking links via EMail, PIN, SMS, MMS. Live Web Tracking: View location on the web on maps. Live Desktop Tracking: 3D world tracking
FREE. Map My Tracks turns your mobile cell phone into your personal real-time GPS tracking device. Using a mobile cell phone with built-in GPS or an external GPS receiver you can map and track your location in real-time. Map My Tracks is great for bringing a new insight into your sporting activity, it provides a competitive edge and makes training fun. Map My Tracks let your friends, competitors or parents know where you are right now."
Mobile GMaps
FREE.
FREE. This application reports its current locations to the Web Server regularly and the Server publishes the information to the phone owner and other recipients (chosen by the owner of the phone), so that they can know where the phone owner is and where he/she has been.
Mologogo
FREE. I can't get this to work on AT&T. Looks like it is Nextel compatible only.
TeleNav Track
$9.99/month
FREE. GPS Tracking software for Blackberry devices. Utilizes Google Maps. "Get Your Own Dedicated Tracking Server for $199.00 USD per Month"
£2/month. Trial available.
"Features include: Continuous 24/7 tracking of your mobile phones location using a Global Positioning System (GPS), Support for most Blackberry devices with either an internal GPS receiver or connected via a Bluetooth GPS receiver. High accuracy (typically < 15 meters) due to GPS support. Far superior than inaccurate cell tower tracking as we can tell what side of the road you are driving! Position reporting back our tracking servers may be set at configured time intervals, for example, send your position every 10 minutes. Information assurance is provided as your position reports are stored until they can be transmitted to our tracking servers. Last GPS position displayed on screen. Unlimited tracking reports."
WHERE GPS Widgets
FREE. "WHERE is the easiest and fastest way to get the GPS content you want on your phone. Download WHERE to get a library of FREE widgets that find the hottest events, the best prices, where to get a good sandwich or even your local weather report. Need to find it? Now you know WHERE."
Whereboutz
FREE. "Find out where your friends are on Facebook or your cell phone."
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