Trimble Fitness Training, Geocaching and GPS Navigation Services are now
Available for the BlackBerry 8800, BlackBerry 8820 and BlackBerry Curve
8310 Smartphones
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trimble (Nasdaq:
TRMB) today announced the availability of three of its GPS phone
applications for GSM-based BlackBerry(R) smartphones with built-in GPS,
which include the BlackBerry(R) 8800, BlackBerry(R) 8820 and BlackBerry(R)
Curve(TM) 8310 smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM;
TSX: RIM). The AllSport GPS(TM), Geocache Navigator(TM) and Trimble
Outdoors(TM) applications from the Trimble Outdoors family of
GPS-on-cellular products and services provide BlackBerry smartphone users
with the lifestyle solutions they demand on the go.
Now more than ever, users of smartphones are interested in GPS-based
applications. With the release of three applications for the GSM-based
BlackBerry smartphones with GPS, users can harness the power of GPS for
their favorite outdoors activities, such as hiking, backpacking, fishing,
biking, running, walking, or even geocaching, on the wireless device they
already carry with them everywhere.
"BlackBerry smartphone users now have a complete catalog of GPS-based
applications available to enhance their active lifestyle," said Larry Fox,
business development director, Trimble Outdoors. "Three distinct services
are now available on the BlackBerry 8800, BlackBerry 8820 and BlackBerry
Curve 8310 that support a broad range of outdoor activities, practically
anytime and anywhere. From the business user to the consumer, Trimble
provides the ultimate choice of lifestyle applications for casual
recreation all the way through extreme outdoor adventures."
"Yet another reason to love your BlackBerry: With the suite of
applications from Trimble Outdoors, you can now use the smartphone as a
full-fledged GPS device anywhere in the world," said Jonathan Dorn,
editor-in-chief, BACKPACKER Magazine. "Whether you want to go geocaching in
San Francisco, a wilderness navigation program in the wilds of Montana, or
need a fitness-based map tool for tracking a run from your hotel in Berlin,
this handheld does it all. As a longtime GPS user, I'm amazed at how fast
my new BlackBerry acquires satellites, how quickly it calculates results,
and how versatile the tools are. In minutes, I can download a map and
waypoints to plan for a hike -- or I can save my route and upload it to my
computer in seconds to share with a community of thousands of like-minded
outdoor enthusiasts. Want proof? Check out the digital hikes that
BACKPACKER'S readers have posted on backpacker.com/hikes using Trimble's
technology."
"A number of recent market studies show that built-in GPS is
increasingly important to customers and innovative software developers like
Trimble have definitely noticed," said Jeff McDowell, vice president,
Global Alliances at Research In Motion. "Third party GPS applications and
services can add great value to the purchase of a GPS-enabled BlackBerry
smartphone, and we're pleased to work with Trimble Outdoors to bring their
recreational GPS applications to the BlackBerry platform."
AllSport GPS
With the AllSport GPS application, BlackBerry smartphone users looking
to jumpstart or maintain their fitness routine can track exercise activity
by monitoring time, speed, calories burned, and distance traveled during
outdoor workouts. Additionally, users may 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
Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunt that is rapidly gaining
widespread adoption worldwide. Geocache Navigator is the only application
that brings geocaching capabilities to the mobile phone and provides real
time access to geocaching.com, the largest geocache database in the world.
Using their GPS phone, geocachers can seek the caches using a uniquely
constructed, radar-like interface that guides them toward their
destination. 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.
Trimble Outdoors
Trimble Outdoors is a complete outdoor trip planning and navigation
solution that allows consumers 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 to guide their adventures. The
application allows users to get maps of their locations, track routes with
a GPS bread-crumb trail, and mark and edit waypoints along the way. The
application also features a digital compass displaying the user's
coordinates, speed and heading. Users can also leverage the multi-media
components of their phones to create photographic, video and audio notes of
their trips for sharing online and viewing in Google Earth.
Availability and Pricing
Trimble's GPS applications are immediately available for 30-day trials
on the Trimble Outdoors web site at http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/RIM. The
trial versions support the BlackBerry 8800, BlackBerry 8820 and BlackBerry
Curve 8310 smartphones. Full versions of each product will be available
through Handmark (http://www.handmark.com) later this month for $39.99 each
per year or $5.99 each per month.
About Trimble Outdoors
Trimble Outdoors is a family of GPS-on-cellular applications for
consumers.
With Trimble Outdoors, consumers can use their GPS-enabled cell phones
to navigate trails and highways, track workout performance, geocache, and
create, manage and share those experiences with others.
By leveraging Trimble's 29 years of commercial expertise in GPS,
software, and communications, Trimble Outdoors delivers cost-effective and
convenient position-based services that promote consumers' well-being,
security and active lifestyle.
For more information about Trimble Outdoors, visit
http://www.TrimbleOutdoors.com.
About Trimble
Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in
businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are
focused on applications requiring position or location -- including
surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public
safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such
as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content
specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to
deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the
field and the back office. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif., Trimble has a worldwide presence with more than 3,400 employees in
over 18 countries.
For more information visit: http://www.trimble.com
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RIM assumes no liability and makes no representation, warranty or guarantee
in relation to third party products or services.
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Related links:
http://www.trimble.com
http://www.TrimbleOutdoors.com http://www.handmark.com
CONTACT:
Media, Jamie Ernst of Brodeur,
+1-201-495-5755 , jernst@brodeur.com, for Trimble; or Media, Lea
Ann McNabb, +1-408-481-7808, leaann_mcnabb@trimble.com, or
investors, Willa McManmon, +1-408-481-7838,
willa_mcmanmon@trimble.com, both of Trimble
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