The folks at Skylab Mobilesystems have released an update to their Spot application. Spot allows you to turn your BlackBerry into a full fledged GPS, even allowing you to Geocache. If you're not sure what geocaching is, take a look at this video from WallStrip on the activity when they profiled Garmin (GRMN). Version 1.4.0 is supported on the following devices:- GPS enabled BlackBerry devices (7100i, 7520 and 8703e/Sprint)
- Bluetooth enabled BlackBerry devices (7100 series, 7130 series, 7250, 7290 and 8700 series)
- Palm OS powered devices (including Palm Treo 600, 650, 680, 700p)
- GPS enabled mobile phones (Motorola A780, Siemens SXG75)
- Bluetooth enabled mobile phones (including but not limited to SonyEricsson K750i, K800i, Siemens S65)
Spot 1.4.0 introduces many improvements including:
- Improved user interface:
It is now easier to navigate within the application.
- Location state indicator:
Shows in which state the GPS receiver is currently in, allowing to see at a glance whether there currently is any GPS reception.
- Map view customizations are saved now:
Spot allows you to customize the map representation by using configurable layers. You can toggle map and informational layers on and off, add your own web map servers or (if your device supports file access) georeferenced image map files, and alter the order in which layers are drawn on top of each other. Your modifications are now saved along with your last displayed position and zoom level and are automatically restored on application relaunch, allowing you to seamlessly continue working where you left.
- Map shortcuts:
It is easy now to change the currently used web map service directly from within the map view by only one click. You can change between four pre-configured web map services: Satellite, Topographic 1, Topographic 2 and Streetlevel.
- Sevaral minor improvements have been added.
