All I can say is--WOW!!!

Seriously, this has to be rated as one of the best software for the Bold, period. I found it on one of the "archive" map/navigation softwares from the BlackBerry Home Page.

I was a bit nervous, because I wasn't sure if it would support the Bold. Not only does it support it, but it even has the perfect icon for it.

And the software is VERY polished. I actually own a Garmin C330 stand-alone unit, but in may ways, this is actually better (minus the touch screen--man, thinking this, the Storm is going to be awesome for this).

The menu is very pretty, very hi-res and easy on the eyes. Very big and colourful icons. It has night-mode too, so it doesn't kill your eye balls when driving with it at night.


Few key features that I have on this, but don't have on my stand-alone C330 Garmin:

Contact: Yep, it links to your address book. Select this option, and it will pull the address from your contacts list. Asks you if you want Work, Home, or whatever address.

Traffic Update: I guess it gets it from the interweb...

Panoramio: Basically, pulls out all the scenic areas, of your current location. With photos. If you like "going out for drives" this is very, VERY cool. I am currently visiting my parents who live in small town, and sure enough, it even has the small waterfalls nearby listed. Tells you how far it is from your current location. With photos to go with it. And you select go, and it will start navigating you there. I am so impressed.

Always Updated POI: Point of Interest, for GPS noobs. Yep, it uses Google, so the information is always updated. Gives you the phone number of the place too.. and one touch calling. You know, in case you want to make reservation.

Flight Status: I guess if you are a frequent flyer mile collector, this would come in handy. Basically, you select this option, and it pulls up all the near by airports. After you select one, you can check flight number, list departures and list arrivals. For kicks, I did Pearson Toronto, Departure, Air Canada, and sure enough it pulls up all the information from the Airport!! Tells me which terminal, what time the flight took off, where it is going, when it is scheduled to land, and when it actually landed.


That's the only difference I could find from my stand-alone C330 Garmin GPS.

Other notes... route calculations are very quick.

I was just bored so I downloaded this software.. but I think I will actually buy it. It's like Garmin device with internet access. It can do so much more than a stand-alone GPS.

List of short comings compared to the stand-alone device? The speakers aren't as good (still quite good though, since Bold has very nice speakers for a phone). Data entry while driving, is a lot easier on the standalone (nice big touchscreen buttons). Bigger screen on the standalone, barely.. but Bold makes up for it with double the resolution and way better brightness. Maps, when zooming in & out, or panning, takes longer to display, since it is pulling the data over the area; whereas the standalone has the map stored inside. And the actual act of navigation isn't quite as polished as the stnad-alone device. Overall though, there are more pros than cons, IMO.

Price-wise, it is $99.99... and maps never go out of date.

Somebody on another thread mentioned something about ProClips for perfect vehicle mounting (they make 2 part mounts--one for specific to the device, and other back piece specific to the vehicle). I might have to go this route.

Going to be rougly $200 investment after all said and done.. but I think it is worth it, for all its functionality.