Here’s a list of BlackBerry applications for a road trip during the soccer World Cup – from planning your trip and getting directions to finding out about the weather and following the scores for the games you couldn’t watch live or on TV.
Nav4All
Need directions? With Nav4All, you will never need a map book again. Nav4All is the most advanced and inexpensive navigation system on earth, accessible on your own BlackBerry smartphone whenever you need it.
WorldMate Live
WorldMate Live can turn your BlackBerry smartphone into a personal travel assistant taking the stress out of travelling. The application gives you instant access to all trip details including itineraries, weather updates, currency converters and more. It enables you to create itineraries that sync between your BlackBerry smartphone, Outlook Calendar, personal website and WorldMate Live website, making sure you keep up to date with your schedules.
BeWeather
BeWeather is one of the best weather apps available for a smartphone. You can check current weather conditions plus a five-day forecast for any part of the world. Current conditions information includes “Feels like” temperature, wind, pressure and dew point, humidity, while the forecast offers data like high/low temperature and precipitation probability.
SameCell Search
Get to know what’s happening around you while on the road. SameCell Search is a simple and efficient application for BlackBerry® smartphones that uses GPS and Cell-Tower positioning to provide single click searching for nearby places, services, weather and events.
BlackStar
Using your BlackBerry device and BlackStar, you will be able to keep track of your current Latitude, Longitude, Altitude, Speed, Direction and the distance to your destination. As long as you brought your GPS capable BlackBerry, you’re all set.
DriveSafe.ly
DriveSafe.ly reads your text messages and emails out loud so you can concentrate on the road. Eliminate the temptation to reach for your phone by letting DriveSafe.ly read to you and automatically respond for you. Stay connected by listening to your messages without texting while driving or reading emails in your car.
BeBuzz
Listening to music on the road and don’t want to miss a call? BeBuzz allows you customize the LED color and create repeating audible reminders for incoming and missed calls. Plus it adds customizable vibrate for incoming calls.
In Case of Emergency
This simple app has saved lives, and it could save yours in case of an emergency, providing emergency personnel with critical personal and medical data: your name, who to contact, important notification telephone numbers, blood type, allergies, your physician’s name and number, the meds you take, existing medical conditions – even the name of your health insurer, so you get the medical attention you need now.
To download these and other BlackBerry apps, visit- www.blackberry.com/appworld
