WEBSITE OF THE DAY - sportstracker.nokia.com Track your sporting movements and then share what you've done with the world
9 April 2008 0:00 GMT / By Ian Hughes
Sports Tracker is Nokia's new recreational navigation tool, and even though it's still in beta, it's already a firm favourite round these parts.
It will appeal to anybody into walking, running, cycling, or in fact pretty much anything you can do out of doors.
Using a GPS-enabled Nokia phone you can record all your positional information as you exercise and then upload it to this service. Speed, distance, altitude - everything is recorded for later analysis and discussion.
I tried it out on a mountain biking trip to Staffordshire using a shiny new N82 and it was a hugely successful outing. Bearing in mind that I have navigational skills that make Mark Thatcher look like Marco Polo, the N82 was the perfect tool - its GPS capabilities rival any I've used and with the addition of the Sports Tracker app it's a brilliant addition to any outdoor enthusiast's arsenal of kit. Being able to see my speed and altitude as I panted and wheezed through the forest trails was a first for me and the next time I'm out and about I might be feeling technologically bereft!
Once you've uploaded your data, the route is plotted on a Google Earth map (you can't do this on the handset yet - although it will hopefully will be possible soon) and you can analyse your activities and share the results and the routes with friends, or the wider public.
A great tool that works very well, even at this early stage in its existence. We look forward to seeing how it develops.
www.sportstracker.nokia.com
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