BlackLine GPS Blog

Here is a funny review of Snitch. Notice that when jokes are made it’s about spousal tracking and when things get serious it’s about theft protection….

Enjoy

Patrick

Here is something pretty cool you can do in a jiffy with Blip.

1. First select the friend you want to get directions to.

2. Then get a location or map his latest location.

3. Start the internal GPS of your BlackBerry to get your location.

4. In the BlackBerry Maps menu choose the “Get Direction” function.

5. Select your Current Location as your Start Location. (Make sure you started your internal GPS or have your actual current location).

6. Select your End Location as the one you got from Blip of your friend.

Et voilà! You now get the distance in between you and your friend and step by step driving instructions to get to him.

Host Keith Shaw from Network World shows off GPS Snitch capabilities by tracking a coworker.

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/27029

Tags: BlackLine GPS, GPS Snitch, Vehicle Security, Tracking, GPS

Simon from BlackBerry Cool interviews our President, Patrick Rousseau, in their Episode 18 Podcast. Simon and Patrick speak about our Blip™ for BlackBerry geo-social interaction application™ and our GPS Snitch® vehicle tracking and security product.

Click here to visit BlackBerry Cool’s site and listen to the interview.
Brendon

We are pleased to introduce a new release of our FREE Blip for BlackBerry software. Get it Over-The-Air from your phone at http://gps-snitch.com/blip/

Blip has many new features since the last release and the original beta version.

• Faster loading times
• Improved colours and navigation
• Account creation from your phone
• BlackBerry registration from your phone
• Share to your friends from your phone
• Map Last Locations to instantly map the last positions of all your devices and your friends
• New Welcome screens and Help
• Version checking to find new upgrades

Blip is still fully integrated with GPS Snitch allowing you to track and share your Snitch as well.

We have also introduced the Map Last Location feature on the gps-snitch.com website.

BlackLine is also now a RIM Alliance Partner.

Tags: , gps snitch, gps, blackberry, 8800, pearl, rim, gps tracking

For anybody who missed it, Blackberry cool did a review of Blip and GPS Snitch a while back. Here is a video you may have missed talking about it. Not Recommended for tactical usage.

It’s always great when GPS Snitch is able to assist a friend in a new endeavor! Sean Blanchette and his team (Team Lucy) just competed in the 24 Hours of Adrenalin this past weekend in Canmore, Alberta. For those of you unfamiliar, the 24 Hours of Adrenalin is a mountain bike relay race. The baton is passed from one rider to the next on the completion of each lap for 24 continuous hours.

Sean was competing in the race for the first time and seeking insight; questioned some experienced participants. Sean found that “the recurring issue was the wait time for the next rider. If a rider was slow, or had a flat tire, the waiting rider could end up standing for over half an hour.” This was unacceptable for Sean and with his knowledge GPS Snitch, sought BlackLine out to assist him and his team in this endurance competition.

Since the Race was held in the Kananaskis, “there was no power for devices like laptops.” Sean needed a mobile & power smart solution for viewing and requesting of GPS Snitch location data. Luckily the team here at BlackLine GPS has been hard at work on some very new Snitch Beta software for the BlackBerry Pearl. With the new software, his BlackBerry Pearl and GPS Snitch, Team Lucy and Sean were able to pass the baton and Snitch each lap and “never waited more than 5 minutes at the waiting area.”

Sean was also pretty happy with the post mission analysis, “As an added bonus, once the race was over, we were able to check the GPS history and take a look at things like course length, speed and elevation using Google Earth.”

BlackLine would like to send congratulations out to Sean and Team Lucy for competing and finishing this endurance race.

Watch out for BlackLine on your back tire next year!

Jim

Tag: BlackLine GPS, 24 Hours of Adrenaline, GPS Snitch, BlackBerry Pearl, Tracking, RIM

That’s right, GPS Snitch is running along-side the bulls, but not just any bulls. It’s tagging along with the Darkcyd Racing team’s Lamborghini Murcielago (don’t mind the pun!). There’s also one on their their 18-wheeler rig, and their Mercedes CLK DTM. Some sweet rides for sure.

For those of you who may not be aware, the Bullrun is a prominent road rally event starting in Montreal, Canada and running to Key West, Flordia. But it’s much more than this, sporting luxury and exotic vehicles, celebrities, and a ton of excitement. It brings back memories of the Cannonball Run movie from 1981.

We recommend you check out Darkcyd’s team page to see what events they’ve participated within.

Darkcyd has been kind enough to post a GPS Snitch account that allows you to interact with their three GPS Snitch units. Using the sharing feature of GPS Snitch, they created a new account for GPS Sntich “Friends” to track, rather than sharing their personal account. A nice way to show off some of the functionality of GPS Snitch.
To get closer to the action, check out the SportsCarBlog blog for log-in information, track the progress of the Darckcyd team, and cheer them on.
Brendon

Tag: darkcyd, gps, snitch, bullrun, tracking, road rally, rally, sportscarblog, lamborghini, murcielago, sports car,

The Crew here at BlackLine GPS always jump at the opportunity to have our GPS based products evaluated and put through their paces.  When the editors at Modified Magazine agreed to evaluate the features and performance of GPS Snitch, we seized the opportunity!  

For those of you who are not familiar with Modified, they are the leading authority in the high-octane world of sport compact and import cars.  The magazine and editors are industry leaders who encounter new products and technology on a daily baisis; for them to stop and take notice, it has to be a new and unique product.     

 © Copyright Modified Magazine

It’s very rewarding when all the effort and hardwork we’ve put into GPS Snitch is validated by industry professionals.   

If you’re near a news stand this March and April, please stop and check out the article! 

Jim

Tag: Modified Magazine, Modified, snitch, gps snitch, vehicle alarm, gps tracking, automotive security, car alarm, automobile alarm, auto alarm, auto security, gps tracker, gps locator, tracking, telematics, wireless, wireless location, gps

Our Friends at Modified recently had the opportunity to test our freshly minted Fuel Mobile 2.0 Software! Modified took the opportunity to run it though the mill at the Redline Time Attack in Fontana, California.  Our new Tuning Software deliver’s real magazine style testing with no installation, calibration or annoying sensors.  Just turn on FUEL GPS, connect to FUEL with your Windows Smart Phone and your off to the races! 

Photograph is courtesy of Modified Magazine

Here are a few screenshots of our Logging Program running on Windows Mobile 5.

Select your desired tuning function

Interested in doing an acceleration and brake test? Fuel Tune delivers with automated sound and visual prompts for braking.  It can’t get any easier!

Our GPS precision and high update rate allows for Fuel GPS Drag Run’s to be more accurate than any G sensor!

Interested in doing a Skid Pad test?

Fuel Mobile has many other functions, including real time lap and data acquisiton to deliver all your racing information for later analysis in FUEL Analysis Tool (aka FAT)

You can check out more pictures and see what Modified was up to at the Redline Time Attack here, Modified Redline Time Attack Feature Article. It looks like its going to be a great season and the competition looks tight for the 2007 season!  

See you at the track,

Jim

Tag: gps, speed sensor, high accuracy gps, racing, race data logger, racing logger, gps lap timer, lap timer, gps speed sensor, data acquisition, Modified, drag racing, Fuel Mobile, Red Line Time Attack