Compass for the BlackBerry PlayBook

While the PlayBook supports a plethora of various sensors like a gyroscope and a magnetometer (compass), hardly any developers have tapped into the latter. A new application has been produced by mappau OG, which utilizes the magnetometer in the BlackBerry PlayBook. Compass for the BlackBerry PlayBook doesn’t require any movement or GPS pickup to show which direction you are traveling.

Features:

  • Real magnetic compass (no GPS and/or movement needed)
  • Stunning graphics
  • Swipe down for easy to understand calibration
Yesterday I went out on a drive to test the application out, and it works really well. One thing I did notice was that if you have a bulky case on your PlayBook the application may have a hard time locating your direction of travel, the developer also made a note of this in the App World listing. Also, you do not need to hold the tablet level; the compass will work if you’ve got it held in a car mount like the iGrip windshield mount we reviewed a little ways back. Compass for the BlackBerry PlayBook can be found in App World for the low price of 99 cents, and hopefully we’ll see the application make its way onto BlackBerry 10 phones later this year.

Purchase Compass for the BlackBerry PlayBook

Read more

VCMS by i-Mentalist updated to v2.0 - Adds new features and support for BlackBerry 7

VCMS by i-Mentalist updated to v2.0 - Adds new features and support for BlackBerry 7

The folks over at Hedone Design let us know that their first application for the BlackBerry PlayBook under the name i-Mentlist, called VCMS (Vehicle Counters and Monitoring System) has been updated to v2.0. This new version not only adds some interesting new features but also brings support for BlackBerry 7 devices as well. For those unfamiliar with VCMS, this is a GPS based...

What's Up for the BlackBerry PlayBook gets updated, allows for point and view function and more

What's Up for the BlackBerry PlayBook gets updated, allows for point and view function and more

  Back in September we got introduced to a rather awesome BlackBerry PlayBook application called What's Up. The application is an astronomy application that allows you to input your zip code and show real time updates of the position of the moon and sun as well as the position of the stars from your view. The developer has been hard at work behind the scenes updating the application...

VCMS by i-Mentalist - Vehicle Counters and Monitoring System for the BlackBerry PlayBook

VCMS by i-Mentalist - Vehicle Counters and Monitoring System for the BlackBerry PlayBook

Anyone can make an application. No, really. I think anyone can make an application if given enough time and resources. But to make an app that is not only functional and useful, but also beautiful, now that takes talent. One of the best at doing just that is the team over at i-Mentalist. A few months back Hedone Design extended their development from BlackBerry themes into applications...