Some of the best things in life are free - Nokia Sports Tracker application
Just as I was about to start summarizing my 30 day Nokia Wellness Diary (challenge) I came across an amazing application thanks to JKa - Nokia Sports Tracker.
This application has everything I wanted to see in the Wellness Diary - more focus on exercise tracking and support for GPS. This application is so very, very cool! Exactly what I have been looking for.
I don't know what excites me the most - how cool this application is or the fact that is available for free thanks to the amazing Nokia Research Center.
Nokia Sports Tracker is a GPS based exercise tracker which collects information such as speed, distance and time. The information is automatically stored to a training diary and can be displayed in a variety of ways.
To be able to take full advantage of all the features of the Nokia Sports Tracker you need a Nokia S60 3.0 phone with Bluetooth GPS device or Nokia S60 3.0 phone with integrated GPS such as the Nokia 6110 Navigator Phone.
The application is a breeze to use. You initiate a new work out, select the type of workout (walking, running, cycling etc.) select whether you want to use the autolap function to track laps, select whether you want to track the progress of the exercise against a previously recorded exercise.
Sounds complicated? The beauty of the application is that you can start off by using the very basic function of tracking your exercise and as you get more comfortable with the application can start using more advanced features.
When you are done with your exercise it will be stored in an Sports Tracker diary. You can review the data of your exercise in an impressive number of ways.
Naturally, this data will also be displayed in an equally impressive number of ways *while* you are exercising so that you can track speed/pace, laps, distance and even altitude.
The data can also be displayed in the format of one set of data compared to another set of data; i.e. altitude vs. distance, speed vs. distance etc.
The current version of the application does not contain any map content but future version supposedly will. However, recorded exercise tracks can be viewed as maps using Google Earth.
Nokia Sports Tracker supports export of recorded exercise tracks in KML file format wich Google Earth can read. Very, very cool!
Thank you Nokia Research Center. I had been lusting after the Garmin Forerunner 305 (MSRP $376) to make my exercise routine more like a video game (saving scores, trying to beat my previously best record) but now thanks to Sports Tracker, my Nokia E61 and Nokia LD-3W Bluetooth GPS module will provide the same features for me.
I have to say it - hats off to gents (and ladies) at Nokia Research for making this and other application freely available!
March 13th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Hey Ed, what theme is that?
March 13th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Nice theme.. where can I download..!! Tq
March 13th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
This app sounds great because I got the wellness diary and i couldnt work it because of different measurement english vs metric. The only thing that stinks is it requires a memory card on the e62 so I hope u still have the link when i finally get one
March 13th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Export to KML? Sounds like a nice, free geotagging application!!!
March 13th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
This sounds alot like Nike+iPod but this one shows altitude as well.
Will this work for stairs (vertical) training?
Is the Bluetooth GPs bulky? The thing is that by bringing along the bluetooth gps and e61, i’ll be adding alot of weight to myself.
March 13th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Whoa - this looks great!! Nice find
March 13th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
Thats cool…but the problem is that I dont get a GPS Device such as the Nokia LD-3W or any of such devices in India….anyone in India Reading this…can you please suggest me where to get it and how much does it cost….and does it work in India??
March 13th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
[...] I have not had a chance to try this, but the screen shots over at E-Series make the Nokia Sports Tracker look very cool. If you’ve got a compatible Series 60 device and a bluetooth GPS or (even better) a device with integrated GPS, you can get a very cool look into your workouts… [...]
March 13th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Beat + Salfordus.
stay tuned.
The theme will be included in Friday’s theme post
March 13th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
cool…!!! Thx very much
March 14th, 2007 at 12:06 am
i have this nokia E61 and my rauter is huawei wa1003a with wi-fi port. i would like to use wifi of the router through my nokia E61.
Can you please help me with settings that i need to do on both my cell and modem?
i would appreciate your personal response on my email bansode.satish2gmail.com
thanks in advance,
regards
satish bansode
March 14th, 2007 at 2:17 am
nice application. is it right, that i need my e61+gprs on the run? hmm.
March 14th, 2007 at 3:35 am
Thanks man , I ‘ve been using Nokia NAvigator combined with my Itrack Z1 BT GPS to keep track of my walking and cycling distance , a full fledge application will do wonders for me
March 14th, 2007 at 3:35 am
[...] Da E-series.org vi segnalo questo interessantissimo software per tenere traccia delle attività fisiche svolte. [...]
March 14th, 2007 at 3:38 am
Hi all!
I’ve got a Holux GPS Slim 240, it’s very lightweight, and would be perfect for this situation.
However, I will resist the temptation to use it - I run already with a heart monitor (Polar), an armband with my iPod nano and nike+ sensor. Adding another device would make me feel like from outter space! I’d love to see all functions into just one set, but adding a bulky E61 to the mix sounds too much (and I’m saying that still drooling over the screenshots posted here)…
March 14th, 2007 at 5:34 am
Looks to be an ideal prog, should get my bluetooth module by tomorrow
March 14th, 2007 at 6:17 am
Hi,
(Apologies if this has been asked before) but where did you get your blue fascia from? If it was ebay would you recommend your seller? Was it difficult to fit on?
Thanks,
R.
March 14th, 2007 at 6:24 am
Ok… but just tell me how do you run with that bluetooth GPS? Is it confortable to run with that thing in your chest?
March 14th, 2007 at 7:43 am
Hi Vinicius,
It’s actually not bulky or cumbersome at all. I hold them both (E61 & GPS unit) in one hand (and a towel in the other hand). Over the next few runs I will experiment with other ways of running with this combo.
Cheers
Ed
March 14th, 2007 at 9:27 am
[...] Nokia Sports Tracker Published март 14th, 2007 софтуер , e61 директно от nokia research center идва едно напълно ново и безплатно приложение наречено nokia sports tracker. ако се занимавате с бягане и имате телефон базиран на s60 3rd edition плюс bluetooth GPS устройство, това е софтуера за вас. накратко с него може да следите спортните си постижения във времето, да разглеждате разнообразна статистика и дори да експортирате данните към google earth. сега излизам и ще го видя как работи, а иначе за първоначални впечатления може да погледнете в e-series. [...]
March 14th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
[...] You can find more detailed review on e-series.org [...]
March 14th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Hi, Ed. What theme do you use the orange one on the pictures?
Looks nice, want one 
March 14th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Hi macalex,
The theme will be included in this week’s theme post - stay tuned
March 15th, 2007 at 1:28 am
Nokia Sports Tracker GPS Activity Tracker for S603rd Edition…
The newest download available from the Nokia Research Center is the Nokia Sports Tracker. Nokia Sports Tracker is a GPS based activity tracker that runs on S60 smartphones. Information such as speed, distance and time are automatically stored to your…
March 15th, 2007 at 10:52 am
thanks, this tool looks great. Thumbs up
March 15th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Just received my LD-3W charged it up and took it for a walk (not a runner)
it connected to my E61 without a problem, however with Sports Tracker I am getting “Autopause” coming up very frequently, I am picking up 6 to 8 sats and I am wondering if Autopause can be turned off. Also can anyone who owns the LD-3W tell me if all the lights should flash in sequence or should they be solid
March 16th, 2007 at 7:01 am
Great to see so many active users with Sports Tracker with E61!
FredJ, you can turn off autopause from activity setting (Settings->Activities->selected activity->Autopause when speed is: Disabled). In LD-3W when you have a fix and connection to the phone, you should see at least satellite and bluetooth lights flash in sequence.
March 16th, 2007 at 10:31 am
Thanks Yka your reply was much appreciated
March 19th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Wonderful app. Thanks, but I can’t get it to see my Holux 240 bluetooth GPS. Any idea how I connect it within the sports tracker app?
March 20th, 2007 at 2:35 am
can someone help me find a nokia LD-3W in India??
March 22nd, 2007 at 8:19 am
Hey Oculos
might be interested in a gps/altimeter/hear rate monitor all in one device: http://www.frwd.fi/index.php?71 ?
March 22nd, 2007 at 11:04 pm
nice software and awesome screenshot too. can’t wait to buy the gps bluetooth…
March 23rd, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Hi Ed,
I have the E61 and LD-3W for some time now. I use the LD-3W for my TomTom software on the E61.
I tried to use the LD-3W as a “walking” postioning system for fun once, but in the hand it seemed hard to connect and to keep connection with satelites. What is your experience with this.
Nice theme by the way.
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:10 pm
Hi Valentijn,
I always run with towel in my hand so I’m used to holding something in the hand. I hold the E61 between my thumb and index finger and have the GPS module in the same hand between the index finger and the middle finger. I position the GPS module so it is not completely hidden behind the E61. So far I haven’t had any problems with loosing connections to the satellites.
It works really well!
March 26th, 2007 at 12:31 am
I tried this app out on Saturday with my LD-3W (I carry the LD in an arm holder designed for a mobile phone). Works well except it reported I ran 17km in 31 minutes with a max speed of 43km/h! Now that would be good but… Interested to see how Ed gets on over time compared to your 305 (I was looking a buying one). Are you taking both out and comparing the results? Thanks for a great site
March 29th, 2007 at 11:54 am
I also use the LD-3W, and used it for five times now with the Sports Tracker, but the application is often searching satelites, thus getting high max/average speeds. Especially the first five minutes I am running. I hold the gps in my hand. Nice app, but this way it doesn’t work for me ….
April 25th, 2007 at 10:39 am
Hi … i just bought the nokia e61i … where can i find some softwares. thanks all
May 8th, 2007 at 8:43 am
I cant get it to see my LD-3w. It works fine with tomtom mobile on my e61 but the sports tracker shows the gps with a red circle over it.
I cant find anything in the settings to tell it to use the LD-3w. what am i missing here
May 17th, 2007 at 11:46 am
I used it for some times now, both cycling /walking, it completly useless, using it since 1.37 now 1.42, my bike has a very accurate trip meter, it showed 4.2 km and sports tracker show 10.4 km !!!! Off with 6 km, even with the filer it jumps all over the damn place. I got nokia ld 3w gps with sirf 3 chip, either its broken or the gps just suck big time. very disapointed to say the least.
May 18th, 2007 at 6:34 am
hey can anyone tell me where would i get a gps reciever in india…can anyone plz help me.??
and agian is there any interesting softwares which works without gps reciever…..as i can find routes etc…………..
May 22nd, 2007 at 3:42 pm
[...] Mobile devices can be used to improve productivity and are essential for keeping you in touch with your business contacts, but you can also use them for entertainment and now for helping manage your daily fitness regime. I was checking out my RSS feeds and saw that All About Symbian posted on the new free Nokia Sports Tracker application suite. Nokia has a similar application in their 5000 Sport device and now are offering it for free to owners of the latest Nokia S60 3rd Edition devices, including most of the Nseries and Eseries models. The Nokia Sport Tracker software allows you to connect your mobile device to a GPS receiver and use it to record location-based data. Speed, distance, and time are stored automatically to your training diary and you can then export your excercise route to Google Earth. The Nokia E-series blog has more details on the application and its usage. I just went running with a Nokia N91 with Yahoo! Music mounted in an OtterBox iPod Shuffle armband and now will have to find a way to strap on a Bluetooth GPS receiver too and see how this all works together. Thanks to the Nokia research team for making this available as a free download. [...]
May 27th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Hi there, totally regardless of the topic, but where did u get your blue housing from, i really want one and cant find grr
any help would be awsum thanks
stu
May 27th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
@ Stu,
http://www.e-series.org/archives/category/modding/
June 3rd, 2007 at 11:07 am
can you pl post step by step method of using the software. i own a n95
June 4th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
Hi Jim. Photos i received. Thanks
August 9th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
[...] Bis ich zu einem eigenen Resümee komme und das Programm in dem Zusammenhang dann auch nochmals tiefer vorstellen werde, empfehle ich für Vorstellung und Vergleich die Seite von Stephan oder den sehr detaillierten Bericht auf E-Series. [...]
October 16th, 2007 at 2:14 am
[...] recommended me to give this life-time award to Ed for his superbly insightful feedback, and for spreading good word about the application. Other Nokia Beta Labs application teams also warmly supported the [...]
October 19th, 2007 at 10:01 am
I have downloaded the app on my N95 but did not have time to try it out. After reading your post, I might just go jogging with it. Thanks
November 27th, 2007 at 2:21 am
[...] recommended me to give this life-time award to Ed for his superbly insightful feedback, and for spreading good word about the application. Other Nokia Beta Labs application teams also warmly supported the [...]
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Recently I downloaded version 1.71 (20-3-2008) on my N82, which has a built in GPS receiver.
At first it worked all right. But after one day my N82 seems frozen. So I uninstalled the program and reinstalled it. After that it worked for a short time. At one time the program icon disappeared the same with my Internet Radio program icon, which seem to have nothing to do with it. In the mean time the Nokia general software was creeping like a PC out of the eighties using Windows - extremely slow!
My hope is that future versions wil work better on my device, while from what I have seen so far it is indeed big fun to use Sports Tracker. And while the N82 has navigation maps on board , it only seems logical that the track covered can be superimposed on the already available Nokia maps. I haven’t tried yet the Google Earth option because I couldn’t export the KML file.
By the way the altitude pointer only seems like a funtoy to me. The speed pointer is showing some odd maximum speed indication, but overall it gives a reasonable speed value.
July 16th, 2008 at 1:28 am
Begin at the beginning and go on until you come to the end; then stop.–Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland