A note from Nokia reps this week informs me that the Nokia viNe application will be rolled out to Joe public very soon... possibly even this week. As a long-time user of the GPS-enabled Nokia N95 smartphone I find viNe is a very interesting way to share multi-media in a geospatial context... definitely a must try for anyone interested in location-based services and social media and sharing.
viNe is a web service that enables users of the application to share their journeys, along with media collected along the way, with others. As a long-time Sports Tracker user, N95 enthusiasts, and evangelist of all things mobile and geospatial, I was provided with a pre-release version of viNe - details and a complete "How To" install and use the application are provided... enjoy! Enter Nokia viNe 101
Please note, for the purpose of testing I was running Nokia viNe which came pre-installed on a Nokia N82 supplied by Nokia. As of today I am now running viNe on a Nokia N95 8GB without any issues or problems.
Built on the very clever Sports Tracker, the application takes much of the Sports Tracker functionality but bundles it in a different way to make it more appealing to the every day user. In a nutshell, viNe users run the application on their S60 GPS enabled device (I was using a pre-release of viNe on a Nokia N82 supplied to me with the application), proceed along a journey, capture photos and video along the way and then upload their media along with their GPS track to share their viNe with friends and family. Unlike Sports Tracker, viNe also supports sharing music as well and geotags the location where you listened to a track on your device.