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11.09.09

Ask a Geek: Phillip Torrone

Q: Are there any cool hacks for SPOT watches?
By Phillip Torrone Posted 10.19.2005 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

You bet. But first, a primer: Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT) is a service from Microsoft that uses FM radio waves to send personalized text feeds-including news, stock quotes, weather, movie listings, appointments and instant messages-to SPOT-enabled wristwatches. A number of models are available from Suunto, Swatch, Tissot and others (see spotstop.com for a full list).
I've had a SPOT watch (two, actually, plus one for my wife) since their debut in 2004, and I love it.

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