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| SPOT – The World's First Satellite Messenger - Now Shipping  SPOT announces that SPOT, the world's first satellite messenger, is available for purchase and activation. Small, rugged and simple to use, the SPOT satellite messenger is a lifesaving device designed to improve personal safety for the millions of people who spend time in the outdoors – whether for recreation, work or daily life. With the push of a button, SPOT can transmit a user's exact location and message to a 9-1-1 emergency call center in times of need, or to friends, family or co-workers to request help, track their location, or just keep in touch. Because SPOT sends a user's exact GPS satellite location over a commercial satellite network, SPOT works in much of the world regardless of cellular coverage. Viewing messages and locations is easy using the SPOT Web service with included Google Maps technology.SPOT message and tracking functions enable users to send messages to friends, family or emergency responders, based on varying levels of need and to visually track the location of the SPOT satellite messenger: - Alert 9-1-1 signals an emergency response center to dispatch emergency responders to an exact location; - Ask for Help sends a request for help to friends and family; - Check In lets contacts know where you are and that you are OK; - Track Progress sends and saves your location and allows your selected contacts to track your progress using Google Maps and www.findmespot.com with password-protected security. As featured in Popular Science, MacWorld, U.S. News & World Report and The Washington Post, among others, the SPOT messenger provides consumers peace of mind whether they're signaling for emergency responders or checking-in with a spouse or friend. SPOT is only seven ounces and uses convenient and easy-to-replace AA size lithium batteries for complete portability. When powered on, it has a standby battery life of 12 months. The SPOT messenger also floats and its rugged waterproof construction is engineered to withstand a wide variety of extreme environmental shock and temperature conditions. SPOT works in much of the world, including virtually the entire continental United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Australia, portions of South America, Northern Africa and Northeastern Asia, and hundreds of thousands of miles offshore of these areas. SPOT uses the GPS satellite system to determine a user's location and a commercial satellite network to transmit that location and the user's status. Product Specifications: - Approximate dimensions: 4.38 X 2.75 X 1.5 inches; - Operating Temperature Range: -40 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit; - Weight: 7.37 ounces; - Altitude: -300 feet to 21,000 feet. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Computing News :: home page |