April 24th, 2008

SPOT watches dead

Sorry, SPOT fans. MSN Direct is no longer adding SPOT technology to watches and is essentially scrapping the Smart Watch program. The project has been dying a slow death for years now and with the addition of MSN Direct to GPS and Mobile devices it seems they’re focusing on using the network for more powerful products. SPOT service will still be transmitted to the watches, but no new watches… → Read More

February 11th, 2008

Much like my Uncle Charlie, MSN Direct doesn't work

http://progressive.playstream.com/playstream/progressive/flashplayers/FLVPlayer.swf Remember the old Spot watches? Well Microsoft’s now taken the same info-at-a-glance technology and made it accessible to your Windows Mobile device. Sounds simple enough. Microsoft making relatively straightforward news and weather information available on a device running Microsoft software should be simps… → Read More