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Holiday SPOT Watch Faces

For your MSN Direct watch. Get them now . Happy Holidays! Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 09, 2004 3:42 PM by Brianjo | 0 Comments
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Steve Makofsky: How Many Gadgets Do You Carry?

The other day, Steve asked, " How Many Gadgets Do You Carry? " Since I carry a few things and I use a lot of computers, I decided to put together a little Visio picture that shows the major computers that I use in my work and my personal life. (I'll let Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 18, 2004 1:29 PM by Brianjo | 2 Comments
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New MSN Direct Movie Channel

I added this last night, but you can get movie listings on your SPOT watch now. I added the channel last night and I just remembered to take a look at it today. It works really well. Very easy to read. You look at the list of movies and choose from there, Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 09, 2004 1:33 PM by Brianjo | 0 Comments
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SPOT Development

Sorry, this is short notice, but I just found this on the Mobility Developer Center : Calling all Developers! The Microsoft Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT) group is looking for talented developers to create 'Channel' applications for the Smart Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 07, 2004 4:00 PM by Brianjo | 0 Comments
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MSN Direct Site Updated

I see that the MSN Direct site was updated. It's a good looking redesign and there's some new information for developers: Check out the developer info here: Calling all Developers Our request for proposal (RFP) is soliciting bids for the design, development, Read More...
Posted Friday, October 01, 2004 8:44 PM by Brianjo | 0 Comments
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MSN Direct Updated

My watch just beeped to tell me that football (American style) and new watch faces are now available through MSN Direct . You can now control the additional faces that you use. This is very exciting, I can't wait to start getting the Packer/Badger scores Read More...
Posted Monday, August 30, 2004 4:42 PM by Brianjo | 3 Comments
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MLB Online in Wired

I caught this article in Wired: Baseball Hits a Homer Online . I've been using this service through my MSN Premium account and it's really great. Combined with the baseball on the SPOT watch and the MSN Alerts that get sent to the cell phone I can really Read More...
Posted Saturday, May 29, 2004 10:21 AM by Brianjo | 0 Comments
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SPOT Sports Channel

The MSN Direct Sports Channel went live. If you're an MSN Direct subscriber, you can add the channel to your watch from the Web page. Basketball for now, baseball at a later date. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:43 PM by Brianjo | 1 Comments
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SPOT Review in the Chicago Sun-Times

Well written, entertaining, and it includes some quotes. WATCHMAKERS ARM PRODUCTS "The goal (behind SPOT) was that we thought we could make everyday life better and more purposeful through the power of software," said Chris Schneider, senior program manager Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 04, 2004 4:43 PM by Brianjo | 2 Comments
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Don Box Got SPOT

I saw the other day that Don Box has been wearing a SPOT watch. It sounds like he likes it: I've got a CLI-compliant execution environment strapped to my body Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 29, 2004 9:27 PM by Brianjo | 0 Comments
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Gadgeteer Reviews SPOT Watches

Julie and Judie review all of the currently available SPOT watches. Lots of pictures and good information. Julie: Wristwatch technology sure has come a long way since my first timepiece. When I was a kid, I remember being so proud of my Buffy and Jody Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:57 PM by Brianjo | 0 Comments
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Scoble got SPOT

Robert Scoble got a SPOT watch yesterday. Very cool. I'm sure he'll have some interesting stuff to say about it soon. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 27, 2004 7:44 PM by Brianjo | 0 Comments
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Correcting a SPOT Review

I was reading a recent SPOT review and the following caught my eye: For example, you have to pay Microsoft a monthly fee for the wireless service, either $10 a month or $60 a year up front, plus a $60 activation fee . Yes, you read that right: you've Read More...
Posted Monday, January 26, 2004 7:21 PM by Brianjo | 0 Comments
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SPOT Watch Update

After a week with the SPOT, I must say that I'm really enjoying this device. What's really interesting about it is how unobtrusive it is. I've charged it once, but the battery hasn't gone under 75%. I don't spend much time monkeying with the thing... Read More...
Posted Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:20 PM by Brianjo | 2 Comments
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SPOT Observations

I was away from the Microsoft campus on Friday, and so I missed a SPOT presentation that was given to Microsoft employees. I watched the replay this weekend and one of the interesting takeaways was that the radio receiver could be turned off, and in fact Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 18, 2004 4:49 PM by Brianjo | 1 Comments
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