The New York Times, January 29th, 2011 — AH, wilderness. The great outdoors, the fresh air — and the spotty cellphone coverage. But hikers, adventurers and others in remote places who want to send messages now have a new alternative when the signal vanishes: they can send texts using a satellite network instead. You can’t [...]
SPOT Connect™ turns leading smartphones into a personal one-way satellite communicator capable of sending messages with GPS position to personal contacts, social networks or to summon help in emergencies from remote areas beyond cellular coverage Las Vegas, NV , January 04 2011- Spot LLC continues to pioneer innovation in satellite communications, bringing global messaging technology [...]
Receives CES Innovations Award recognizing cutting-edge design in hottest consumer electronics product categories YARMOUTH, ME — (Nov. 16, 2010) –The DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator has received yet another major honor, as it was named winner of a CES Innovations Award during an event in New York City. The Innovations Design and Engineering [...]
There are a lot of tools one needs to make it to the top of the world's highest mountain above sea level. Tents, food, and proper climbing gear all take precedence over gadgetry when one is pitted against some of the most treacherous conditions in all of nature. American climber Eric Larsen surely had all [...]
The GPS geniuses at DeLorme have a lot to smile about lately; their Earthmate GPS PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator has been basking in the glow of acclaim from several prestigious sources. While a recent honor from Popular Mechanics is no small potatoes, you can't be "showered" in praise with just one award, you need [...]
