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Ooh, exciting news for folks in Europe. Arne Hess writes : "On Möbius conference, which is currently hold in Seattle, Microsoft confirmed that the SPOT concept is coming to some countries in Europe as well, at least Microsoft is negotiating the possibilities...
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Get it while it's hot! Circuit City has dropped the price of the first-generation Abacus SPOT watch to $49.99 . Then again, maybe don't get it. That is the same first-gen Abacus that had such wonderful problems like the static death syndrome that still...
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The MSN Direct folks have apparently been listening to user feedback, and they've redesigned the support section of the MSN Direct site . It's actually pretty decent now, too. Some of the things you can easy find from that page are: A quick collection...
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Ziff Davis has been running a Smart Watch Sweeps since the end of April, and today is the last day to enter. The prize seems to be a Fossil Round watch - one of five available for the winners, subject to the usual legal twists defined in the complete...
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Interesting. It looks like new content downloads are now handled through a channel I didn't know I had - the Receiving channel. It has a little animated antenna with signal graphic, and currently lists the two items downloading: the new watch face and...
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A lot of people were disappointed that MSN Direct doesn't allow you to send e-mail to your watch. So somebody seems to have come up with a solution - a custom application that can get e-mail from a POP3 account, delete it from there, get the first 100...
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Now that the new Sports channel is finally available, the logical question is: what next? Recently Fossil seems to have leaked some information that may shed some light on upcoming new content. It looks like future channels could include the following...
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Suunto is preparing to release a slightly different looking N3, which should be available on May 1. There seem to be no functional differences between the original black model and the new white one. They both cost $299, but the white one features white...
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I really have been out of touch lately. Last night Microsoft released the second new custom watch face and the first new channel - Sports . The new watch face is called "Quarter" and features an interesting round analog display. So far none of the three...
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Anybody actually following my SPOT adventures (all of the 3 people) may have noticed that I have been neglecting my journal here for a while. Never fear, I am still a big SPOT fan, and even have lots to share from the last few weeks. About three weeks...
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Thanks to some very friendly folks in Redmond, I have been sporting a brand new Suunto N3 for the last couple of days. This is the one watch that is definitely different from all the other Fossil models. It definitely has both pros and cons compared to...
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Well, here's the bad news first: the Fossil Round is also susceptible to the static shock problem, just like the Abacus. The good news: it's not quite as bad. I was changing clothes at home tonight, and the Round got zapped at least a few times. One time...
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Well, you learn a new thing every day. Both the Messages and News channels have an option - in their respective settings sections - that allows you to erase all your messages or news stories. However, you can also delete individual items. When viewing...
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Apart from the Abacus, the Fossil Round is probably the next most commonly worn model from Fossil's SPOT watch range. It's one of the smaller watches, and features relatively conservative styling. Courtesy of Fossil's very customer-oriented staff, I now...
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Although there are some teething problems with the accuracy of the MSN Direct coverage maps, the network coverage areas are expanding. Today Madison, Wisconsin and Daytona Beach, Florida went online. An unofficial "announcement" is available on SPOTstop...
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