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New SPOT BT Device announced
I've always looked at the SPOT Satellite GPS messenger as a neat device and I've looked at getting one but it is a fairly limited device for the price and the service cost. Last year I came close when they released the SPOT messenger that worked with the Delorme PN-60 it was a neat combo allowing you to update twitter a but at 600 bucks really expensive for what it is. The PN-60 is a neat GPS unit but doesn't have serial NEMA out which for me is a requirement for APRS, so I decided to hold off since I couldn't see spending that much to update twitter, and replace a decent stand alone GPS I already have.
Well it looks like they are now releasing a bluetooth version that will work with mobile operating systems like Android and I would imaging iOS as well. So the ability to send location information to someone in your contact list when your way outside coverage is something I would personally dig.
I think this 3rd generation device might finally make me pull the trigger on a SPOT since they are saying the device will be 169 and service 99 a year.
Follow the link to engadget to read the press release.
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Permalink Reply by Boss73 on
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This is interesting.. SO it will talk to an existing platform to get messages (or whatever) out??
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Permalink Reply by opg4759 on
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From what I gather is that it will interface with and Android device. So you don't have to buy a special GPS unit. I will be following this one closely and updating this thread as I get more info.
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