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Microsoft SPOT Watches

Posted by michael on from the time-to-reboot dept.

Octagon Most writes "PocketPCThoughts has a report from a graphic designer who worked on wristwatches using Microsoft's SPOT. Tons of design images here and a soon-to-ship model from Suunto here. Data plans from MSN Direct will be USD$9.95 per month. This is the coolest vapor from Microsoft in a long time. It's geeky _and_ stylish!" Our older story about the watches also notes that since it's a proprietary service, when the service provider decides to stop providing it, the device becomes useless.

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  1. Stock is down! by leinerj · · Score: 5, Funny

    Notice in this picture - it shows MSFT stock is down. Nice marketing images designer >:-)

  2. Realistic Images by SiliconJesus · · Score: 5, Funny

    This image shows the watch, complete with BSOD. Sorry - I saw it, had to comment...

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  3. New Twist to Old Joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    hey, remember those C:\ C:\DOS\run run DOS run jokes? Now we can do C:\SPOT jokes!

    1. Re:New Twist to Old Joke by Joey+Patterson · · Score: 5, Funny

      C:\>SPOT
      C:\>SPOT\RUN

      RUN SPOT RUN
      Bad command or file name.

  4. Yes... But... by fishynet · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Does it tell time?

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  5. Microsoft's poor choice of quotes by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    Check out that page from the SPOT page, and dig that quote :

    "This is the next evolutionary step in personal computing."

    - Bill Mitchell
    Corp Vice President,
    Microsoft
    No ? Really ? Messrs Microsoft, you should at least find someone who doesn't work for you to praise your products. We're certain Bill Mitchell is genuinely impressed by SPOT, from the bottom of his heart, but in any case it's not like he's ever going to say SPOT sucks toilet water as long as he's one of your employees. This quote is so useless it makes you wonder about the rest of the product ...

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  6. The picture they don't want you to see.. by witten · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://torsion.org/witten/watch.jpg

  7. Coverage... by ktakki · · Score: 4, Funny
    According to this:
    DirectBandâ will initially cover over 100 top metropolitan areas across all 50 U.S. states, plus the top 13 Canadian cities.

    Outside of these areas? Sorry. Stuck in the subway or the Lincoln Tunnel where FM signals can't reach? Too bad. Should have brought a back-up watch just in case SPOT can't latch on to a signal, maybe one of those $1.99 LCD Toy Story II watches you get with purchase of a Happy Meal and a medium beverage.

    On the other hand, there's the possibility of some real fun for someone who has the know-how to cobble together a low power FM transmitter that can broadcast on the SPOT sideband.

    "Hang on, I've got to check my mess...Holy Mother of Goatse.cx!"

    Damn. Now I hope these things really take off.

    k.
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