Suunto SPOT Watch
Microsoft SPOT Watch
Link: MSN Direct Amazon
Dick’s Gadget Warehouse
From 2003, the SPOT Watch used Microsoft’s SPOT technology to collect and display information via MSN Direct about traffic conditions, stock reports etc. Dick got an implementation of the SPOT watch technology by Suunto, which was later returned. These watches are no longer [...]
Archive of entries posted on January 2010
Episode 1015
Episode 1013
iaPeel
Custom iPhone and iPod Inkjet-Printable Skin
Link: iaPeel
CES 2010, as usual, offered thousands of iPod and iPhone skins and cases. This iaPeel stood out in offering blank skins. The idea is you pick your own custom design or photo and have it printed, using your inkjet printer, on the blank skins (5 provided) – [...]
Episode 1012
Fitbit
Wireless Pedometer
Link: Fitbit
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
Essentially a pedometer with a 3-D motion sensor, the Fitbit tracks your movements, calories burned, steps taken, distance travelled, and your sleep quality. The information is sent from the Fitbit to the wireless base station (which is also a charger) when it’s within range, then to your computer, and then to the [...]
