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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on SPOT Assist brings GPS-based roadside assistance to Messenger]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</guid><description><![CDATA[Titanic could have had a much happier ending if Jack or Rose would have had one of these.  But Leo's character died so I guess it wasn't all for naught.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 8th 2009 12:17AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on SPOT Assist brings GPS-based roadside assistance to Messenger]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</guid><description><![CDATA[I love my SPOT for sea kayaking, but I never thought about Roadside assist. Could be a cool function to add.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pinkandgeek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 8th 2009 12:18AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on SPOT Assist brings GPS-based roadside assistance to Messenger]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</guid><description><![CDATA["Our customers have been using SPOT primarily off-road and outside of cellular range to check-in with loved ones or to get help in a real emergency resulting in increased safety and security for outdoor enthusiasts,"<br><br>Now, why would they add roadside assist if their customers primarily use the service off-road?<br>I won't be using mine on any roads, at least for the majority of the use.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[RioRyan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 8th 2009 8:52AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on SPOT Assist brings GPS-based roadside assistance to Messenger]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</guid><description><![CDATA[They imbed that into car radios that would be sweet - like onstar but more accurate and works where there is no cell coverage]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stompntom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 8th 2009 12:28AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on SPOT Assist brings GPS-based roadside assistance to Messenger]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</guid><description><![CDATA[I almost got my best friend one of these for Christmas, but getting someone a device that will cost them 130 bucks a year just to use would be a pretty crappy gift. <br><br>Would be nice if they'd bundle the first year free, the way OnStar does. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cash]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 8th 2009 12:38AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on SPOT Assist brings GPS-based roadside assistance to Messenger]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</guid><description><![CDATA[People buy phones as presents all the time and they require a service to make them work, it is no different with the Spot unit. If you bought it for him and he didn't want to pay the money he could have waited until he was ready to use it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 8th 2009 11:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on SPOT Assist brings GPS-based roadside assistance to Messenger]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</guid><description><![CDATA[GlobalStar sucks.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[SatelliteMan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 8th 2009 1:01AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on SPOT Assist brings GPS-based roadside assistance to Messenger]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's imformative.........your coments really explain things.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 13th 2009 1:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on SPOT Assist brings GPS-based roadside assistance to Messenger]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</guid><description><![CDATA[I almost got one of these, but declined when I called the company and asked why it didn't even give an LCD readout of at least your coordinates. They asked why I would want that. They didn't seem to agree that I would be my first line of rescue in an emergency situation.<br>Good Idea, but missed the mark in my book]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[thesnarkyone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 8th 2009 9:59AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on SPOT Assist brings GPS-based roadside assistance to Messenger]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</guid><description><![CDATA[It doesn't need an LCD screen as the coordinates are listed on the web site and display on google maps when you log in.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2009 12:14AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on SPOT Assist brings GPS-based roadside assistance to Messenger]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/spot-assist-brings-gps-based-roadside-assistance-to-messenger/</guid><description><![CDATA[The idea for the Spot is to help people find you in an emergency, NOT for you to find yourself.  If you're badly injured or lost, it doesn't matter if YOU know where you are, it only matters if OTHERS know where you are.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nogami]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2009 3:23AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
