http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/This is why it didn't catch on!]]>Aug 21st 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
I would have been much more interested if it just used bluetooth to sync with the phone in my pocket/backpack/briefcase to show me info without having to pull out my phone. Then it's got no subscription charge, it more customizable, and friendlier to open source developers that want to port their own data to the watch rather than MSN bundle of data. You could even save power by having it set to short range and only update it's data every 15-30 minutes. Then it can just hold data until the next time your phone is in range.

The SPOT was also to big and ugly. I like smaller watches and would have been happy with a stock ticker style readout beneath the hands of a regular watch. The full watch fact being a screen is pretty and all, but it's bulky and a major power draw.]]>Aug 21st 2009 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
Not ALL of the watches where 200+ , just a handful of the more aesthetic ones , most of the decent fossil watches where actually well built and very durable.]]>Aug 21st 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
Windows WGA
Windows Server
Windows Mobile
Windows CE
MS Office
Play For Sure
Xbox
Zune
Spot

And many others I sincerely can remember anymore. Probably some of the mice also ping a MS server for something. You buy something from them, and it's just actually an advanced membership card and somehow you will find it needs to call the mothership, and that call will cost you.

]]>Aug 21st 2009 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
I run a Windows Server from my home, and never have paid Microsoft a monthly fee. I guess I owe money to MS, better pay it before they collect.
I have an older Pocket PC, older convertable device, a Zune, a HD DVD player (all running WinCE), and never have paid Microsoft a monthly fee. I guess I owe money to MS, better pay it before they collect.

I use MS Office, and never have paid Microsoft a monthly fee. I guess I owe money to MS, better pay it before they collect.

I have a 360, decided not to pay for the gold subscription, and never have paid Microsoft a monthly fee. I guess I owe money to MS, better pay it before they collect.

I have many Microsoft mice and keyboards, and never have paid Microsoft a monthly fee. I guess I owe money to MS, better pay it before they collect.

I have downloaded software from Microsoft that uses WGA, and never have paid Microsoft a monthly fee. I guess I owe money to MS, better pay it before they collect. In fact, I don't know where I need to pay MS for WGA software being it is not a pay service.

I have a few old PFS and Zune songs, and never have paid Microsoft a monthly fee. I guess I owe money to MS, better pay it before they collect.

That leaves Mobile (the fee is charged to the cell carrier, much like an iPhone - except Apple gets a monthly cut while MS just sells the OS and you no more money is sent to them) and SPOT.

But things like facts are not applicable when it applies to Microsoft.
]]>Aug 21st 2009 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
It was obviously bullshit, no need to write a report on Ridgecity's lies!]]>Aug 21st 2009 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
Oh, I have to run Server in the Office and last time I heard they pay a ton of money to Microsoft. Who cares if you use it in your house, that's not how Microsoft makes 95% of their money.

"I have a 360, decided not to pay for the gold subscription, and never have paid Microsoft a monthly fee." You seems to be missing out. It's lots of fun.

I can't discuss this with someone that owns everything Microsoft sells. It's like telling to a Sony customer the stuff they buy is more expensive than other brands, he's going to rant how it's supposed to be better or something.

Goodbye Ms Bob. I didn't plan to offend your religion.]]>Aug 22nd 2009 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
Your claims that you need to pay a subscription for Server is a complete lie. You pay to buy the box, but after that initial investment, you don't need to pay more.

I run server out of my house where host pages I build for my consulting business. ]]>Aug 22nd 2009 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 22nd 2009 5:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
1. paint it white. put an Apple logo on it and call it iWatch
2. on short notice, close down the Apple online-shop and watch the rumours heating up
3. send the press an invitation for an Apple-keynote. hint that you will announce something that will revolutionize the way to read the time.
4. call it the sexiest watch ever made
5. make a commercial suggesting that this watch is only worn by cool people.
6. on its market launch, watch the waiting lines forming up in front of the Apple shops. people will even bring their sleeping bags and tents just to get sure to be the first ones to get an iWatch
7. sit back and relax. the press will do the rest to feed the hype. they will say its design is sooooo stylish and that no watch had ever been so intuitive to use.
8. after a few months, bringt out a firmware-update enabling some "breath-taking" new, "exclusive" functions like an alarm clock, a chronograph and a timer.


]]>Aug 26th 2009 1:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/lg-gd910-gets-uk-pricing-arrives-august-27/]]>Aug 21st 2009 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
"Limited time availability and only one device per customer don't suggest an overwhelming amount of stock"

They seem to know it's a niche market at best. Otherwise they'd be making buttloads of them.]]>Aug 21st 2009 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
Nintendo "Yea Yea Wii is sold out limited stock.. jackup the price nubs"

Sony " YeaYEa, SP3 Slimmy is sold out, jack up the price nubs"

Xbox "um... hmm *hangs head down in shame*

Then all of a sudden after it sell out.. oh wait we just got 100,000,000 more in stock.. only $99 on a 2 year contract!

AHAHAH noobs...]]>Aug 21st 2009 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
The iPhone happened.]]>Aug 21st 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
What killed spot is what is in the article - the price, the lack of decent watches, and a general lack of decent services. I think spot is great on my Garmin, but it really had very little to offer on my wrist.]]>Aug 21st 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 7:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/

]]>Aug 21st 2009 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110002775992/en]]>Aug 21st 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
Then about the same time, some yahoo named Jobs held up a gadget called iPod. It made AAPL shareholders very happy. MSFT shareholders are not smiling.]]>Aug 21st 2009 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 22nd 2009 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
It also doesn't show up to contacts not within the US/Canada locale.]]>Aug 22nd 2009 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/
I waited for spot to have a reasonable battery life, as I hate carrying crap around like chargers - unfortunately they never introduced anything with a long battery life. IMO that's what ultimately killed the thing. ]]>Aug 21st 2009 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/entelligence-whatever-happened-to-spot/Aug 21st 2009 5:33PM