New Year, New SPOT Product: SPOT Connect

| January 30, 2011

Earlier this month SPOT Connect was unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Now you can’t even tell the boss you are taking a vacation in the woods to escape the social network. Not sure about this gadget!

Another trick of the trade that I picked up…If you have a SPOT and feel like you are in a situation where your car may be stolen, put it on Tracking Mode and let it run. At least you will know where it is! ~Charlene
Can’t go anywhere without your smartphone even when you venture off the grid? SPOT Connect turns your smartphone into a satellite communicator. You can keep in touch with friends, family and emergency personnel.
Download the SPOT app and link up your smartphone with SPOT Connect via Bluetooth. SPOT Connect links your smartphone to communication satellites. Stay connected with your social network; send short email messages, text messages with GPS coordinates and in a dire emergency, transmit an SOS message for international emergency response.

Check out all the new features on SPOT Connect:

Send location-based messages via satellite to others delivered as SMS text or email
Send custom “Type and Send” 41 character text messages from your location
Update social networks including Facebook, Twitter and SPOT Adventures from remote locations
Provide GPS functionality to non-GPS devices
Utilize proven SPOT messaging features – Send custom or predefined messages, Track Progress on Google Maps™, or transmit an SOS message in an emergency
Store up to 10 predefined messages for quick reference and sending
Create and save contact groups to receive your SPOT Connect message. Each contact group can contain multiple contacts consisting of cell phone numbers and or email addresses
On device SOS button for standalone emergency operation
Web & Mobile account management
Bluetooth wireless connection
Waterproof
Lightweight

The SPOT Connect app can be downloaded anytime and works when SPOT Connect is registered with SPOT Basic Service and paired with the smart device. SPOT Connect is compatible with some of today’s leading smartphone operating systems such as Android.

For more information, click on SPOT Connect.