Abstract :
This article presents the Microsoft SPOT, or smart personal objects technology, a US $129 to $299 digital wristwatch from watchmakers Fossil Inc., Richardson, Texas, and Suunto Oy, Vantaa, Finland. The smart watch gives you weather, stock quotes, sports scores, headline news, one-way instant messages, outlook calendar reminders, and finally, the time and date. Watches deliver and display SPOT content broadcast over a Microsoft network at about 12 Kb/s.
Keywords :
information networks; personal information systems; watches; 12 Kbit/s; Microsoft SPOT; Microsoft network SPOT content broadcast; digital wristwatch; headline news; one-way instant messages; outlook calendar reminders; smart personal objects technology; smart watch; sports scores; stock quotes; weather; Air conditioning; Cities and towns; Clocks; Databases; Dogs; Humans; Magnets; Prototypes; Refrigeration; Watches;
