SPOT Satellite Messenger Receives 2008 Field & Stream Best of the Best Award in Innovation...
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SPOT Satellite Messenger Receives 2008 Field & Stream Best of the Best Award in
Innovation and Technology
MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 27, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SPOT LLC, the pioneer behind
the award-winning SPOT Satellite Messenger(tm), today announced it has been
awarded Field & Stream Magazine's Best of the Best Award in the hunting
technology category for 2008. The announcement is featured in the September 2008
issue of the magazine, currently available on newsstands.
Hundreds of products undergo rigorous field testing each year and are judged on
criteria including significance of innovation, the quality of the design and the
value it brings to hunters. Only the most innovative and best-designed products
in their class are selected.
"It's been an incredible year for gear," says Jay Cassell, Deputy Editor of
Field & Stream. "We tested more than 500 products and these thirty came in head
and shoulders above the rest. These are the items we consider to be the best of
the year; worth your time, worth your money."
SPOT is the world's first Satellite Messenger, allowing users to send their GPS
location and custom messages to family and friends or emergency responders over
a satellite communications network. Since its introduction in November 2007,
this breakthrough safety device has delivered more than 2.5 million messages and
more importantly, its unique satellite messaging and tracking capability has
helped save dozens of lives worldwide.
"We are proud to be recognized as leaders in innovation and design by Field &
Stream, one of the most respected and highly read publications in the outdoor
industry," said Darren Bassel, Director of Marketing for SPOT LLC. "SPOT enables
users to pursue their passions in the outdoors while keeping a direct line of
contact with others back at home, providing new levels of safety and
peace-of-mind while enjoying the outdoors."
Weighing just over 7 ounces with a suggested retail price of $169.99, the SPOT
Satellite Messenger is a powerful and affordable safety device for all outdoor
enthusiasts. SPOT's dual satellite technology permits users' location
coordinates to be tracked on web-based mapping programs such as Google Maps(tm).
SPOT's messaging function provides the ability to check-in with others by
sending an "OK message" along with the user's location coordinates to
pre-programmed cell phone SMS or email addresses. The SPOT Satellite Messenger
can also send a distress message to an international emergency response center
alerting rescue authorities of the user's GPS co-ordinates. The recently
announced SPOT Share pages and its Yahoo FireEagle integration enables users
with the option and capability to easily share their location in real-time with
anyone on the web.
Complete details on the Field & Stream Best of the Best Awards can be found in
the September 2008 Field & Stream issue or at www.FieldandStream.com.
About SPOT LLC.
The SPOT Satellite Messenger, the world's first satellite messenger, uses both
the GPS satellite network to determine a customer's location and the SPOT
network to transmit that information to friends, family or an emergency service
center. SPOT LLC., a subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT), provides
lifesaving communications technology that allows users to communicate from
remote locations around the globe. Thanks to this affordable, cutting-edge
personal safety device, the company offers people peace-of-mind by allowing
customers to notify friends and family of their location and status, and to send
for emergency assistance in time of need, completely independent of cellular
phone or wireless coverage. For more information on how SPOT LLC. is helping
users live to tell about it(sm) - from disaster preparedness to outdoor
adventure purposes - visit www.findmespot.com.
Note to Reporters: High-res photos are available at:
http://findmespot.com/MediaCenter/PressRoom/ImageGallery.aspx.
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CONTACT: Skyya Communications (for SPOT LLC)
Media Contacts:
Susan Donahue
(646) 454-9378
susan.donahue@skyya.com
SPOT LLC.
Derek Moore
(408) 933-4112
derek.moore@findmespot.com
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