Calling all Developers - Are you interested in creating new channels for SPOT ?

Calling All DevelopersThe Microsoft Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT) group is looking for talented developers to create 'Channel' applications for the Smart Watch initiative, with payment of up to $10,000. Deadline: Oct. 11, 2004.

- Mike

Comments

• Anonymous
  September 30, 2004
  hmm, didn't know Microsoft made a smart watch? Is it available to buy? Also what languages are they looking to go into this smart watch? .net I am hoping
• Anonymous
  September 30, 2004
  Yes, it's called the MSN Direct Watch, also known as the SPOT watch - check out the video here - http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=23473
  
  or the MSN Direct site - http://direct.msn.com
  
  The watch runs "TinyCLR", so the apps on the watch are written in C#.
  
  - Mike
• Anonymous
  October 02, 2004
  Mike,
  
  Is it be possible to design the watch to rely on shortwave frequencies/transmitters instead? Then, the SPOT watch could go worldwide (vs. FM). I'm somewhat familiar with AM and FM carriers, but not with the shortwave frequencies...
  
  
• Anonymous
  October 02, 2004
  All SPOT watches use side band FM. This seems to be a good fit for the devices, if I'm in Boston then I get local transmittion of weather, news (and local time), this is quite useful, and fits with the FM transmission.
  
  - Mike
• Anonymous
  October 08, 2004
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• Anonymous
  October 29, 2004
  Developing for the Microsoft Smart Watch