Tag archive: Direct

Microsoft has moved on from the SPOT watch from a few years ago, taking MSN Direct and its FM radio technology for distributing on-location data from your wrist to the automobile. Now with almost 30 partner devices (granted, many of them are Garrmin), the service is expanding in interesting ways. First up in the next few months: the Garmin 885T will be powered by MSN Direct for GPS-enabled services such as flight information, much… Read More

Only a few weeks after pulling its television programming from Apple's iTunes store in a ruff over pricing and packaging options—and then turning up on Amazon Unbox—broadcast television network NBC has announced it will be offering time-limited free downloads of television episodes via a new service called "NBC Direct." The episodes will be available for free in Windows Media DRM format, and will contain… Read More

If you're a proud user of (and your employer is a proud owner of) a Cingular 8125 Pocket PC, today may be good news day: Cingular is now offering Microsoft Direct Push email service and new Direct Push rate plans for 8125 users. The service enables users to receive email, Outlook, and Office information while they're out galavanting in the real world, with the 8215 (or other Cingular-certified device) automatically notifying… Read More

Though most news regarding Microsoft at CES 2006 was focused on Windows Vista, other news related items were coming out as well from the software giant's huge booth. One item in particular was the announcement of upcoming and recently released products which support Microsoft's MSN Direct (SPOT) service, a multi-channel information network which delivers content via FM radio waves. The first new product announced for 2006 is an… Read More

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Sports fans who subscribe to the MSN Direct service can now sign up to receive the latest information from ESPN on their favorite basketball teams, including updated scores, standings, game times andmore. With detailed information and data delivered direct to their Smart Watch, fans can keep a pulse on their favorite teams while on the go, in a restaurant, at a meeting or wherever they don'thave access to a television or radio.  … Read More