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SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger Now Available at Decathlon Retail Stores Throughout France |
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 00:00 |
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Sporting Goods Retail Giant to Market World’s First Satellite GPS Messenger to Outdoor Enthusiasts
MILPITAS, CA. -- (December 10, 2008) – SPOT LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSAT), today announced that leading French sporting goods retailer Decathlon, has signed an agreement with Globalstar Europe Satellite Services to distribute the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger at its retail store locations throughout France. Decathlon is the first retailer in France distributing SPOT. The revolutionary new product is a light-weight handheld satellite communications device designed to raise the safety factor for millions of people around the world. SPOT provides users, particularly outdoor enthusiasts, with a vital line of communication, regardless of cellular or mobile coverage. |
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Spot Satellite GPS Messenger to Provide Live Tracking for SCORE Baja 1000 Off-Road Endurance Race |
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Monday, 10 November 2008 20:18 |
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Fans Can Track Racers Online Using SPOT’s GPS Web-Tracking Capability MILPITAS, CA (November 14 2008) - SPOT LLC (www.findmespot.com), the pioneer behind the award-winning SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger™, today announced that they have partnered with off-road racing sanctioning body SCORE International, to provide live web GPS tracking powered by SPOT, to SCORE Baja racers competing at the 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. The Baja race, considered by many to be the world’s most challenging off-road endurance test, is to be held in the Baja Peninsula in Mexico beginning November 21st. With GPS tracking powered by SPOT, fans and sponsors can track the progress of drivers competing in five classes (SCORE Trophy Trucks, Class 1, Class 5-1600, Stock Mini and Class 8) live at www.2008SCOREbaja1000.com. |
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Spot Satellite Messenger Coverage Expanded Into Southeast Asia and the Surrounding Maritime Region |
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Monday, 13 October 2008 00:00 |
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New Singapore Gateway Expands Affordable and Reliable GPS Satellite Communication and Tracking
MILPITAS, CA (October 13, 2008) – SPOT LLC (www.findmespot.com), a subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc (NASDAQ:GSAT) and the pioneer behind the award-winning SPOT Satellite MessengerTM, today announced it has expanded SPOT’s satellite communications coverage throughout Singapore, Malaysia, and significant portions of Indonesia, and much of the surrounding maritime region including the Strait of Malacca. The expanded coverage is due to the newly completed gateway or ground station located in Singapore which is now operational.
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Spot Satellite Messenger Wins The Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award for 2008 |
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Tuesday, 30 September 2008 00:00 |
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MILPITAS, CA (September 30, 2008) – SPOT LLC (www.findmespot.com), a subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc (NASDAQ:GSAT) and the pioneer behind the award-winning SPOT Satellite MessengerTM, today announced that the company has received the prestigious 2008 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award for its SPOT Satellite Messenger that was named this year’s winner of the Consumer Electronics category. This marks the sixth industry award for SPOT since being introduced in November of 2007. |
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Spot Rescue Alert : Injured Hiker Rescued From Canadian Rockies After Sending GPS Coordinates and Distress Message From His Spot Satellite Messenger |
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 00:00 |
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Rescuers Locate Injured Man Using GPS Coordinates and Airlift Him to Nearby Hospital MILPITAS, CA (September 23, 2008) – SPOT Rescue Alert (SRA): On August 22, 2008 experienced hiker and Canadian oil analyst Michael Ervin, set off to enjoy a backcountry wilderness trip to the base of Mount Assiniboine, one of the highest and most distinctive peaks in the Canadian Rockies outside of Banff. A bad fall under the weight of his forty-five pound backpack left Mr. Ervin with a ruptured quadriceps tendon to his knee, unable to put any weight on his leg and 10 kilometers from the nearest road with no cell phone coverage. |
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Spot Inc. Partners with Tour Divide Mountain Bike Race |
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 00:00 |
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Endurance Mountain Bike Racers Tracked On-line by SPOT Satellite Messenger- 2,711 Miles from Banff, Alberta to the Mexico Border MILPITAS, CA (June 10, 2008) – SPOT Inc., the pioneer behind the award-winning SPOT Satellite MessengerTm, today announced its partnership with the Tour Divide, the longest solo, self-supported mountain bike race in the world. Each racer will be equipped with a SPOT Satellite Messenger, which provides online GPS tracking of each racer on Google Maps™. New SPOT shared pages functionality, currently in beta format, will allow for the last updated location of the racers to be viewable by fans online at www.tourdivide.org/leaderboard beginning June 13, 2008. |
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Sharing Adventures is Now Easy With the Spot Satellite Messenger |
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 00:00 |
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SPOT Users Can Share Their Outdoor Adventures with New Web-Based Mapping, GPS Tracking and Broadcast Email Tool MILPITAS, CA (May 8, 2008) - SPOT Inc., the pioneer behind the award-winning SPOT Satellite Messengersm today launched the beta release of SPOT shared pages – a free, easy-to-use Web-based software application that enables users to share their GPS location waypoints and SPOT messages with others via an email link displaying sophisticated mapping and real time tracking on Google Maps™. |
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Spot Inc. Sponsors 2008 Primal Quest Montana Adventure Race with Online Public Viewing |
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Monday, 05 May 2008 00:00 |
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SPOT Satellite Messenger Enhances Premiere Adventure Race Experience with GPS Mapping and Real-Time, Leader Board Tracking MILPITAS, CA (May 5, 2008) - SPOT Inc., the pioneer behind the award-winning SPOT Satellite Messenger™, today announced its sponsorship of the Primal Quest Montana Expedition Adventure Race. Called the “The World’s Most Challenging Human Endurance Competition,” Primal Quest 2008 Presented by SPOT is scheduled to take place in Big Sky Country, Montana June 23 through July 2, 2008. |
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Spot Satellite Messenger Named Backpacker 2008 Editors’ Choice Award Winner |
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Wednesday, 12 March 2008 00:00 |
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Backpacker Magazine Editors Rank SPOT Satellite Messengers As One Of The Year’s Top New Products Earning the Industry’s Most Prestigious Award MILPITAS, CA (March 12, 2008) - SPOT Inc. announced today that they have been honored with the 2008 Backpacker Magazine Editors’ Choice Award for the new SPOT Satellite Messenger™. The award was presented in recognition of the SPOT Messenger’s outstanding innovation in product design, materials and performance. |
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Commercial Snowmobile Workers in Colorado Rescued After Notifying 9-1-1 with Spot GPS Satellite Messenger |
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Friday, 08 February 2008 00:00 |
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SPOT Satellite Messenger Sends Distress Message and GPS Location of Remote Workers to Emergency Responders; Stranded Snowmobilers Brought to Safety MILPITAS, CA (February 5, 2008) - Two stranded snowmobilers were rescued from a remote location outside of Grand Junction, Co. on Tuesday night after pressing 9-1-1 on their SPOT™ Satellite Messengers. Will Eisemann and Mike Kelley of Grand Junction, Colorado were riding back from servicing a communication tower at 8,500’ 500 feet in a remote area when they got drawn off course due to white-out snow conditions with nightfall setting. |
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