With SPOT® Connect, you can turn your smartphone into a satellite communicator! Simply download the SPOT app and pair your smartphone with SPOT® Connect via Bluetooth®, and you'll be linked to a global satellite network that lets you stay in touch from nearly everywhere in the world. Send messages and GPS coordinates to a contact list, or post on Twitter and Facebook. You can even send an SOS message requesting emergency assistance.
Features
SOS Mode: Sends your GPS location to the GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC); add a custom message to update responders of your condition; the IERCC alerts the appropriate agencies worldwide -- for example, contacting 9-1-1 responders in North America and 1-1-2 responders in Europe.
Help Mode: Send either Type & Send or Predefined messages to recipients in your contact list for non-life threatening assistance
Check-in/OK Mode: Send your messages and your location to friends and family; messages can also be simultaneously sent to your Facebook and Twitter accounts. Your waypoint is stored in your SPOT account for later reference; your stored waypoints can be easily integrated into a SPOT Shared Page or SPOT Adventures account
Track Progress Mode: Start/stop tracking at any time using the SPOT Connect App (additional service required); mark a Reference Point or send Check-in/OK messages from specific locations
Type & Send: Send custom email and text messages via satellites to your contacts or post to Twitter or Facebook; create up to 41-character SOS, Help and Check-in/OK messages
Social Networks: Send Predefined or Type & Send messages to your favorite social destinations
SPOT Assist: Notify third-party towing professionals of your request for assistance on land or water (additional service required)
Subscription required; visit www.findmespot.com for details
Specifications
GPS Accuracy: 32.8 feet
Commercial Satellites (LEO): 1610-1620 MHz L-band frequency
Satellite Visibility: 1 to 4 at any one time
GPS Latitude Longitude Datum Format: WGS-84
Altitude: -328 feet to 21,325 feet
Bluetooth® Range: ~30 feet
Compatibility: Apple iOS: iPod touch® (2nd, 3rd and 4th generation), iPhone® 4S, iPhone® 3GS, iPhone® 3G; Android™: Platform 2.0 or later
IPX7 Waterproof: Up to a depth of 1 meter for up to 30 minutes
Certifications: FCC, IC, WEEE, SAR, RoHS, CE
Battery Type: 2 AA Energizer® Ultimate Lithium 8X (L91)
Operating temperatures: -13 to +140 degrees Fahrenheit