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A new wireless service run on FM radio networks will now be able to beam all kinds of information to your...wait for it, wrist watch, according to this Wall Street Journal story (subscription required):
The service, called MSN Direct, is part of a broader push by Microsoft into portable computing devices outside of its core area of software for desktop and notebook personal computers. The service will work with watches running run Microsoft technology called SPOT, or Smart Personal Objects Technology. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced the SPOT watches at a computer industry convention late last year.
The wireless service will be available in 100 major metropolitan areas in North America. Customers will have two payment choices: a $9.95 monthly fee with the first month free or an annual price of $59. Watchmakers Fossil Inc. and Suunto in the Fall will ship watches that can access the service.