SPOT is the world's first emergency satellite messenger device. The transmitter uses GPS technology to determine your location and communications satellites to transmit that information to chosen recipients. If you need assistance, just hit the "Ask For Help" button and a message containing your exact location is sent to your list of contacts. The best feature of all though is the "Alert 911" button which will route a distress message to local search & rescue with your exact location!

Recently we've had customers call about this device and even though the technology's only been available for a short time, we've already spoken with a number of folks whose lives were saved using the 911 feature.  If you're ever in remote places with no cell service, until now the only real option has been a satellite phone $$$. Comparing the cost makes the SPOT a no-brainer in our minds. Details on the unit are below.

• Offers an affordable alternative to personal locator beacons, satellite phones and cell-based GPS trackers
   
• Provides virtually full coverage in North America, Europe and Australia. Also covers portions of South America, northern Africa and northeastern Asia, along with thousands of miles of offshore areas
   
• ''Alert 911'' function dispatches emergency responders to your exact location
   
• Use ''Help'' feature to request assistance from friends or family
   
• ''Check In'' allows you to transmit your location and that you are okay
   
• Track your progress by sending and saving points along your route to Google Maps™
   
• GPS satellites determine location; reliable SPOT satellites transmit information
   
• Rugged unit floats, works in extreme temps and altitudes and can be submerged to 1m
   
• Weighs less than 8 oz. and is small and easy to carry
   
• Optional features include SPOTcast automatic tracking service and guaranteed extraction assistance in countries lacking emergency services
   
• Two AA lithium batteries provide one year of power (unused), 14 days in SPOTcast mode and seven days in 911 mode, or 1,900 SPOTcheck ''OK'' messages
   
• Requires $99 annual subscription; $7.95 for optional extraction assistance in countries without emergency services (available at www.findmespot.com)