"After four days in Salt Lake City at the show — and some early product tests — we've picked a list of to-be-released innovative products you'll see on the market," said Stephen Regenold, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of GearJunkie.com. "The PN-60w with SPOT combo provides first-of-its-kind GPS and satellite messaging features indeed worthy of recognition."
Merging GPS and satellite communications technologies, the PN-60w with Satellite Communicator combines handheld GPS navigation with custom satellite-based messaging from virtually anywhere in the world. Users can now send geo-tagged Type and Send custom text messages from remote areas to their personal contacts. Additionally, this product pairing crosses social networking boundaries allowing messages to be sent to Facebook and Twitter via satellite from beyond cellular range. Users will also benefit from full GPS functionality and established SPOT message features like Track Progress, Check-in/OK and SOS messaging.
"We are thrilled to be recognized as innovators in technology providing ground-breaking satellite communications capabilities for outdoor enthusiasts," said Katie Schoeben, Director of Global Marketing for Spot LLC. "The product pairing delivers expanded satellite message flexibility greatly improving communications for logistics coordination and emergency situations or just to stay in touch."
"We're enormously excited about offering a product that truly delivers peace of mind wherever you go," added Caleb Mason, Vice President at DeLorme. "Being recognized by an evaluator as highly-respected as The Gear Junkie is tremendously gratifying."
A special interface on the PN-60w connects it wirelessly with the Satellite Communicator which was designed specifically for DeLorme. Messages are created on the PN-60w's internal keyboard, and sent via satellite for delivery using SPOT technology.