MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 17, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- SPOT Inc., today announced that the SPOT(tm) Satellite Messenger was successfully showcased at this month's 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada and was named by CRN ChannelWeb as one of the top 20 products at the show. CES was held between January 7-10th and is the world's largest tradeshow for consumer technology. The show featured approximately 2,700 companies and displayed over 20,000 products on 1.85 million square feet of exhibit space in front of an estimated gathering of over 130,000 attendees.
As a Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Innovations and Engineering Design Honoree, SPOT made its CES debut in front of a gathering of various TV, radio, print and Internet media at the Unveiled press event prior to the opening of the show and was featured with other honoree products at the Innovations Plus Showcase exhibit.
"With over 20,000 products being displayed I cannot tell you how pleased we were to see SPOT named as one of the CRN Top 20 Products at the show and to see media organizations such as ABC News, CNN, and FOX News choose SPOT as one of the CES product highlights," said Dennis Allen, Senior Vice-President of Sales for SPOT Inc. Mr. Allen added, "Most importantly, with the first documented rescue being initiated by SPOT earlier this month, I would like to thank the media and the organizers of CES for their interest in SPOT as they provided us with an opportunity to raise the awareness of SPOT as a personal safety device. Now that the outdoor winter sports season is upon us and being an outdoor enthusiast myself, I cannot over-emphasize the potential importance of a product like SPOT to help ensure the personal safety for anyone who works or plays in the great outdoors."
CES SPOT National Media highlights included:
* 20 CES Products We Love Right Now (Internet Print) -- CRN
http://www.crn.com/it-channel/205602179?jsessionid=U0D53Y3XV1FLEQSNDLPSKHSCJUNN2JVN?pgno=10
* 2008 CES Innovative Tech Products Make a Splash at 2008 CES (Internet Print) -- ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/GadgetGuide/Story?id=4095963&page=3
* CES Day Three (TV Broadcast Video) and Latest Gadgets (Internet Video) -- CNN
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2008/01/07/delacruz.jim.barry.cnn?iref=videosearch
* GPS Device Keeps Track of You Even When You're Out of Range (TV Broadcast Video) -- FOX News Live
http://www.foxnews.com/ces2008/
* CES 2008 Previewing the Future (Internet Print) -- Fortune and CNNMoney.com
http://techland.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/01/06/59/
* CES 2008 SPOT Product Summaries (Internet Print and Video) -- Yahoo, Youtube, AOL, GPS Business News and others
The SPOT Satellite Messenger is the world's first satellite messenger. Small, affordable, rugged and simple to use, SPOT is a device designed to improve personal safety for the millions of people who spend time in the outdoors -- whether for recreation, work or daily life. With the push of a button, SPOT can transmit a user's GPS location and message to a 9-1-1 emergency call center in times of need, or to friends, family or co-workers to request help, track their location, or just keep in touch.
For additional sales and pricing information regarding the SPOT Satellite Messenger please visit www.findmespot.com
About SPOT Inc.
The SPOT Satellite Messenger, the world's first satellite messenger, uses both the GPS satellite network to determine a customer's location and the SPOT network to transmit that information to friends, family or an emergency service center. SPOT Inc., a subsidiary or Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT), provides lifesaving communications technology that allows users to communicate from remote locations around the globe. Thanks to this affordable, cutting-edge personal safety device, the company offers people peace of mind by allowing customers to notify friends and family of their location and status, and to send for emergency assistance in time of need, completely independent of cellular phone or wireless coverage.
For more information on how SPOT Inc. is helping users live to tell about it(tm) -- from disaster preparedness to outdoor adventure purposes -- visit www.findmespot.com.