We're Giving One of You a SPOT Messenger for Christmas
We're giving a SPOT Gen3 satellite GPS messenger and one year of service to one lucky Trailspace member this holiday season ($370 value). Review your gear and it could be yours. Read more
December 8, 2015

Win a Free SPOT Messenger for Reviewing Your Gear
Free outdoor gear beats any Cyber Monday deal. Review your outdoor gear, apparel, or footwear through December 20 and you're entered to win a SPOT Gen3, plus one year of service ($370 value). Read more
November 30, 2015

Review Your Gear, Be Entered to Win a SPOT Messenger
Review your outdoor gear now through December 20 and you could win a SPOT Gen3 satellite GPS messenger, plus one year of service to help you stay connected wherever you roam ($370 value). Read more
November 23, 2015

Patti Wins Spot Global Phone for Reviewing Her Gear
Congratulations, Patti LePoidevin! For sharing a review of your Deuter Aircontact backpack, you've won a SPOT Global Satellite Phone and two months of free airtime ($500 value). Read more
September 9, 2013

Last Week: Review Your Gear to Win SPOT Global Phone
Want to update friends as you climb around the world? Need to give your family peace of mind for your solo adventures? Review your outdoor gear and you could win a SPOT Global Satellite Phone and two months of free airtime ($500 value). Read more
September 1, 2013

Win a SPOT Global Satellite Phone by Reviewing Your Gear
Review your outdoor gear now through Sunday, September 8, and you could win a Global Satellite Phone from SPOT, plus two months free airtime ($500 value). Read more
August 26, 2013

SPOT Satellite Communicator Recalled
Spot has issued a recall on the SPOT Satellite Communicator, which is bundled and sold exclusively with the DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w. Intended messages may not be transmitted when the SPOT Satellite Communicator is used at temperatures below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Read more
April 6, 2011

Outdoor Retailer: SPOT turns smartphones into satellite communicators
It's common knowledge to not rely on your cell phone for help in the backcountry, lest you become a cautionary tale. But, what if you could use your smartphone even after you've lost a cell signal? SPOT Connect turns your smartphone into a satellite communicator. Read more
January 22, 2011

Outdoor Retailer: Petzl, Energizer, SPOT, and Pacsafe
Petzl belay/rappel device and headlamp-charging system; Energizer's solar panel/battery charger; PacSafe's anti-theft devices; and news from SPOT and RAB/Integral Designs. Read more
August 16, 2010

Outdoor Retailer: Texting from the trail with SPOT and DeLorme
We take the DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator out for a hike, and ponder the nature of communication in the backcountry. Read more
August 3, 2010

Outdoor Retailer: Personal locator beacons in the backcountry
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February 8, 2010

Send Text Messages from (Almost) Anywhere on Earth
Outdoor Retailer is still two weeks away, but one of the potentially more interesting new 2010 products has just been announced, a Delorme PN-Series GPS device that will use the SPOT satellite system to communicate text messages. Read more
January 7, 2010

SPOT recalls version 2
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December 15, 2009

Voluntary recall for SPOT 2 Satellite Messengers
During recent testing, SPOT discovered that some of the new SPOT 2 devices might not meet battery and messaging operating specifications. Spot is conducting a voluntary return on any new model SPOT 2 purchased since October 1, 2009. Read more
December 15, 2009

Outdoor Retailer: SPOT debuts version 2.0
SPOT introduced its next generation SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger for fall 2009. At 5.2 ounces, the new SPOT is 30 percent smaller and lighter than the original SPOT and has additional custom messaging modes and a new enhanced satellite antenna. Read more
July 21, 2009

I’m Lost, Help Find Me: A SPOT Gear Test
Bill Straka explains the types of personal locator devices available for the backcountry and tests the SPOT Satellite Personal Tracker in redwood forests, a snowcave, and other locations. Read more
March 4, 2009

SPOT Wins Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award
SPOT Satellite Messenger has received the 2008 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award in the Consumer Electronics category. Read more
September 30, 2008