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MSN Will Use Clear Channel's HD Radio Stations for Data Delivery
Microsoft's MSN will work with Clear Channel to deliver information over HD Radio: MSN will offer stock quotes, traffic, weather, and other localized content to a host of devices that use Microsoft's widely derided SPOT (Smart Personal Objects Technology). SPOT first appeared in "smart watches," a category that has never taken off over 20 years despite many attempts by many firms. However, SPOT is now targeted at other kinds of small devices, like home appliances and GPS receivers. SPOT is a sort of replacement for what the pager network used to provide: small amounts of data broadcast to inexpensive receivers that have a display function.
Work is underway to get manufacturers to include this capability for devices introduced in 2008. iBiquity is actively involved in testing.