News, weather and traffic -- on your watch
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
Microsoft is using a twist on some old technology -- FM radio waves -- to deliver instant messages, headlines and traffic updates to a new generation of gadgets that will fit on your wrist or keychain.
The software company has big spending plans for its latest family of products, expected to go on sale in months, and some technology experts who have seen early prototypes are impressed.
But Microsoft enters a wireless market crowded with pagers, handheld computers and cellular phones, and it still is signing contracts with companies that will provide information for the devices.