<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Direct	I-Protocol
was	O
an	O
FM	O
radio-based	O
digital	O
service	O
which	O
allowed	O
'	O
SPOT	B-Application
 '	O
portable	O
devices	O
to	O
receive	O
information	O
from	O
MSN	B-Protocol
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devices	O
that	O
supported	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Direct	I-Protocol
included	O
wristwatches	O
,	O
desktop	O
clocks	O
,	O
in-car	O
GPS	O
satellite	O
navigation	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
small	O
appliances	O
such	O
as	O
coffee	O
makers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
also	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
receive	O
short	O
messages	O
from	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Garmin	O
GPS	O
units	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
nüvi	O
680	O
,	O
allowed	O
traffic	O
notifications	O
,	O
weather	O
forecasts	O
,	O
movie	O
schedules	O
and	O
local	O
gas	O
prices	O
to	O
be	O
received	O
through	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Direct	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
radio-based	O
service	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Direct	I-Protocol
did	O
not	O
have	O
universal	O
coverage	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
populated	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
latest	O
expansion	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Direct	I-Protocol
was	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
Mobile	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Direct	I-Protocol
for	O
Windows	O
Mobile	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
both	O
cellular	O
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
connections	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
Microsoft	O
devices	O
to	O
better	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
information	O
services	O
available	O
on	O
other	O
mobile	O
phone	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
three	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Direct	I-Protocol
software	O
for	O
Garmin	O
nüvi	O
GPS	O
receivers	O
:	O
</s>
