Modo (Wireless device)
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The Modo was a wireless device developed by Scout electromedia and was officially announced on August 28th, 2000. Utilizing pager networks, the device was designed to provide city-specific "lifestyle" content such as restaurant & bar reviews, movie listings, in addition to original Scout-produced content.
The industrial design and engineering of the device was produced by IDEO, and was an attempt to bring a Vindigo-like application to a young design-conscious audience that had no interest in using a traditional PDA.
The modo was advertised heavily in its target markets of Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and San Francisco, and sold in Virgin Megastores in NYC and LA, but never actually "launched" -- Scout shut down operations only days after its very first pager broadcast in LA.
