Hub Strategy is out with a new look for a client most of the Bay Area might be interested in - SPOT Connect, which enables smartphones to connect to a global system of satellites so emergency messages, text messages, Twitter and Facebook updates can be sent from virtually anywhere on the planet, even when out of cell range.

“I was very excited about this assignment and product as I live in San Francisco and have an AT&T iPhone which means I’m basically always out of cell range,” said Peter Judd, Design Director of Hub Strategy.