Scout electromedia

[http://modo.ixid.net/ Scout Electromedia] (originally Scout Electronics) was a late 1990s wireless consumer product company based in San Francisco.

The company created the modo handheld wireless device which delivered up-to-the-minute entertainment information to 'urban youth' in San Francisco (1 day), NY (30 days), and LA (20 days).

The product received high praise in a wide array of press from "Playboy" to the "New York Times". It was venture backed by Flatiron Partners, TechFund, and idealab!, each of whom's financial problems led them to let Scout (and most of their other investments) to die.