| Spb Insight Review Author: If you are often | | | | Regardless of the way the subscription is |
| on the move, keeping your PDA close at hand, | | | | done, all you efforts are restricted to just |
| then Spb Insight from Spb Software House is a | | | | to a couple of clicks. Once the channels |
| good pick for your "road warrior" arsenal. | | | | have been added, you can update the feeds and |
| If you are often on the move, keeping your | | | | download the news stories. Spb Insight gives |
| PDA close at hand, then Spb Insight from Spb | | | | you the choice of either manual or automatic |
| Software House is a good pick for your "road | | | | updating. In the first case, it is left to |
| warrior" arsenal. Spb Insight is a RSS/Atom | | | | you to choose the time when the update should |
| newsreader for Windows Mobile PDA that will | | | | be executed. To update the feeds, you can use |
| let you keep up with all of your favorite | | | | ActiveSync, HotSpot WiFi connection, GPRS or |
| news or blog sites, letting you download all | | | | EDGE connection if your device has it. In |
| your feeds to PDA and then read them offline | | | | terms of networking, Spb Insight offers you |
| when you're waiting for a plane in the | | | | some interesting options. You can configure |
| airport, taking a bus trip to another city, | | | | the program to use only free of charge |
| standing in line at the store, or waiting for | | | | internet connections. This gives you total |
| a meeting to start. Spb Insight will turn | | | | control over the data charges, restricting |
| your downtime into uptime! As it's with | | | | your channel updates to only those |
| anything associated with PDA, Spb Insight | | | | connectivity options that are provided at no |
| stands out for the wireless convenience it | | | | cost. This Pocket PC program can also be set |
| offers to PDA users. Instead of being | | | | up to update all channels automatically when |
| constantly wired to your desktop computer in | | | | cradled. You can get your channels updated |
| order to read your news feeds, you can | | | | when you connect your PDA to your desktop |
| install Spb Insight onto your Windows Mobile | | | | over ActiveSync, which eliminates the need to |
| PDA, and it will wirelessly deliver the | | | | remember to set the channel updates on your |
| latest news of your choice, or let you read | | | | own. Spb Insight will help you get the most |
| the news stories you have downloaded from the | | | | up-to-the-moment news via the PDAs wireless |
| desktop computer before going out. Spb | | | | interface connection or ActiveSync and read |
| Insight will provide full offline reading | | | | the stories when you have some time to spare. |
| optimized for a small screen including | | | | At just $19.95, Spb Insight will be an |
| images. Fine, isn't it? Spb Insight is easy | | | | excellent software companion for any "road |
| to get started with. You only need to | | | | warrior", traveling with PDA at hand. You can |
| subscribe to the so-called "channels" (news | | | | see the program in action right now if you |
| feeds) and then download the news stories to | | | | download its free evaluation copy from Spb |
| PDA. There are several options to get | | | | Insight page. Enjoy wireless news on the go! |
| subscribed to the feeds. One of the quickest | | | | Spb Weather Features: • Full website |
| and most convenient is via Spb's Online | | | | news; • Full RSS/Atom support (0.9x, |
| Catalog. It offers over a thousand of | | | | 1.0, 2.0); • Offline reading with |
| selected channels on a great variety of | | | | pictures; • Easy to use interface; |
| subjects from all over the internet - the | | | | • One-hand operation; • Article |
| latest news, sports, finances, you name it! | | | | thumbnails; • No desktop component |
| The channels are grouped into categories, | | | | needed. Compatible devices list Windows |
| making a selection a cinch. As Online Catalog | | | | Mobile 6.0, Windows Mobile 5.0, Pocket PC |
| is driven by the suggestions from real users, | | | | 2003, Pocket PC 2002 ACER: n300 Series, n30, |
| it's constantly being added new feeds. You | | | | n50, n20 and others ASUS: A626, A636, A639, |
| can add your own feed too! Another way to | | | | P505, P525, P535 and others Cingular: 8125, |
| subscribe to a feed is familiar to all RSS | | | | 8525 Dell: Axim X3, X5, X50, X50v, X51v and |
| Atom savvy users - you need to input the URL | | | | others Dopod: Dopod 838 Pro, Dopod 686, Dopod |
| of a RSS/Atom feed you are interested in. | | | | 699, Dopod 828, Dopod 900, Dopod P100, Dopod |
| However if you don't know the exact address | | | | N800, etc. Eten: E-Ten G500+, E-Ten M600+, |
| of the feed, you can take advantage of the | | | | E-TEN Glofiish, Eten M700, etc. HP: hw68xx |
| built-in search option, which lets you | | | | series, hw69xx series, hx21xx series, hx24xx |
| specify the keyword, for example, "laptop" | | | | series, hx29xx series and others HTC: TyTN, |
| into the search form and within seconds get | | | | Wizard, Prophet, Hermes, Artemis, Universal, |
| the listing of the news feeds related to the | | | | Herald, P3300, P3600, P4350, P3350, X7500, |
| keyword from the server at Spb. Then, you can | | | | Athena IMATE: i-mate JASJAM, i-mate JAMin, |
| subscribe to the feed with much the same | | | | i-mate PDA-N, i-mate K-JAM, i-mate JASJAR and |
| simplicity as you would with the feeds from | | | | others O2: XDA series T-Mobile: MDA series |
| Online Catalog. Other ways of getting | | | | QTek: 9000, 9100, 9600, S100, S110, S200, |
| subscribed include local template and OPML, | | | | G100, 2020, 9090 Other Windows Mobile Powered |
| which lets you import the feed setup in the | | | | Devices. |
| XML format from another RSS/Atom program. | | | | |