Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Let Your Fingers Do the Navigating With Spb Mobile Shell 2.0
Posted by Don Tolson in "SOFTWARE" @ 10:46 AM
Product Category: Today Screen Plugin
Manufacturer: Spb Software House
Where to Buy: MobiHand [Affiliate]
Price: $29.95 USD;
Specifications: Requires Windows Mobile 5 or greater. Needs approximately 3.4Mb in ROM for qVGA, 4.4mb for VGA. Supports English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Czech and Dutch.
Pros:
- Greatly improved functionality at the Now screen;
- Finger friendly;
- Smaller memory footprint;
- Very user configurable.
Cons:
- Some sections (like Settings) still require the stylus;
- Gesture feature seems almost an afterthought;
When Spb first released Mobile Shell in January 2007, it represented a combination and evolution of the existing Today screen plug-ins. But it also gave us a completely new look and feel. Not quite the 'revolution' of the iPhone's interface (and PointUI's Windows Mobile implementation), but Mobile Shell's simplicity and finger-friendly interface convinced many of us (including yours truly) that soon, we'd have a device with no need of a stylus. So now along comes the 2nd generation – Mobile Shell 2.0. What's new and changed? Can it truly replace all the other Today Screen plugins? Is the stylus now a thing of the past? Let's take a look under the covers and find out.
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