Pocket PC Thoughts: Keeping Your Identity (and Everything Else) Safe Using Spb Wallet 1.0

Product Category: Software – Electronic Wallet
Manufacturer: Spb Software House
Where to Buy: MobiHand (affiliate)
Price: $29.95 USD A fully-functioning 15-day trial version is available.
System Requirements: Windows Mobile 2003 Pocket PC, Windows Mobile 5, Windows Mobile 6 Classic or Professional device. Windows 2000/XP/Vista for desktop version. Will support both VGA and QVGA displays (no mention of Smartphone display support). Available in a wide variety of languages.
Specifications: Download is approximately 8mb. Spb Wallet takes approximately 3.2Mb on the PPC. Desktop version requires approximately 18mb, including all options. Wallet size: 500K for 220 cards, 2.7M for 2500 cards.

Pros:

Lots of card templates provided, plus ability to create your own

Quick 'lock and exit' function provided

Finger-friendly interface provided

Most Used cards view provides quick access to cards you need to get at quickly.

Cons:

Card look can't be changed once template selected

Import feature only available through desktop version

Import works inconsistently, even with 'recognized' cards.

Summary:
While Spb Software House is well-known to all of us as a premier developer of PPC-based software, they are a relative newcomer to the electronic wallet arena, where there a number of already well-established competitors – eWallet from Ilium Software, CodeWallet from DeveloperOne, and FlexWallet from WebIS. While Spb produces some amazing and innovative applications for the Windows Mobile world, can they bring anything new to the electronic wallet? What does Spb Wallet bring to the table that others don't?

Read on for the full review!

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