eSobi is an integrated desktop-based information management tool and a standalone

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delivered with worldwide Acer computers. eSobi is a shareware application and the full version of eSobi consists of four functions: (1) an

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, (2) a

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receiver, (3) a meta-search engine, and (4) a data library. eSobi supports both

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and

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and

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, as well as

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History

eSobi was first developed by esobi Inc. of Taipei, Taiwan in 2006 for

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computers. It started out as the very first in the market to combine an RSS reader, a meta-search engine, and a scrapbook all in one application, aiming to ease

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of the

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. Recent updates (September 2009) added a podcast receiver and features a new UI design. Since 2008, Acer has bundled the simpler version of eSobi on its computers, including the popular

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. This version of eSobi includes only the

and data library; both are

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with the purchase of Acer computers. eSobi is also the software partner of Transcend Information, Inc. and the 90-day trial version is delivered with selected Transcend's JetFlash USB flash drives. eSobi for

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and

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platforms are also available.

Reviews

eSobi received a

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5-star editor’s review and a Softpedia 4-star “Very Good” editor’s review in 2009.

Features of eSobi for Windows PC

*An

that handles feed subscriptions *News Watch for monitoring news of targeted topics set by keywords *Full-page, summary, and text-only reading modes *Offline readability *A

receiver with a

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*A built-in

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for quick play of audio and video files *A

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tool for retrieving results from multiple

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simultaneously *A quick search tool for finding information by category (

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feeds, blogs, travel, shopping, answers, etc.) *Automatic

feeds detection during browsing *Search History for storing entire search results including keywords and tabs *A data library where users can store, categorize, organize, edit and view web pages offline

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External links

eSobi official siteeSobi on Twitter
Atom (Web standard) Windows Internet software News aggregators

History

Reviews

Features of eSobi for Windows PC

See also

References

External links