Xobni Just Got Smartr!
One of my favorite contact-management tools just got better with the rollout of a new product line aimed initially at Gmail and Android users.
Xobni, one of our Top Sales Tools over on Top Sales World, has a reputation for building products that simplify address book and inbox management with its Outlook and BlackBerry products.
For those of you who are not familiar with Xobni, the company's platform discovers all the people you’ve ever exchanged email, calls, or SMS messages with, and instantly provides a full view of each contact, complete with their photo, job title, company details, and email history as well as updates from LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
Today, Xobni unveiled a new product line called Smartr. The first two new products to be released are Smartr Inbox for Gmail and Smartr Contacts for Android, both of which powered by a new platform that will enable them to build new products much faster.
You can see a quick overview of the platform here
Smartr Inbox for Gmail is a sidebar that sits in your Gmail or Google Apps inbox and works automatically as you read and compose email – showing you everything you need to know about the people and organizations with whom you email, with no effort from you. As you all know, I manage thousands of relationships, and the new AutoSuggest feature makes composing emails a breeze. All I have to do is type in the first letter or two of the person or company I am emailing in the “to” line, and they will appear with a photo, name and title.
As if that was not great enough, once I select the person I want, the next few people I often email with that person appear as suggestions to also add. Love it! To see Smartr Inbox in action, check out this video: http://vimeo.com/29351194
Smartr Contacts for Android seamlessly handles many times more relationships than any other product has ever attempted (10,000), does it fully automatically, comprehensively, and yet is still the fastest and most simple contact manager you’ll ever use. And while the interface should feel familiar, the application is remarkably powerful, offering more and more smarts with each tap.
If you have an Android phone and use Gmail, Google Apps and/or Outlook you should give it a try. Check out this quick video to learn more about Smartr Contacts: http://vimeo.com/29351119
Lastly, all of this gets better with Xobni Pro, which connects all your Smartr and Xobni contacts across Gmail, Outlook, Android, BlackBerry and iPhone is coming soon.
Getting started is simple. Just visit xobni.com where you can easily download either product.
As always, post your comments and feedback below. I will make sure to pass them along to the Xobni team.


