Advantages

• Multi-functional timekeeping

• Local sound recording

• Communication between SPINTSO PDA units

• Clear display making referee notes easily read

• When you use the SPINTSO PDA, you can download the match report, (similar to the FIFA match report) which is created in SPINTSO PDA to your computer and print or/and save it

• Quick connection to electronic reporting systems

• Simplified administration

Timekeeping

Five stopwatches in one window offer both timekeeping and countdown of match time as well as indicating extra time when time is stopped. A separate stopwatch keeps track of the half-time interval. The stopwatch changes colour when full time for each half is reached.
A vibrator reminds the referee when time is stopped, for example, due to player injury

Sound recording

SPINTSO PDA captures sound and the voices of the referee and players close to him/her throughout the match. The sound capture function is in operation the entire time from when the SPINTSO PDA is switched on until it is turned off. To store a sequence of captured sound the referee simply presses the recording button. This stores the previous 30 seconds and the next 30 seconds of sound in the memory. This function allows referees to analyse their own performance but it also has a preventive function, namely that players refrain from certain comments and abuse when they know that they are being recorded.

Communication

The Bluetooth function allows several SPINTSO pda to communicate with each other.
Match notes can be transmitted between the units. An inbuilt vibrator and beep system draws attention to the unit and allows contact between refereeing personnel.

Examples of the benefits of SPINTSO PDA:

• When a player receives his/her second yellow card the SPINTSO PDA reminds the referee that the player shall be sent off
• SPINTSO PDA begins to record sound as soon as the unit is switched on; a simple press of a button saves a sequence of sound in the memory; and the unit can also be used as a dictaphone
• The exact time of all match events is stored automatically in the memory
• Team data can be downloaded  before matches (data can also be entered manually); this allows the referee to address a player by name
• Electronic or manual transfer of match reports to match reporting systems
• Note-taking during matches is quicker and more efficient once the simple operation of the unit is learned
• Gives much better overview of the match events, extra time, etc than traditional notes
• Eliminates problem of illegible notes as a result of adverse weather conditions
• Gives much better overview of cautions issued
• Gives much better overview of the timing of the half-time interval, showing exactly how much time remains until the start of the second half
• An easily accessible account of all refereeing decisions and actions which can be transfered to a computer for further processing
• Environmentally, it is four times better to use Spintso than the traditional note-taking system
• Peace of mind knowing that all information is collected in one place and all stopwatches are suited to refereeing.