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Filed under: Audio, Commercial, Freeware, Mobile Minute

SlyDial: Leave voicemail without actually having to talk to anyone


It's 2am and you really, really, really need to get in touch with your significant other to let them know how sorry you are about the thing you said earlier that night. But you're a bit tipsy, and they're probably asleep and you don't want to wake them up. So what do you do? Make a call that goes directly to voicemail of course. Because nothing says "I'm sorry babe," like a rambling voicemail message. And that's where slydial can help.

Slydial lets you make a call to any landline or cellphone number in the US and go straight to voicemail. Just call 267-slydial (that's a Pennsylvania area code, in case anyone was wondering), and while listening to the somewhat amusing, somewhat offensive introduction, just enter the number of the person you want to call. Slydial will play a rather obnoxious ad and then connect you to the voicemail. The person you're calling will then get a missed call and/or voicemail message, but their phone will never ring. It's sort of like sending a text message. But with voice. And without the SMS fees.

If you want to avoid the obnoxious advertisement part of the equation, you can also register for an account and pay $.15 per call or $4.95 a month for unlimited calls. You know, in case you like to leave a *lot* of voicemails, but can't stand actually speaking with people in real-time.

[via Webware]

Filed under: Internet, Blogging, Google, Beta

Sign up for Google's Blogger and get a GrandCentral invite

GrandCentral WebCallLooking for an invite to Google's GrandCentral? The service has been in private beta since Google bought internet telephony company last year. While the private beta label hasn't exactly come off just yet, Google is making it a lot easier for anyone who wants a GrandCentral account to sign up for one.

Today Google posted a little note on Blogger Buzz letting users of the company's Blogger service know that they could sign up for GrandCentral accounts immediately. As far as we can tell, that link should work whether you have a Blogger account or not. But if it doesn't work for you, all you have to do is sign up for a Blogger account. They're free.

Once you have a GrandCentral account, you will be assigned a phone number that you can link with a number of real world phones. Whenever someone calls your GrandCentral number, the call can ring through to your work, home, or cellphones. You can listen to your voicemail from the web. Or you can set rules for how calls from various numbers will be treated.

What's the Blogger connection? You can also use GrandCentral's WebCall feature to add a "Call Me" button to your web page. Visitors can click the button, and GrandCentral will connect their cellphone to your number without ever showing them your phone number. You can either take the call or send all calls directly to voicemail which you can access from the web. You can even post voicemail messages to your blog using GrandCentral's embeddable audio player.

Filed under: Audio, Business, Internet, Productivity, Web services

Skype Voicemail via SMS

Skype Voicemail via SMSIt looks like users of Skype will now be able to get SMS texts of voicemails thanks to a new partnership with Spinvox.

The new service will allow any Skype user to have their voice messages converted to text and sent as an SMS message when they are not located near a PC. It will be launched in English, Spanish, French and German languages at launch.

Spinvox is the originator of the Voice to Screen messaging category. Their service allows voicemail messages to be converted to text in four languages, and currently operating on five continents.

Filed under: Internet, Web services, Google, VoIP

Google acquires GrandCentral

GrandCentralMy, how time flies. It seems like just last week we were telling you that Google was going to purchase internet telephone company GrandCentral. And now... they have.

What's GrandCentral? It's a service that lets you receive calls from all your phone numbers on a single phone. You can also combine all of your voice mailboxes into one simple account which you can access over the phone or on the web.

In announcing the acquisition, Google product manager Wesley Chan describes the technology as fitting well "into Google's efforts to provide services that enhance the collaborative exchange of information between our users."

Does this mean GrandCentral's technology will be integrated with GTalk? It's not clear just yet, but we wouldn't rule it out. Google promises that service will be uninterrupted for existing customers while GrandCentral's technology is migrated over to Google's servers. In the meantime, Google says a limited number of beta invitations will be available for new customers.

Filed under: Business, Fun, Internet, Blogging, E-mail

Spinvox puts a new spin on your mobile phone

In principle Spinvox is very similar to Jott: it allows you to blog from your mobile phone and send messages to yourself and others, as well as convert your voicemail into a text message you can read on the spot. Here's a rundown of Spinvox's features:

Voicemail: From a caller's standpoint, nothing changes about your voicemail process. After someone leaves a voicemail, however, Spinvox will convert the message into text and automatically send you a text message and email with the transcript of the message. This can be great for messages left while you're in a meeting and can't pick up the phone, or phone calls that come while you're in an area too loud to answer.

Memos: Need to remember to pick up some milk on the way home? The memo option allows you to call and leave a message for yourself that will be sent to your email inbox.

Email: The email option, called "broadcast" by Spinvox, allows you to send the same message to a large group of your contacts at the same time. While Jott sends mass emails or text messages, Broadcast on Spinvox is limited to text messaging contacts.

Blog: The blog client allows you to post blog posts directly from your phone to Blogger, Vox, and LiveJournal blogs. If you have several different users on your blog you can give them all the blog number and allow everyone to post via mobile phone.

Spinvox works with any cell phone or carrier in and can be test driven for free with later pricing based on your usage of the service.

Filed under: Audio, Text, Web services

SimulScribe transcribes voicemail into text

read your voicemail with SimulScribeSimulScribe is offering a unique solution for users of voice mail; A way to convert voice mail into readable text.

SimulScribe transcribes voice mails and sends them directly to your mobile device as text or email messages. Its sometimes a hassle to check voicemails and write down notes from messages -- and its so much easier to take a glance at txts that come in -- so what better way than to get your voice messages sent straight to your portable device.

It is a tad pricey though at $9.95 for a bundle of 40 messages. You can try it free for a month to see if you can justify the charge. SimulScribe currently has over 5000 users, and supposedly will announce a deal with a major national carrier in April.

Filed under: Fun, Internet, Text, Utilities, Web services, Google, Social Software, Googleholic

Googleholic - August 1st 2006

googleIn this issue of Googleholic we cover:
  • Flint cant get enough of Google
  • Google City Giudes
  • Hidden Google Services
  • Google's Summer Health Tips
  • Making Google Buttons
  • Google Earth for Katrina
and more...

Read more →

Filed under: Audio, Internet, Utilities, E-mail, Web services, Google, Microsoft, VoIP, P2P

Google Talk File Transfer, Voicemail, and Music Status Update

new google talkGoogle has just released a great new version of Google Talk. This new version has all the goodies people have been asking for.

This new feature list includes:
  • File Transfer - Send unlimited files and folders to contacts. With no restrictions on file size.
  • Voicemail - If your buddy isn't answering his/her call, leave a message. A voicemail message. And even if your friend doesn't use Google Talk, they can still receive it in a nice little attached audio file.
  • Music Status - Show what tunes you are currently listening to.
Google Talk is shaping up to be an ultimate player in the IM and VoIP world. They have come a long way since the launch of their first rendition of a barebones instant messenger. MSN Messenger look out!

Filed under: Audio, Internet, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm, Productivity, Web services

Leave a message on your Backpack with voiceNote

voiceNote for Backpack
Ever wish you could call your Backpack account and leave a voicemail? Me neither, but now that someone thought of the idea and cranked out voiceNote for Backpack (beta, of course) - I can't wait to start dialing! To sign up, you simply have to enter your name, email, Backpack URL, the email address of the Backpack page you want these voice messages sent to and up to three phone numbers from which you'll be calling. You then simply dial a specific number to make your call and leave your message. celltell, this service's provider, lists about 7 U.S. numbers in major cities you can call to use this service, but I would imagine that if you have long distance dialing, it shouldn't be a problem no matter where you are in the country. The voiceNotes are added to your specified Backpack page "a few minutes" after your call as small Flash players, complete with export-ability to an MP3 file.

This looks like a fantastic (and unexpected) addition to an already stellar online PIM. If you try it out, feel free to let us know what you think in the comments.

Filed under: Audio, Podcasting, Web services

Odeo embeddable recorder: voicemail for your blog

Odeo messagePodcasting portal Odeo recently added a feature that lets people record messages for you on your Odeo page, kind of like voicemail for the web. What's cooler, though, is that the message recorder can be embedded in any web page, so you can stick it in a blog post and anyone with a microphone can come along and leave a voice message for you. To use it you'll need an Odeo account, but people don't need one to leave you a message.

[Via Waxy.org]

Filed under: Audio, Internet, Utilities, Windows, Productivity, Web services, Freeware

Orb meets Skype with V4s

orbv4sNeed to stream your voicemails anywhere in the world? Want an SMS any time you get voicemail in Skype? Well it looks like that API thing is already bearing fruit, because Orb has released a little add-on called V4s, which allows you to sort of integrate some Skype-ability into Orb-powered PC's.

All you do is install V4s on your Orb-enabled machine at home and (after setting up Skype naturally) you can access your voicemail from any web-enabled device by going to Orb's site (the my.orb.com site). Just like getting your music, video, and all those other personal media items... The add-on is free, Skype is free, Orb is totally worth the price— what have you got to lose?

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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