How’s this for cool?
Send an email or sms with a phone call:
First, register as a user on the Jott website. Make a phone call to (866) JOTT-123 [(866) 568-8123].
Select a recipient. If you want to send a message to yourself, say, “Me.” Speak words, wait for next prompt, hang up.
To send a message to someone else, enter that person’s email address in your Jott contacts area. You can also upload your entire contact database. If your recipient has an email address on file in your contact list she’ll get an email. If you entered a phone number instead she’ll get an sms message.
Get Reminders!
Call Jott. Say, “Reminder,” as soon as the system answers your call. Give your message. When you stop speaking you’ll be asked for the time. Then given a confirmation. 15 minutes before your event, you’ll get an email reminding you to do what you wanted to be reminded of.
Make a to-do-list
Make a list by clicking the Add List button on the inbox page. Name it work, for example. Make sure you give a list a different name than any recipient! Then, call Jott, send a message to work. What you speak will be added to your work list. Manage your lists from the Jott website. Jott lets you drag list items, cross them off and give items a checkmark when they’re completed! You also have sort functionality and can print your lists. Is this too cool for words?
OK, so you don’t want to pick up the phone. How do you Jott from the web? From the Jott website, you can send an email out to a contact or send add an item to a list you’ve created.
My sensitive ear tells me that Jott uses Tellme for its voice engine. Maybe Jott’s a new product of the Tellme people. If it is, or even if it’s not, this is a good one.
Thanks, Thomas Beckett, for pointing me to Jott.