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SpinVox app for BlackBerry integrates voicemail with contacts
SpinVox has made quite a stink over the past few months with its voicemail-to-text tech, launching on several carriers globally in addition to offering service direct to end users. Okay, so now that that trick's played out, what's next? The British firm's new BlackBerry plug-in takes the concept to the next level by automatically linking incoming translated voicemails to contacts in the phone's address book, making it a snap to reply to the message via text or email. Admittedly, it'd freak us out if we left someone a message and got a reply via email within a few minutes with a transcription of our own voicemail attached at the bottom, but hey, that's the brave new world we live in. The plug-in will run users £5 (about $10) per year on top of their normal SpinVox fees.[Via MobileBurn]
Alltel offers Voice2TXT voicemail transcription
Powered by SpinVox, Alltel has become the first national US carrier to offer a service capable of transcribing voicemails and sending them to subscribers as text messages. Dubbed Voice2TXT, the feature is offered in plans starting at $4.99 a month for 20 conversions all the way up to $19.99 for 100 conversions (what, no unlimited plan?) with texts sent by the system not counting against users' text messaging allowances. Signing up for the service apparently requires that folks reset their voicemail systems and re-record their greeting, and after that, you theoretically never need to listen to a recorded message again. Alltel's targeting the feature at people that frequently find themselves in meetings and can't take a call, but we have to ask: since you don't need to speak when you're listening to your voicemail, isn't staring at your phone and pressing keys every bit as annoying to those around you as holding the phone to your face?
SpinVox Spin-my-Vmail messaging rolls out for BlackBerry
SpinVox has announced BlackBerry support for its interesting take on visual voicemail, but their version drops the voicemail in your inbox as an email or SMS to read instead of having to dial and listen (or click and listen in the iPhone's case). Unique to the BlackBerry version, the software syncs the callers name with your contacts to let that one click reply thing happen, via email or a call -- cool, right? Apparently RIM execs had a chance to trial the software and were so impressed with what they saw, the trial then became a product. SpinVox is offering a demo version, so if you are inspired to check it out hit the read link.[Via Tech Digest]
