I don’t know if either of these are new, but I came across them this weekend, and thought they were pretty useful.
Jott is a website that you can use your phone and send a reminder, the reminder is then transcribed in to text and e-mailed. Â You can Jott to yourself, or set up an address book to Jott others. Â I don’t really see myself setting up and address book and sending reminders to other people, but this is pretty handy for those great ideas while driving, or other situations where I need to create a reminder to myself.
GrandCentral which was acquired by Google in a site that once registered provides you with a phone number which you can then use to direct calls between multiple phone numbers. Â I found this site a while ago, but it was in closed beta, I got an e-mail the other day letting me know it was my turn to get in to the beta. Â Once you set up your phones you can determine which calls should ring which phones, you can tailor by individual in your address book. Â I set it up to ring my cell phone and office phone, so if I am in my office I can answer, if not I can get the call if I choose on my cell. Â You can also hot transfer calls from one phone to another, and the person on the other end will never even notice. Â Since I am only in my office a couple of days a week, using this will let my phone follow me (when I want it to). Â I hope to build this type of infrastructure internally at work next year, but until then this will be a big help to me.
If anyone is interested, since I am in the beta I have some invites, drop me an e-mail if you want to try it.