I know many of you have at least HEARD of Jott. It’s been out for several years now. It just impacts my life so much on a daily basis, I could not HELP but talk about it!
The original Jott app, (now called Jott Assistant) is basically a task list on steroids. Jott’s real breakthrough is a voice to text service that will turn your voice notes into text and send them anywhere you want: Outlook: Tasks or Calendar, Google Calendar, and MANY OTHER apps! You choose where they send your transcriptions and how!
Here’s how it works: Once you’ve set up the service, you simply add the phone number they give you to your favorite calls list or speed dial. When you dial in, a voice immediately comes on the line and says: “Who do you want to Jott?” At this point, you can Jott a note to yourself, by saying “me” or you can Jott ANYONE you add as a a contact in the service! Then the voice simply says: “Record your note.” you record the note and stop talking. This means I NEVER have to type or write to add something to my task list! I can can add dozen items to my to-do list while driving down the road!
What I’ve never liked about most task programs is that most of them won’t REMIND you to perform the task! But with Jott, after you transcribe your note in Jott, the voice then says: “Want a reminder?” and if you say “Yes” it asks: “What day?” Then “What time?” and BAM! You can get an email message or even a TEXT at the assigned time! How cool is that?!
The iphone also has a JOTT app that is REALLY cool and now even includes a text entry feature and set reminder feature that I use all the time, too! I’ve heard that Jott for Blackberry lets you respond to emails with your voice! Needless to say, it’s a gadget well worth the $40 a year I paid for the service, because I never forget ANYTHING that I Jott down! You can’t beat that!
Let me know if you use Jott currently, or if you give it a try because of this post!
I love jott. i think it's saved my marriage.... Julie hates it when i text and drive :)
Posted by: Josh Roberts | July 05, 2009 at 12:05 AM