“Don’t Even Use The Phone…”

“…Just Come To My Crib, Yo’”

I had just eaten a sandwich with some devil’s lettuce when Gotty™ confused the hell out of me by forwarding this frantic blurb regarding the launch of Google Voice, written by some techie nerd from PC World.

The chatter surrounding a Google Voice launch was downright feverish Thursday, prompting many to speculate the event was imminent. Details were sparse, and the launch didn’t come, but Google is definitely ready to do something based on new info.

That info? How about one million newly reserved phone numbers with Level 3, the provider Google’s been using in tandem with Voice since the beginning? Does that get your telecommunications itch scratched?

Well, it should, especially if you’ve been following all the great things we’ve been saying about the service since Chen got his hands on it earlier this year.

Further speculation says Google Voice might launch today, but Google isn’t saying one way or the other. Visit the the site and hit refresh
at your leisure. [PC World]

Having never even heard of the damn service, further research was needed to clear my clouded thoughts and not surprisingly, Google’s got something here. Basically what their Voice service will be is an alternate number you would manage through their online database, which makes all sorts of nifty CIA-type features readily available and user-friendly. Tricked-out GrandCentral, basically.

When Curtis’ conversation-recording-ass gets wind of this, Hip-Hop’s in trouble.

Google Grabs 1 Million Phone Numbers for Google Voice [PC World]

Google Voice: 5 Reasons to Use It, 5 Reasons to Think Twice [PC World]

Bonus — The Firm - Phone Tap (Produced By Dr.Dre)