I have had a Google Voice account for months, however it seems like all of a sudden it’s getting a ton of publicity because of the release of the IPhone app. Instead of me explaining it, I thought Google’s website did a great job. Below is the intro from Google’s site.
Welcome to Google Voice. Google Voice gives you a single phone number that rings all of your phones, saves your voicemail online, and transcribes your voicemail to text. Other cool features include the ability to listen in on messages while they’re being left, block unwanted callers, and make cheap international calls. We hope you enjoy using Google Voice.
My favorite feature is the transcription of voicemails, how awesome is that!
Below are a couple good links
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20022975-265.html
http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html