Cool Phone Tools

Amabuddy and Google SMS via Cool Tools

Kevin Kelly's Cool Tools is a gem of a site; lots of interesting toys have popped up on this site, and it's a blast to see. Two that popped up recently were Amabuddy and Google SMS. Amabuddy allows you to make a phone call and check Amazon prices on something via phone, presumably your cell phone. Google SMS allows you to do Google queries via SMS for certain bits information, which is pretty sweet for anyone not having an internet-capable phone. For me... OK, it's a python/SOAP call. I'm a geek, I like doing these things.