Expanding Google Voice

Recently, there has been quite about of news coverage concerning Google Voice. Personally, I have been very interested in the whole concept of Google Voice. While I do not have an account, I have thought of a feature I would love to see incorporated into the service.

I know that one of the biggest features of Google Voice is the ability to tie multiple phones, with multiple numbers to your one Google Voice number, but my question is... why stop at phones?

It's clear that Google is really trying to innovate in the mobile space as of late, but the fact remains, Google's largest presence remains on our computers. It is, and will remain to be, their bread and butter. That is why I would like to see Google Voice move into the PC. More specifically, Google Voice integrated into Google talk. This would work much like Skype's call out feature, however, if it is done right... Google could easily have the advantage over Skype.

Imagine that you are sitting in front of your computer, and you get a phone call.... your computer would be tied to the rest of your phones, and with one click of a button, you'd be able to accept the call, have a conversation, (handsfree, using the built in microphones that are included with the majority of computers) and continue your work at the computer.

The real perk here would be the the fact that, unlike skype, it wouldn't cost you extra. Because Google Voice is tied to your main mobile number, the service could easily act as another phone, and deduct from your mobile minutes from your service provider.

I am not sure if this is a feature that has been discussed within Google, or elsewhere, but it is certainly one feature I could see myself utilizing a great deal.

Comments

[ksc]

you can already do this! use gizmo project and add the gizmo number to your google voice. it works pretty great!