Gmail Adds SMS Chat

The cool aspect is that this allows pc to phone messaging and phone to pc. Neato!

clipped from www.webmonkey.com Users of Google’s Gmail service can now send text message chats to mobile phones using the webapp’s built-in Chat feature. Google is adding the experimental functionality through Gmail Labs. To turn it on, go to the Labs tab within Gmail’s settings. Or, just click on the little green Erlenmeyer flask icon next to your e-mail address at the top of the page in Gmail. If you don’t see the option right away, check back later — Gmail product manager Keith Coleman, who demonstrated the new feature for Webmonkey, says it will be made available in Labs to all Gmail users Thursday evening. The 406 number works both ways, so your friend can reply to you via text message. Also, your friend can save that number in their phone as belonging to you, and they can even use it to initiate new chats with you.