Google Voice Local Search: Now with Maps

Remember 1-800-GOOG-411, AKA Google Voice Search, Google's free voice service aimed at replacing paid 411 services on your mobile phone? Now you can use it to send maps to your cell phone. Just dial a (free) call, tell it what you're looking for, then say "map it." Google will then send you text message with the details of your search plus a link to a map of the location you asked for.

Google Does Directory Service

This one may be a stretch, but you never know. Google is now testing directory service, the voice kind, for phone users. Just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any voice phone and speak your request. Google Voice Local Search, as it's called, is a voice-activated service that taps the same database used in Google Maps. It's a Google Labs project, so don't expect perfect service in all areas just yet.