14 DAY TRIAL // CallWave just announced the launch of its text messaging widget (also known as a gadget) for Yahoo! - a free, desktop-based application enabling users to send text messages to virtually anyone, anywhere from their computer whether their handset is nearby or not. This widget expands CallWave's suite of integrated voice and text messaging services to include desktop texting.
For mobile phone users who also use the web each day, the CallWave Free Text Messaging widget delivers invaluable ease and efficiency - making the PC a natural companion to the mobile phone.
By making it easier to send text messages worldwide, CallWave Web 2.0 widgets and gadgets can dramatically increase text daily usage and adoption. While text messaging continues to grow in popularity, many consumers find it difficult to text on a phone's small interface. CallWave solves this problem - using the familiarity and ease of the computer for text messaging. Additionally, users who are in front of their computers every day may prefer the convenience of communicating in that environment.
During the beta, subscribers can send an unlimited number of text messages to phone numbers in the United States and Canada. The service also supports international SMS. With the widget in the Yahoo! Widget Engine, users can view a list of contacts and select who to text. Replies to the message are routed to the subscriber's handset. Subscribers will be given access to their messages stored in a permanent, searchable archive, accessible from a personal web page.
The CallWave Text Messaging widget is free during beta and available here.
The widget (gadget) is also distributed via Apple Dashboard, Microsoft Vista and Google Personalized Homepage, and Yahoo!