Voice Portals Product/Link: Tellme, MyAudioPoint, Bevocal, Hey Anita Synopsis: Call a toll free number and use spoken commands to receive information on topics ranging from weather, to politics, to sports to driving directions. Requirements: Telephone & Voice Price: US$00.00 Rating: Might be useful in certain situations. Comment: Let's start with "Tellme" which has recieved the best reviews I've read to date. After dialing 1-800-555-8355 you get a welcome message. Just say "tellme menu" to hear all the keywords such as "sports", "stock quotes", "weather" etc. Each keyword is brought to you by a sponsor. You may interrupt the "phone voice" at anytime to request your topic or move around the phone menu. All these voice portals work pretty much the same way. I suggest you visit the Web pages of each portal listed in this review to see if one suits your informational needs more than the others. You may also register at these sites to customize the information you hear after dialing in. Audiopoint (1-888-382-8346) has the usual stock quotes, sports scores, team reports, weather forecasts, and news updates. But it also carries horoscopes and political updates. Try "news" and then "report on congress". Bevocal (1-800-428-6225) has driving directions, traffic reports, and flight information along with the usual weather and such. I tried the driving directions and discovered you'll need to write them down pretty fast unless you've got a phonographic memory. HeyAnita (1-800-442-6482) has the usual list of suspects - weather, sports, stocks but also some unusual material. Such as “Measurement Conversion” to convert measurements in weight, liquid, distance, speed, temperature, or cooking. With “Flight Tracker” you can see if a flight is on time. "Message Center" is a service that will read you your email but it's not ready as this is being written. Return to index of reviewed products.