Jott For Realtors – Capture Your Voice, Turn it Into Text

Jott makes sure you stay on top of everything. With a simple phone call to 866-JOTT-123, you can capture notes, set reminders and calendar appointments, stay in touch with friends and family, and interact with your favorite web sites and services – all with your voice! Jott can even transcribe your voicemail.

Simply call Jott and tell them where you want your message to go. They capture your voice, turn it into text, and send it to the destination you chose.

Ideas for Using Jott for Real Estate

• Record notes about a home’s features for clients
• Listen to real estate news feeds on your phone
• Take notes during your weekly home tours/previews
• Create To-Do lists for client files
• Create email and text reminders for real estate showings
• Use group messaging feature to send updates to your real estate team

Introductory Video About Jott

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Jott Apps

Jott Apps helps you stay organized the way that works best for you. Whether you want the simplicity of a desktop list application in Jott Express, you are obsessed with your BlackBerry or iPhone, or you live in Outlook or iGoogle all day, Jott has an application that works the stuff you can’t live without.

Jott iPhone App

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How Much Does Jott Cost?

Jott
$3.95 / month
With a 1-week Free Trial!
our best value
15 second recording time
Unlimited voice to text
Apps for Outlook, and iPhone*

Jott Pro
$12.95 / month
With a 1-week Free Trial!
for the road warrior
30 second recording time
Unlimited voice to text
Apps for BlackBerry, Outlook, and iPhone*

Jott PayGo
$6.95 / 5 mins. (~30 msgs.)
Try it today!
pay per minute
60 second recording time
5 minutes voice to text
Apps for BlackBerry, Outlook, and iPhone*

Blackberry Bold versus iPhone for Real Estate

REtechy chooses post topics from the many emails we get from readers like you. Here is a question we received yesterday from Brandon Harris.

I have AT&T wireless service and I am about to purchase a new phone. Until I came to this site I was set on purchasing the Blackberry bold for it’s push through email and it’s ability to edit Microsoft documents. Now after seeing the plethora of real estate related applications for the iPhone, I am once again confused as to which phone would serve me better. I would like to know if the Blackberry Bold will have some similar real estate related applications or if the I phone would be able to edit documents like word, excel etc. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. – Thanks Brandon Harris

Advances in technology make using a smartphone a requisite for any real estate agent worth her/his weight. Many options are available, but two phones have risen to the top of the smartphone food-chain.

Is the Blackberry Bold or iPhone better for business?

How the heck can I answer that without subjecting myself to hostility? I can tell you this though – the Blackberry Bold is the best Blackberry ever created. The Bold was designed for business use and boasts features the iPhone does not have including: ability to edit documents & video recording.

The Blackberry Bold’s security also makes a compelling argument. The Blackberry is a preferred phone for Supra eKEY (GE Security); BlackBerry users can now join the thousands of real estate professionals already enjoying the timesaving benefits of eKEY service on their Palm and Windows smartphones.

Before you go buying a Blackberry Bold let’s talk about the iPhone. Apple’s iPhone is the 2nd sexiest thing I have ever held (1st is you honey). The UI is beautiful, the web browser blows Blackberry out of the water, and did I mention it was sexy? Apple’s App store for the iPhone holds many great real estate related applications, with new ones churned out all the time.

Let’s remember the iPhone is designed for the consumer; you can hail cabs, order groceries, make fart sounds all from your iPhone. The developer community supporting iPhone applications is large and active. If you fall in love with an application, or two, the iPhone may prove to be the best phone for your needs.

Here is the best online comparison for the Blackberry Bold & iPhone > The iPhone Blog

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PinStack.com put together the great comparison chart below. Click on image below to enlarge.

Find Local Crime Statistics with Lethal App for iPhone

The enlightening, essential survival application for the iPod touch and iPhone — use auto-location to tell you about all the potential dangers around you. The animals, the crime, the disease, and the disasters!

Want to know everything in your area which poses a threat? LETHAL uses auto-location to deliver information you need to be on your guard. Find out more about the dangers which could surround you — the hostile animals, the likelihood of crimes, the prevalence of disease, and the potential accidents and disasters.

Drawing from a proprietary database compiling information from government and academic statistics and research, LETHAL offers information on more than 300 locations across all 50 states.

Are you visiting a new city and want to know how dangerous the crime is? Will you be hiking and wanting to know what beast could be lurking behind the next tree? LETHAL can keep you properly informed.

• View each areas’ overall “Lethal Index” which tells you how dangerous that area is. The Lethal Index is made up of a separate “Wildlife Index,” “Crime Index,” “Disease Index,” and “Disaster Index.”
• Browse and learn about other areas across the United States. If you’re traveling, do research on upcoming destinations or use Location Services to get Information on your current location.
• Get a list and description of each dangerous animal in a specific area.
• View crime, disease, and accident rates for each area.
• For those times where you are out of range from GPS or Location Services, you can enter “Browse Mode” and select a nearby location – so spotty cell reception will never leave you uninformed.
• We’ll be adding more locations and have many exciting new features planned for the future, so let us know your comments or suggestions.
• Learn whether a specific area is susceptible to natural disasters such as landslides, earthquakes, and/or wildfires.
• Link to Wikipedia entries on all the risks to learn more. Are you visiting a new city and want to know how dangerous the crime?

Blue Atlas Technology Ships First Map-Based Real Estate Search App for Apple’s iPhone

Blue Atlas Broker Version 1.0 is the first Real Estate Search Application for the iPhone to display results on an embedded, fully interactive Google Map. Wherever you are just shake your iPhone and nearby property appears on your screen.

Blue Atlas Technology, LLC begins shipping Blue Atlas Broker Real Estate Search for the iPhone. Blue Atlas Broker Version 1.0 is a native iPhone application that allows users to quickly and easily search for Real Estate wherever they are. Blue Atlas Broker uses the iPhone’s built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) and a custom fully interactive Google Map to display results from any location. Blue Atlas Broker is designed to be flexible, fast, and easy to use. Just shake and property appears on your iPhone!

Blue Atlas Broker encompasses all markets, providing easy searches for home sales, condos, apartments, co-ops and land. Search all properties for sale or rent as well as properties under foreclosure. Blue Atlas Broker has flexible filters to narrow down property searches based on price, bedrooms, bathrooms, and distance from current location. Entering keyword phrases will narrow searches even further. In addition Blue Atlas Broker will also search for property anywhere via city, zip-code or street address.

I was out on a recent weekend with a client showing several properties. During the showings they asked to also see foreclosures in the area. With (literally) a quick shake of the iPhone I was able to show them both foreclosures and other listings right in the neighborhood, and they loved it. No printouts or fiddling with the laptop and wireless card needed!

Blue Atlas Broker was designed for Real Estate Professionals, and anyone searching for property. In addition to viewing the property location on a map, results include a detailed property description, multiple color photographs, broker contact information, property web-site links, and more. Save properties as favorites, call or email the broker for more information, and email property listings to anyone. The email even contains a link to a map so the recipient can view the property location via desktop computer.

“I was out on a recent weekend with a client showing several properties. During the showings they asked to also see foreclosures in the area. With (literally) a quick shake of the iPhone I was able to show them both foreclosures and other listings right in the neighborhood, and they loved it. No printouts or fiddling with the laptop and wireless card needed!” Marie LaMora, RE/MAX Innovations.

Blue Atlas Broker uses Google’s extensive Real Estate Database of over 3 million properties. This database includes MLS listings, for sale by owner, rentals, land and more. To view a video demo of the product go to http://www.blueatlasbroker.com.

Blue Atlas Broker Version 1.0 is available free for a limited time via the iTunes App Store.

Coldwell Banker Launches Home Search iPhone App

COLDWELL BANKER® BECOMES FIRST NATIONAL REAL ESTATE BRAND TO DEBUT HOME SEARCH INTERFACE FOR iPHONE

The Coldwell Banker flagship Web site, coldwellbanker.com, now has a different look and feel, along with navigation specifically tailored for optimal viewing on the iPhone, most notably with the property listings search and home value estimator functions. When a user accesses the site through his or her handset, the Coldwell Banker Web site automatically recognizes that it is being accessed by an iPhone, and will serve up the special iPhone interface. iPhone users do not need to download any special software to benefit from this enhancement to the Coldwell Banker mobile technology. Read more