January 15, 2008 11:07 AM PST

Record free, unlimited MP3 audio with your cell phone

(Credit: Drop.io)

If you've never heard of drop.io, it's worth checking out. The service provides temporary storage for your files--an online dropbox, so to speak--complete with a unique Web address you can share or keep to yourself.

Of course, lots of services offer this capability, but drop.io just added an entirely original feature: MP3 audio recording. Now, when you create a "drop," you get a phone number and special extension. Just dial in from your cell phone (or any phone), enter the extension, and start talking. When you're done, drop.io turns the recording into an MP3 you can play, share, download, or whatever. How cool is that?

You could use this to record a lecture, a podcast entry, an audio reminder to yourself, or even an interview (your phone takes the place of your voice recorder). There's no limit on recording length except for the 100MB cap on each free (!) drop; a 10-spot buys you a Premium drop with 1GB of storage.

(I know this is a little different from my usual gadgets-and-gear coverage--is that a good thing? Bad thing? Other thing? Let me know if you'd like to see more Web services in the mix.)

Originally posted at The Cheapskate
A technology writer for over 15 years, Rick Broida is a regular contributor to CNET and the author of over a dozen books, including "How to Do Everything with Your Palm Powered Handheld." He writes The Cheapskate for the CNET Blog Network, and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.
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GOOD thing
by sendmestuff January 15, 2008 1:44 PM PST
Good thing. Great to hear about web services. The ability to get an automatic mp3 of something you speak into a phone is very cool.
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GOOD thing
by sendmestuff January 15, 2008 1:44 PM PST
Good thing. Great to hear about web services. The ability to get an automatic mp3 of something you speak into a phone is very cool.
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Yes, more web services please
by bradkevelin January 17, 2008 7:18 AM PST
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Yes, more web services please
by bradkevelin January 17, 2008 7:18 AM PST
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