Speculation: "Call, Send SMS" in Snow Leopard

[rockymontana]

Hello. I'm a first timer here, but I read the articles from the site almost everyday.

When I was looking for Text substitution in the keyboard preferences, I ran into something else.
In the Keyboard Shortcut-menu they've added a service for sending SMS and calling. This made me think about the 3G chipped-tablet that I've read about earlier.

Might they have anything to do with each other? It's not there in Leopard.

I found it in System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts >Services.

Jonas

 

[mickbab]

Nice find!

Hopefully this might mean something.
If a tablet does come out with a 3G data chip lets hope it doesn't cost too much.

 

[macinsanity]

These services invoke skype call and skype sms features.

 

[rockymontana]

No, it seems like it's iChat that does that.
http://www.macosxtips.co.uk/index_files/send-sms-messages-from-iChat.html#unique-entry-id-60

 

[stridemat]

Hmmmm, good find! Im trying to think of something else which would use an SMS feature.

 

[rockymontana]

Yeah.
And I can't see that iChat would use either a SMS or Call function (like ICQ used to have back in the 90th). And in the right click menu there's nothing that would indicate a call/sms function.
Of cause that doesn't mean that it's not there.
But not the capability for a 3G chipset function either?

 

[Counterfit]

Probably like the contextual menu in Address Book when you have a phone connected via BlueTooth.



edit: hmm, seems it's not there anymore...