Never stop to ask for directions again

Put this number in your phone right now:

466453 (GOOGLE)

To get driving directions texted directly to your cell phone, send a text message to this number. Simply enter DIRECTIONS then your start address then TO and finally your destination address (ex: DIRECTIONS winnipeg TO r3h 0h4). Within seconds, a series of texts will be sent back to you containing the full step-by-step directions. It's so easy it's laughable.

Driving directions is only the tip of the iceberg with Google SMS (stands for Short Message Service). This little six-digit number provides United States local business listings, movie showtimes, weather conditions, stock quotes, dictionary definitions and more, all in text message format on your mobile phone. Obviously, if you have a fancy iPhone or GPS, this may not be as cool to you. But me and my little Verizon LG VX5400 are loving it.

Click here to learn more about the brilliance of Google SMS. Oh and yes, it's free.