Introduction
Have you checked out of the recent Google Gadgets on Google Chrome? No? Then you have to. Some of these gadgets are really impressive and came in really handy when using your browser. They aren’t bad to help you pass the time either. Google Gadgets really broaden your experience and everyday ordinary people are coming up with Gadgets for Google. It’s not really surprising how well some of these gadgets are considering the sources. So what are Google Gadgets? Google Gadgets are simple applications and widgets that you can embed into your Google products like iGoogle, Chrome and others. Some of the most popular Google Gadgets include a Calendar, A Google Clock, weather Globe and most people’s favorite the Media player. These gadgets can simple Html text codes or complex applications. I will tell you about my favorite top ten Gadgets that you can enjoy just as much as I do.
History
First up is the Twitter Gadget. You probably have Gmail and other widgets on the iGoogle page. Well you can add twitter to that as well. This Gadget let’s you update your twitter status, and fetches you other twitter alerts as well and that to right on the iGoogle Page home page. It can come in quiet handy and you don’t always have to sign in twitter or go to twitter.com. Next up is the Creately Diagram Viewer. This is a very handy gadget for those of us making presentations and flow charts all the time. The app lets you make Flowcharts, UML, sitemaps, mini maps and lots more right on the gadget screen with zooming and panning option, so you can make it as large and complex as you want. The best part is that you don’t always have to upload the changes you make. It gets updated as you do it and can easily be shared amongst your colleagues and other partners.
Features
My personal favorite is the Official YouTube Gadget for Google. From this you can stream, search and browse videos right from your iGoogle and share the links so your blog fans can directly view them. If you like YouTube you probably expected this gadget. Since we are talking about video gadgets and if you like movies, there is a gadget that streams and updates the latest movie trailers for you. The Gadget is named “Movie Trailer of the Day”. It’s really what you need on those nights when you’re confused on what movie to watch today. If you like knowing facts and how to stuff then download the “Tip of the Day” Gadget. This Gadget gives you daily tips, advice and sometimes how to guides for things you don’t know much about including cooking, health and jobs. I’m sure you all know about Digg.com. Well the Digg community has designed a Gadget that let’s browse the latest Digg news, videos and images right from your iGoogle or website page. Let’s go to the gadgets now that are quiet simple yet a must have like the financial calculator, always comes in need when you can’t find your Casio calc, or the Web Calendar that lets you update your calendar and schedule your daily tasks. This calendar can also be shared amongst friend that can see your daily schedule right from their own home screens, Best for teachers and managers.
Tips and Comments
The most must-have Gadget would probably be Wikipedia gadget. We all use it these days why not just add that to the iGoogle page as well for easier use. Finally the best game gadget for when are bored is the Hangaroo. It’s a Hangman game with jam packed educational fun and the app hangs a kangaroo instead of man. So these my friends are the top ten Gadgets you should definitely try out on your Google products. They make life more efficient and easier.
