Download Windows Media Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow
	Microsoft has extended the control of Windows Media Center in Windows Vista beyond the limits of the operating system to devices adjacent to the platform via Windows SideShow. With the Windows SideShow technology, users are enabled to access information from their Vista machine on a variety of additional hardware from mobile phones to digital picture frames. But it also goes the other way around as the latest Windows Media Center ... [read more >>]
	08 July 2008, 09:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

AMEX Digital Brings Wireless USB Remote
	We have recently brought you news about a product that was meant to capitalize on Father's Day, namely the ESPN's Ultimate Remote. It appears that there's yet another similar product that aims at providing media enthusiasts with a new remote control experience. This time around, the manufacturer is famous for its DVD and Blu-Ray product lineup, namely AMEX Digital. The new remote, which goes by the name of RM-mp ... [read more >>]
	23 May 2008, 11:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

IOGEAR Enables USB Device Sharing Across a Network
	I always enjoy a good product that bundles a number of features which you can just find useful. One such product was released by IOGEAR on Monday. Dubbed IOGEAR's USB Net ShareStation, this device allows users to connect one USB device and share it across an Ethernet network. At a price tag of $80, this gadget is small enough to fit anyone's pockets. The IOGEAR GUIP201 features two plug-in ports, namely a USB and an ... [read more >>]
	21 May 2008, 11:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

iPods Held Responsible for the Death of Internet
	iPods, portable media players, as well as the vast majority of the consumer electronics gadgets are allegedly posing a threat to the future development of the Internet. According to a study conducted by Professor Jonathan Zittrain, such devices are sealed plastic shells that are allegedly turning their users into passive ones of technology, similar to guinea pigs. Jonathan Zittrain, a professor of Internet governance and regul ... [read more >>]
	08 May 2008, 10:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

iGoogle Steps into the Social Networking Jungle
	The Mountain View-based company has just rolled out a developer sandbox for iGoogle in order to let them build more advanced gadgets for Google's personalized homepage using the OpenSocial APIs. This means that iGoogle makes now the first step into the social networking jungle, a special side of the industry in which Google is already present with another service. As you may know, the giant owns Orkut, a social networking se ... [read more >>]
	22 April 2008, 02:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Two Gadgets That Will Have You Fired: USB Jokes At the Office
	Working in an office can sometimes be extremely boring, especially if you have annoying people around. Rest assured, you can get what they deserve using one of these nifty and undetectable devices. Your could watch your potential targets rip their clothes off in despair, throw their computers off the window, or even play some football with the corporate computer systems. However, if you get detected, it will probably cost you ... [read more >>]
	08 April 2008, 06:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

iPods Behind 'iCrime Wave'
	Could it just be that Apple's releasing two new models of its iPod player three years ago ha ... [read more >>]
	05 March 2008, 09:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Chatback Gadget
	The Google Talk team has been working their arses off these past weeks and has come up with two new features that will make heavy duty chatters’ lives a lot better. First, there was the option to choose not to be seen by your contacts when you are online, the much talked about invisibility that would slow down a lot of chat if everybody starts using it. That happened on Friday and people voiced their concerns about having three p ... [read more >>]
	26 February 2008, 16:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Nokia Text Messenger Gadget for Windows Vista
	Nokia, via its Beta Labs website, announced the release of Nokia Text Messenger for Windows Vista, a gadget that enables users to view their latest SMS messages and send new ones from the Vista sidebar. This means that Nokia owners who also hav ... [read more >>]
	21 February 2008, 03:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hey, Where's The Mouse? Three Pointing Oddities
	What's inflatable, can be molded and senses when you're starting losing it? The answer is simple: three absolutely weird mice you haven't heard of yet. Let's start with the beginning... Travel mice are really on the wave lately, because of the same reason external storage is facing increased demands: the laptop invasion. The mouse is especially designed for those users who think a miniature gadget of this k ... [read more >>]
	31 January 2008, 09:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google News Going Political
	I’m already tired of all the products coming out on the market in order to get a slice of the election cash pie. I wish that they would just have a meeting and come together one day and decide something like "a week from now, at 12 o’clock, we’ll all release our election gadgets, pages and anything else we’ll possibly think of by then, in close connection to the main event of the political stage in the US for 2008." ... [read more >>]
	27 December 2007, 04:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Has Gadget Frenzied Engineers
	I’ve always considered Google to be a sober company because of the all-white background that it has and because of the simplicity that it displays in every aspect of the many domains it has gotten involved in. Apparently, this isn’t the policy of the company, about a month ago I enviously found out about the trip some employees took in a day off to the Heroes set and saw part of an episode being directed and shot. That doesn’t even com ... [read more >>]
	20 December 2007, 05:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Perfect Google Holidays
	Working at Google’s Mountain View headquarters can and is an all-around the year time occupier big time, so the engineers and everybody else there is thinking of the Holidays as a well deserved break from everything. And if they’re not working, why should you stop? Here’s what they have offered as an alternative to whatever plans you had for the Holidays, or when a break in those plans occurs: you could start working on your ... [read more >>]
	20 December 2007, 03:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Talk – the Easy Pretty Pictures Reloaded
	I remember the first days when I started using Google Talk, how new and strange everything felt to me, a more than experienced Yahoo Instant Messenger User. Not as easy a way to select the avatar, the smilies looked like hell and the lack of color really depressed me. I had to endure through it as some of my friends saw the huge possibilities that Google’s IM service had, so that was it. One by one, the things that I didn’t l ... [read more >>]
	13 December 2007, 03:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Book Search Getting the Tools for the Job
	Right. Books being digitized. Libraries running out of real human beings walking through their doors and going to the librarian for help. Librarians - on the brink of extinction? Save the librarians, take one home today. Possible idea for a campaign against the digitizing which I’m totally opposing. As much as I don’t agree with it, I must admit that it might turn out to be a good step for the Internet as a whole, because of ... [read more >>]
	11 December 2007, 03:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Politician Stalker Tool Available
	Next year is election year and, oh, boy, will it be thrilling to watch every politician out there making promises they know they cannot keep, but still try to mystify themselves into thinking that. If you have a liar-liar pants-on-fire politician list that you want to constantly update, this Google ga ... [read more >>]
	05 December 2007, 11:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

iGoogle Themes are Disciplined
	No, there’s still no option regarding the creation of your own theme, so if that’s what you were hoping for, just drop it. Not yet at least. To make up for that stupid option which is very important to many, they rolled out a new gadget, the "Custom iGoogle Skins" online, that lets you choose between more than 70 user created themes or create a custom theme. And so on and yada-yada, that’s not what’s really that inte ... [read more >>]
	27 November 2007, 06:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How About Some Twitter?
	In case you’re not all that familiar with Twitter, it’s a service that allows the communication between friends, family, co-workers etc., through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to just one simple question: "What are you doing?" It might sound a bit weird to constantly update your status every time you switch between activities but it’s not like that at all. Your mom wants to know whether you’ve eaten and she ... [read more >>]
	22 November 2007, 03:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Gets Ready for The Halloween Party
	We all know that Google likes to celebrate in style every new event or special moment in our lives. This time, Halloween will receive Google's ‘gratitude’ and the Mountain View company can' wait anymore to roll out its special goodies for the real fans. Today, the super giant presented some new gadgets, especially designed to work on Google Desktop, being supposed to help the consumers who installed the application equi ... [read more >>]
	30 October 2007, 15:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google News On Tabs. How 'Bout That?
	In case you're one of the iGoogle fans out there, I'm sure you strive to set up your Personalized Homepage in order to get more information in no time. That's why I recommend you to install the recently released Google News gadgets which is supposed to bring you the articles you want straight on iGoogle. "The iGoogle News gadget shows your favorite Google News in a small-screen format, complete with news headl ... [read more >>]
	30 October 2007, 05:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Computer/Cellphone Recycling Boosts Cancer/Reproductive Issues Inducing Toxins in Mothers' Milk
	You replace your old computer with a new one annually, you do the same with your mobile phone even more often and you still breathe a fresh air. But your gadget wastes go to recycling places where people living nearby load their organisms with gadget toxins you have not even heard of. These include dioxins and furans, often found in women's breast milk, representing a huge threat to babies. Electronic waste recycling is a huge issu ... [read more >>]
	23 October 2007, 06:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Gadget Lover? Google's Designer Helps You Build One!
	Google's gadgets rose in popularity since the Mountain View company started a powerful campaign to promote it and some of the users became real fans of them. Because they are able to work with Google Desktop or iGoogle, the gadgets target a large segment of consumers who are already registered for these technologies. As I'm sure many of you would like to build their own gadgets, let me introduce Gadget Designer 1.1, Goo ... [read more >>]
	22 October 2007, 03:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

70 Countries Using Their Own Google
	iGoogle, Google's Personalized Homepage, is a product which gives you the possibility to create your own homepage equipped with lots of Google goodies. Since a lot of consumers use it every day, it's obvious the Mountain View company had to improve it and allow the fans from all around the world to access the page. Moreover, Google created customized versions of iGoogle for no less than 42 languages while the residents ... [read more >>]
	19 October 2007, 03:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Technology to Control Your Music Online
	In case you're one of those addicted Google Gadget users, this is probably the best piece of news you could read today. As you know, Google Desktop and iGoogle are two different products which are fully compatible with the gadgets developed by the same company. The gadgets represent some tiny tools which can be included in the services mentioned above to add some new and basic functions to them. For example, an iGoogle g ... [read more >>]
	09 October 2007, 02:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Solar-Powered Jacket Charges Your Devices While Outside
	You just love drinking your coffee outside on some bar’s sunny terrace. But what do you do if your iPod’s or your mobile phone’s battery is low? Well, now technosexuals (or ‘technological geeks’, if you like) that love to spend time in open air will see their dream come true. This is better than the solar powered backpacks and solar-paneled LCD mobile phones from Motorola. The Italian fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna Holditalia ... [read more >>]
	03 October 2007, 07:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Finally, Google Rolls Out Gadget Ads
	A long time ago, it was reported that Google was testing a new format of adverts distributed in its own content network that might be based on gadgets and that appeared only on a limited number of websites. At that time, it was quite obvious that Google tested the Gadget Ads which can implement almost any format of multimedia content such as videos, photos and sounds. Today, the Mountain View super giant officially releases the G ... [read more >>]
	19 September 2007, 14:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Microsoft Romania Launches Gadget Competition for Windows Vista
	Microsoft Romania has just launched a gadget competition for Windows Vista and Windows Live. Essentially, the contest is nothing more than a repeat of the Windows Vista Gadgets Competition on Code Project, with the sole exception that entries can now be submitted for both the client and the cloud Microsoft operating systems. As far as Windows Vista is concerned, the gadgets will be designed to integrate with the Windows Sidebar. Introduced ... [read more >>]
	10 September 2007, 11:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Is This the Sex of the Future?
	Researchers are no geeks. They know that the human mind is haunted by sex. By combining sex and technology, they got the most 'science fiction' variants of having sex. Some current gadgets may be a hint for the way we will have sex in the future. For example, the iBuzz is a sex toy combining an I-pod with a vibrator, targeting women and men who need prolonged sexual stimulation. To intensify stimulation, you jus ... [read more >>]
	08 September 2007, 06:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google About to Be Hacked, The Company Doesn't Care About It!
	Although the Mountain View company has recently hired one of the best known hackers coming from Poland, it seems that Google is not afraid of the successful exploitations of the vulnerabilities since it is not interested in some of the reports sent by the users. Security researcher Robert Hansen recently discovered a vulnerability in the Google Gadgets that would allow an attacker to create a phishing website that would be able t ... [read more >>]
	20 August 2007, 05:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

On-Screen Keyboard Offered by Google
	As I said yesterday, both India and Google celebrated India's Independence Day on August 15 but it seems like the national day continues with some special gifts coming straight from the Mountain View headquarters. The Indian side of Google Labs, Google's technology playground as the folks from the Googleplex like to name it, rolled out two new utilities available for the local community. "Google labs for India show ... [read more >>]
	16 August 2007, 04:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Forget About the iPod, Here Comes the gPod Sex Toy
	How can an iPod be turned into a vibrator? The Japanese gave this problem a lot of thought and finally came up with a solution than doesn't rely only on the vibration function of the phone. The gPod is the latest hi-tech gadget that aims to satisfy the needs of Japanese women. I'm not talking about the communication needs, I'm talking about combining music and sex in a new approach, that makes Barry White obsole ... [read more >>]
	28 July 2007, 05:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Today's Live Show: Have Fun with Google!
	The iGoogle solution is improved every once in a while but today's update is somehow different from the older ones. Basically, it adds interoperability between the personalized homepage and Google Checkout, the product that allows you to buy all kinds of things from a single webpage. Yes, you've guessed, it's all about a simple gadget that displays the funniest products listed on Google Checkout, enabling you to bu ... [read more >>]
	11 July 2007, 02:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Google Contest. The First Prize: A MacBook Pro!
	Google rolled out a new contest in Japan that offers the chance of winning three attractive prizes to all the interested competitors. The first place receives a brand new MacBook while the second place is awarded with a Google Earth Pro license and a Space Navigator device that enhance the mapping tool experience. Haochi from Googlified wrote that the contest is held from July 4 to October and allows any Japanese, no matter his a ... [read more >>]
	09 July 2007, 03:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google "Live Cams" Rolled Out
	It's been a while since the Mountain View company included traffic information into Google Maps but the search giant has struggled to make it even better than that. As you probably know, the traffic option from Google Maps allows you to choose the best route to reach your destination. Today, Google releases a new option, introducing the traffic function in the Google Maps gadget, enabling you to view this kind of information ... [read more >>]
	06 July 2007, 02:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Talk Gets Closer to Yahoo Messenger
	The Google Talk Gadget, the tiny utility that allows the users to communicate straight from their own Personalized Homepage, received a new update that pushes the instant messaging application closer to the famous Yahoo Messenger. The Group Chat function enables several consumers connected to the program to chat at the same time. The feature is similar to the conference option included in Yahoo Messenger but this is surely an important ste ... [read more >>]
	25 June 2007, 06:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Talk Invites Yahoo Messenger into The Boxing Ring
	Google Talk received a brand new update that might get the instant messaging client closer to its famous rival, Yahoo Messenger. TypePad, one of the largest blog services on the Internet, integrated the Google Talk gadget into their service and is now allowing the blog owners to chat straight from their pages. The embedded instant messaging client is very similar to the downloadable application with a single major difference: it is accessi ... [read more >>]
	22 May 2007, 02:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Gadgets Ads – The Advertising Platform That Brings You Money!
	The Mountain View-based company is now testing a different type of advertising platform, the gadgets ads representing an innovative solution in the online market. Basically, those tiny utilities that are implemented in iGoogle or Google Desktop are now well-developed and are evolved to the rank of adverts, allowing the search giant to include flash animations, videos or feeds. They can be easily embedded into a website as the pro ... [read more >>]
	07 May 2007, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Make a Wish Using the USB Fishbowl: “I Wish My Tamagotchi Were Alive!”
	Remember Tamagotchi, the Japanese virtual being stuck in a tiny device that slowly dies if you don't virtually feed it? I do. Well, if you find the tiny-winy Tamagotchi too pretentious, then maybe you should take a look at this. The USB Fishbowl is breaking new ground when it comes to taking care of tiny fish. If you're one of those people that can't actually get off the couch in order to feed your goldfish, thi ... [read more >>]
	04 May 2007, 18:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

One More Google Tool Available for Download
	Google released today an improved version of Google Desktop SDK, a developer tool that includes the latest edition of Google Desktop Gadget Designer. This utility helps users build their own gadgets, tiny applications that will bring one more function to the stand-alone product. In the past, Google made several efforts to promote the gadgets, adding interoperability with multiple solutions designed by the company. That's why ... [read more >>]
	04 May 2007, 02:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Weapon for the Ladies: Tampon Taser Gun to Suit Pink Purses
	Here are some typical blogger assertions you probably often ran into. First, the mass media propaganda induces fear among the public. Secondly, people are starting to see more threats. And when mammals like us feel insecure and threatened by something, they grab whatever they might find near and start displacing the matter. Feeling insecure? Welcome to the cotton tampon fight club! Grab this: the tampon taser gun. ... [read more >>]
	01 May 2007, 11:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

PetSafe USB Collar
	If you are the owner of a dog, you probably need a lost pet prevention system. Something like the PetSafe Micro I.D. Rescue Collar. It doesn't hold a micro-chip, but a USB flash drive that's hidden inside. So, there's no need for the rescuer to own a scanning device. Here's how it works. Insert the pet info in the USB flash memory. If you lose your dog, the rescuer will have to take a look inside the PetSa ... [read more >>]
	13 April 2007, 04:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

USB Speed Typing Mouse
	The mouse is a lazy thing that sits silently on your desk, right? Well, this one is different. Even if this hilarious gadget is not actually a PC mouse, it's still a gizmo concept that tries to approach the real mouse philosophy of life: “pedaling”. Who said an artificial mouse can't do the evolution dance? Here's what's it all about. A mouse with hair on its chest pedals on an exercise bike and the faster ... [read more >>]
	12 April 2007, 04:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Read News Through a Tiny Gadget
	Once in a while, the Google team tries to promote their tiny gadgets by adding interoperability with another solution powered by the company or by revealing a new feature for them. Recently, Google introduced the Google Talk gadget that allows users to communicate with their friends straight from the Personalized Homepage interface, without having to download any program. Today, Mihai Parparita, Google Reader team, presents a ... [read more >>]
	10 April 2007, 04:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Free SMS via the Google Desktop
	CallWave recently announced the launch of its text messaging widget - a free, desktop-based application enabling users to send text messages worldwide right from their desktop. "Our SMS text platform maximizes the time consumers spend at their comput ... [read more >>]
	05 April 2007, 10:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Create Your Own Widget Online
	Google’s gadgets are continuously attracting developers and users are they are more and more promoted by the search giant. The Google Gadgets are some tiny tools able to enhance a certain product by adding a simple function, different than the one provided by the service. For example, a Google Desktop gadget can place a digital clock on your desktop, although the application was initially designed to allow users to search their c ... [read more >>]
	29 March 2007, 05:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Gadgets – Tiny Tools Available for Download
	The Google Gadgets were introduced a long time ago by the search giant and were especially designed to allow users to enhance the functionality of a certain product developed by the search giant. In fact, what is a Google Gadget? They usually represent tiny tools able to add one more function to the basic service designed by Google. Take for example Google Desktop, a downloadable application powered by the company that is able to ... [read more >>]
	29 March 2007, 03:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Vitalizer Plus, Another Marketing Gimmick
	Have you ever experienced the “Buyer’s regret' syndrome”? You probably will if you buy the Water Vitalizer Plus. In a nutshell, this device uses far infrared energy, magnetic fields, vortices and turbulence in order to create an oxygen-rich, alkaline, energized and uniquely structured Hexagonal Water. Here� ... [read more >>]
	26 March 2007, 10:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Gadgets, Really Important Tools
	Some time ago, Google introduced numerous tiny utilities that are able to improve the functionality of a certain service provided by the company. Since the release of the utilities, the company tried to improve it several times by adding interoperability with other Google services. Today, the Google Gadgets are compatible with Personalized Homepage, Google Desktop and other technologies built by the company’s employees. In fac ... [read more >>]
	20 March 2007, 03:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Embed Google Talk into Your Page
	Google Talk is an instant messaging client developed by Google, released in August 2005 and still available as a beta application. As you know, a well known Google Talk interoperability is represented by the integration into Gmail, the mail solution also designed by the company that allows you to communicate with your friends using a simple web-based interface. Have you ever asked yourself if you're also able to integrate th ... [read more >>]
	15 March 2007, 03:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Tests Flash YouTube Adverts
	Although the company sustained it would never advertise its products on other websites than Google, I recently discovered multiple ads created by the Gmail team and posted on the YouTube video service, also owned by Google. The adverts were made by the company’s employees and were based on some puppet action but they are really funny and amazing. Today, another interesting type of Google advert was discovered by several bloggers but it see ... [read more >>]
	02 March 2007, 08:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia