What are gadgets powered by Google

What are gadgets powered by Google

Gadgets powered by Google are miniature objects made by Google users like you that offer cool and dynamic content that can be placed on any page on the web. Google Gadgets can now run on Apple's Dashboard as a native Dashboard Widget. Now you can have the same Google Gadget on your iGoogle page and Google Desktop Sidebar as well as in your Apple Dashboard. From a developer's standpoint, now if you make a Google Gadget, that gadget can work easily on a Mac, without any extra code.

Gadgets might come in handy when you're at work (to-do list, currency converter, calendar), at school (calculator, Wikipedia, translation tool), or just passing time (news, blogs, games). You can add gadgets you like to your Google personalized homepage and, if you have Google Desktop installed, you can also add gadgets to your computer's desktop.

Add Google Gadgets to your webpageYou can now use Google Gadgets to make your webpages even more interesting and useful to your visitors. For instance, you can add your city’s current temperature or a quote of the day to your own page. Just pick the gadget you want from our directory of “Google Gadgets for your webpage,” customize that gadget, and copy-and-paste the HTML into your page's source code. Then, reload to see the gadget on your page.

Find gadgets for your webpage.

Make your own Google GadgetsGoogle Gadgets can be a great way to present information you care about to web surfers everywhere. People can add your gadget to their personalized homepages or to their other pages across the web (which countless other web surfers can then see).

Gadgets can be quick and simple, like the countdown gadget, or complex and professional, like the Entertainment Weekly gadget. And creating a gadget is easy — anyone with even a little experience with web design or programming can do it. Learn more.