Google Goggles

Are you one of those people who send an email late one night and regret doing so?

From the Associated Press...

Here's the scenario: It's Friday night, and what began as an innocent happy-hour margarita morphed into a few pitchers. After all, those tacos were salty.

Bidding friends adieu, you jump in a cab, head home and decide a quick e-mail check is in order. And there it is: a message from your ex. Or your boss. Or that friend you're secretly mad at.

If you're the kind of person who types tipsy and regrets it in the morning, Google's "Mail Goggles," a new test-phase feature in the free Gmail service, might save you some angst.

The Goggles can kick in late at night on weekends. The feature requires you to solve a few easy math problems in short order before hitting "send." If your logical thinking skills are intact, Google is betting you're sober enough to work out the repercussions of sending that screed you just drafted.

And if you can't multiply two times five, you'll probably thank Google in the morning.

To activate Goggles, Gmail users should click the "Settings" link at the top of a Gmail page, then go to the "Labs" section.

There's no shame in admitting that sometimes you need a little extra help. Gmail engineer Jon Perlow designed Goggles with his own weaknesses in mind.

"Sometimes I send messages I shouldn't send. Like the time I told that girl I had a crush on her over text message. Or the time I sent that late night e-mail to my ex-girlfriend that we should get back together," he wrote when announcing Mail Goggles on a company blog.

Personally, I do not drink alcohol, but I can see how this could help some people LOL

Google and Yahoo Search Advertising Partnership

Just when you thought Google or Yahoo couldn't think of the next best thing in regards to search engines and advertising. Take a look...

Google and Yahoo have agreed to a “brief” delay in the planned start of their search advertising partnership to give the Justice Department additional time to investigate the antitrust implications of the deal, the companies said Friday.

“The companies have agreed to a brief delay in implementing this agreement to continue our ongoing discussions with the Department of Justice,” Yahoo said in a statement. “We have had discussions with regulators and look forward to responding to their questions about this agreement.”

In its statement, Google said: “As we are still in conversation with the Department of Justice, we have agreed to a brief delay in implementing the agreement while those discussions continue.”

The companies have been saying that they would go ahead with their plans in early October, regardless of whether the Justice Department had completed its review. Under the partnership, Google would place ads alongside some of Yahoo’s search results.

“Time is money in our business,” Eric Schmidt, Google’s chief executive, said in a meeting with reporters last month.

Google and Yahoo announced the deal in June and said they would voluntarily delay its implementation for about 100 days to give regulators time to review it. But the companies refused to publicly set a date for the start of the partnership.

I have used Google as my favorite search engine for a very long time and will continue to use it!

Old & New Laptops

What to do with old laptops? What to do when you need new laptops or notebook computer? These are questions we all face.

How many old computers do you have laying around your house? I bet it's more than a few. If you are like the rest of us we have more than our fair share of extra laptops and other peripherals.

But no matter what the case, there comes a time when we all need a new laptop and have to find a place to buy computers online, and we hope you find what you are looking for.

Today's featured gadget: Pink Nokia N72 Phone

MacBook Is Awesome!

Today we are looking at the latest MacBooks on the market, what they offer, and what types of prices we can compare.

There are of course a few different models to choose from.

Macbook is the lightest and thinnest Apple notebook you can get at the moment.

Macbook Air is another member of the new Apple line of "MacBooks."

Macbook Pro - For the hardcore Mac lovers out there.

Read more about the MacBook or find geek accessories to go with it.

Amazon Releases Kindle

"Kindle: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device"

If you have not heard yet, Amazon has released Kindle - and it seems to redfine how we read books in the future.

Read more about Kindle - Click Here

"Revolutionary electronic-paper display provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper. Wireless connectivity enables you to shop the Kindle Store directly from your Kindle—whether you’re in the back of a taxi, at the airport, or in bed. More than 100,000 books available."

Three years ago, we set out to design and build an entirely new class of device—a convenient, portable reading device with the ability to wirelessly download books, blogs, magazines, and newspapers. The result is Amazon Kindle.

And the list goes on, proving again why the Kindle is a great idea, and a great gadget.

Here is a bit more info on Kindle and what it can do.