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Blogger is a fantastic stand-alone blogging platform. But when you consider the more than 20,000 addons available from Google, it becomes outstanding.

Google and other service providers offer some of the most useful and interesting add-ons you can imagine. And the vast majority are free and simple to use. Let’s take a look at how you can use them to enhance the value of your blog.

Where to find Google Blogger Addons
The mother lode of Blogger Addons can be found on the Google Gadgets website. To find this site, go to Google and search for ‘Google Gadgets For Your Webpage.’ You do not want to go to ‘Google Desktop Gadgets,’ because you won’t be able to use those gadgets on your blog. As of today, there are 22,119 gadgets available with more being added every day. Here are some of my favorites.

Fun & Games
Games and humor are two of the top reasons that visitors come back to the same blog and you can add tons of both with Google Gadgets.

Games include PacMan, Bowling, Tetris, Checkers, Hangman and virtually every other game you remember playing at the arcade. With respect to humor, you can add cartoons like Garfield, 9 to 5, SpongeBob, Bloom County and the Cartoon of the Day. Google offers dozens of gadgets to add lighthearted and comical information to your blog. Some of my favorites are Funny Cat Photos, the Bart Simpson Phrase of the Day (what does that tell you about your author?), Horoscopes and This Day In History. Your biggest problem will not be finding engaging gadgets for your blog, but knowing when to stop adding them.

News
On a more serious note, you can find gadgets that have to do with the news. These are some of the more common gadgets on both websites and blogs.

When people come to your Blogger blog they can see a gadgets that shows the local weather, breaking news, tropical storm warnings and even traffic reports in major cities. These are great gadgets to add if your blog is targeted to a local audience.

Tools
If you want to offer your visitors useful tools, you won’t be disappointed with Google Gadgets. Many of my blogs are populated with these gadgets and I find myself going to them regularly.

This is a great place to find calendars, world clocks, dictionaries, driving directions and maps. You can create and add a video message to your blog with one gadget in as little as a minute. The list of useful tools you can add to your Blogger blog is amazing.

Communication and Technology
For those of you who enjoy the more technical side of the Internet, these gadgets are for you. Add a gadget that gives instant access to Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM Messenger, Hotmail and your Gmail account on your blog. You can add a Desktop Chat gadget and communicate with readers while they’re visiting your blog. I’ve seen this tool used on some of the better customer service sites and it’s great.

If you’re interested in space, Google has a gadget that shows images from the Hubble telescope, NOAA satellite images, current moon phases and daily astronomy pictures. These gadgets are quickly becoming as limitless as the universe.

Lifestyle
This is big. These gadgets are the equivalent of People Magazine. This is a great place to find the top five movies at the box office, Jon Stewart’s quote of the day (always funny), music, bible verses, National Geographic photos and even live TV.

Sports
I’m a sports fan. I especially enjoy baseball and NCAA football. Thank goodness there are gadgets to keep me posted on the sports world. You can add gadgets to your Blogger blog that will show the BCS standings, live sports scores, body building tips, boxing schedules and what your resting heart rate should be. There is even a gadget for you to keep track of your workout routine, assuming you have a workout routine and aren’t just an armchair quarterback like me.

As you can see there are more Google Blogger addons than you can imagine and they’re remarkably easy to place on your blog. Just select the gadget you want to use, copy the code generated by the gadget and add it to your Blogger blog under the HTML tab. If you would rather add the gadget to your sidebar, you can do that too and it will show up on every page of your blog. You’re going to love Google Gadgets and so will your readers.

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Technological advancements always fascinate consumers. Some of the best gadgets were introduced in the market in 2009 and really altered the meaning of innovative and intelligent devices.

Apple iPod nano 8GB, 5th Generation

Coming with a super music player, advanced video and photo viewer, vibrant video camera, Fm tuner, voice recorder, and pedometer, the iPod nano 8G is a dream come true. Featuring an mp3 player, a photo album and a video camera in one device, the Apple iPod nano weighs only 1.28 ounces and can fit in the palm of one hand as its tiny size is great (3.6 x 1.5 x 0.24 inches), but never feels losable.

Its wide 2.2-inch screen is crystal clear allowing for high composition when shooting with the in-built camera. Although it cannot offer a widescreen experience, the camera has 16 built-in special effects allowing users to shoot solid videos at 30 frames per second with 640 x 480 resolution. Picture quality is great, although when the shot is in quick motion, the video may look a bit harsh.

Although apple has long resisted including an FM tuner in the iPods, in the iPod nano 8GB has included a tuner that takes the FM experience to the next level. Using the headphones as an antenna, users can set favorite stations, tag songs they like to look up and save live radio broadcasts to the iPods memory for enjoying them later.

The iPod nano 8G can store up to 4,000 songs, which can unstoppably play for 24 hours. This magnificent gadget adds even more features that include a speaker for playing music and other audio, a pedometer so that users can upload exercise data to the Nike + website, Voice Over accessibility kit; and Genius Mixes

The iPod nano 8G comes in many colors and is, admittedly, a quality upgrade of the previous model. Particularly, the video camera and FM tuner are its groundbreaking features that put iPod nano 8G on the top of the integrated media device roster. All in all, Apple iPod nano 8GB, 5th Generation is plain on the outside, but pretty sophisticated on the inside and this comes at the starting price of $139.99.

(http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-players/apple-ipod-nano-fifth/4507-6490_7-33770785.html?tag=rnav).

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is an attractive device that, although it doesnt have the elegance of iPhones interface, it performs greatly and its easy to handle setup. Being Nokias first mainstream touch control device, the phone features a variety of applications making a really attractive music majoring proposition.

Weighing just 109g and measuring 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic features a smartphone that bears the distinct look and feel of Nokia. Its 3.2-inch, 16-million color 640×360 pixels display offers the user space to use the new Nokia touch user interface, while a small stylus is also offered into the back panel for a more precise tapping option. Nokia also offers a plectrum on a wriststrap.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic features a built-in 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, an autofocus system, LED flash, and a new touch-based user interface. Shooting quality is great and Nokia has also included a variety of online-based features allowing users to share stills and video content, and a spread of online links to services such as Facebook, and a full web browser.

The phone features a S60 music player with a fine interface and 8GB in-box MicroSD storage supplements that come extra to the 81MB onboard storage. Sound quality is great and the device is capable of producing an exceptional audio performance, with clear and deep sound and hefty bass thanks to the 3.5mm headphone socket on the top of the phone.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic features more applications including A-GPS location finding and mapping technology; instant messaging and email; Wi-Fi support plus HSDPA high-speed 3G mobile data connectivity allowing users to render quickly on pages, zoom in and out on pages and swipe around; and a host of smartphone multimedia gadgetry.

Overall, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a powerful phone with unique functionality that can deliver up to 400 hours on standby in 3G coverage when fully charged, while average talktime is up to 5 hours on 3G or 8.8 hours on GSM networks.

Starting price for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is at $269.99

http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-XpressMusic-Unlocked-Card-U-S-Warranty/dp/B001SEAOC6

Sony Vaio P Series Lifestyle PC

Sony Vaio P series Lifestyle PC introduces an inimitable combination of style, mobility and connectivity. Featuring a groundbreaking design that matches the dimensions of a mobile phone and weighing just 1.4 pounds, this innovative notebook is so thin that can fit into the pocket of a jacket or a handbag. Besides, it is so practical, advanced and user friendly, that it, admittedly, introduces the new era of notebooks.

The Vaio P series can simultaneously deliver entertainment and computing due to its pioneering features. Introducing high resolution 1600 x 768, Sonys XBRITE-ECO LCD technology that replicates high quality images and LED backlit 8-inch ultra-wide diagonal display, the Vaio P series Lifestyle PC becomes a tool that extends beyond a typical notebook.

Some of the great features of the P series include a larger keyboard area, GPS navigation, Bluetooth, integrated wireless WAN 3G Mobile Broadband and Wi-Fi. Besides the notebook has an instant mode option that gives direct access to files and to Sonys Xross Media bar interface for quick boot up and a built-in webcam. Sony Vaio P series Lifestyle PC comes with Windows Vista operating system and is available in exceptional colors like classic black, emerald green, crystal white, garnet red, and onyx black.

Starting price for the Sony Vaio P series Lifestyle PC is at $849.99 (www.sonystyle.com)

HP dx9000 TouchSmart Business PC

Featuring a strong Intel Core2 Duo P8400 processor, a 320 GB high-speed hard drive and a Virtual LAN (VLAN) driver, HP dx9000 TouchSmart business PC is much more than a PC. It is practically an all-in-one touch enabled desktop that addresses the advanced needs of business users through the use of innovative, interactive technology.

Coming with a Hi-Fi diagonal widescreen HP BrightView LCD display and Windows Vista Business operating system at 64-bit, HP dx9000 TouchSmart business PC allows users to use video conference options, enable e-mail and internet connection and manage their calendar, contacts, images and photos without using its wireless keyboard and mouse. Besides, the desktop carries a built-in camera and microphone, an integrated SuperMulti DVD drive, premium stereo speakers and built-in five-in-one Media Card Reader.

Starting price for the HP dx9000 TouchSmart Business PC is at $1,399 (www.hp.com)

Palm Pre Web OS smartphone

Being widely viewed as the iPhones rival, Palm Pre has captivated consumers as soon as it debuted in the market. Featuring a groundbreaking technology based on Palms new platform, Palm Pre web OS smartphone stands out primarily for its Web OS that allows users to enjoy a unique web-connected experience. The new OS is extremely user-friendly, integrated in a great design that gives users a unique feeling when touching the interface, while the phones look is advanced featuring fluid animations on its 3.1- inch touch screen features a 24-bit color 320×480 resolution HVGA display.

Weighing only 135 grams and having a thickness of 0.67 inches with rounded corners, the new OS comes in a totally comfortable size and weight that makes it fit in hands and pockets. However, in spite of its size, Palm Pre integrates great technology. Featuring a 3-megapixel digital camera with LED flash and extended depth of field, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA and 8GB memory, Palm Pre is a phone that can offer everything to the user.

Besides, Palm Pre allows synchronization with Facebook and Google contacts and features iTune capability that makes it function like an iPod when synched to iTunes. Users can transfer music and videos rather easily although some files are not supported by Pre.

Starting price for the Palm Pre Web OS smartphone is at $149.99 (http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/palm-pre-sprint/4014-6452_7-33490473.html?tag=psum)

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Microsoft has tried to put active items on the Windows desktop for nearly

a decade. Finally, with Vistas Sidebar success seems within grasp. Stability problems that dogged previous versions arent as readily apparent which is to say, Sidebar doesnt crash nearly as often as, say, Active Desktop in Windows XP and the items it offers actually help.

The items in the Sidebar, termed Gadgets, can interact with you, with Windows,

with files and folders, with your network, and with other Gadgets. Vista ships with a handful of moderately interesting Gadgets a clock (you can put more than one clock on your desktop, each set to a different time zone).

Many other features Put Vista head and shoulders above XP. The standout features include the following:

• Improved backup (although no backup exists in the Home Basic Edition).
• Photo management (via Photo Gallery, not in Home Basic).
• Second monitor support
• Easy wireless networking.
• Vista also helps you burn DVDs, but watch out for the digital rights

Microsoft Windows Vista provides several accessories for Tablet PCs, including Input Panel, Snipping Tool, Sticky Notes, and Windows Journal. All of these accessories use Tablet PC pens, which improve accessibility by making it easier to work with computers. Additionally, people who might not be able to use a computer keyboard and mouse might be able to use a Tablet PC pen as an alternative input device.

As in earlier versions of Microsoft Windows, Windows Vista includes many other features that improve accessibility, including the Filter Keys, Sticky Keys, and High Contrast functions and the Narrator, Magnifier, and On-Screen Keyboard utilities. In Windows Vista, these features have all been enhanced, and most have completely redesigned interfaces. Windows Vista also includes speech recognition software. Using speech recognition, you can dictate documents and e-mail messages, and you can use your voice to control programs and browse the Web.

Tags: Windows Sidebar, Windows Vista Sidebar, Vista Gadgets, Windows Vista, Vista, Microsoft Windows vista features

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