But gadgets on the labs page are just a beginning – if you want to experience more functionality and reach for other possibilities developers can offer, you need to search for gadgets on web yourself. Did I said search? Just read this article!
First you need to enable “Add any gadget by URL” functionality on Gmail Labs. To do so you need to go to Settings > Labs and switch to Enable button next to “Add any gadget by URL” gadget. After that you will be able to add gadgets by submitting the URL in the Settings > Gadgets page.
1) Twitter Gmail Gadget
There are several Twitter gadgets you can use but I found that this one works best for me. You can post instant tweets straight form the Gmail and browse your friend tweets. I would say that this gadget turns Gmail into pretty decent Twitter client.Gadget URL: http://twittergadget.appspot.com/gadget-gmail.xml
2) gBook Facebook Gadget

Gadget URL: http://www.francesco-castaldo.com/fb-gadget/gBook.xml
3) FriendFeed

Gadget URL: http://friendfeed.com/embed/googlegadget/spec
4) Zoho Gadgets

Gadget URL: http://gadgets.zoho.com/zc/index.do
5) Remember The Milk

Gadget URL: http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/gmail/gadget/
6) Digg
With this gadget you can quickly browse all the popular stories on Digg. You always will be well informed on latest events and friend activities.Gadget URL: http://digg.com/goog/ig.xml
7) MySpace
Pretty similar gadget to the Facebook and will let you stay connected with your friend over at MySpace.Gadget URL: http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/100080069921643878012/myspace.xml
Delicious
Simple gadget to display Delicious hotlist on your Gmail sidebar. Easily to browse bookmarks of different users.Gadget URL: http://www.labpixies.com/campaigns/delicious/delicious.xml
9) World Clock
gadget designed especially for Gmail and offers possibility to add current time of different places of the world.Gadget URL: http://gad.getpla.net/poly/clock.xml
10) bit.ly URL Shortener
Small but useful gadget that will convert your URLs into short ones using Bit.ly service.Gadget URL: http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/107368512201818821991/bitly-shortener.xml
11) Calculator
Very nice looking calculator for your Gmail if you quickly need to count some numbers or do more advanced calculations.Gadget URL: http://www.poturi.net/gadgets/calc/calc.xml
12) Google Map Search
Great gadget to find your desired location fast. With combination of Google maps it works really well.Gadget URL: http://www.google.com/ig/modules/mapsearch.xml
13) Toodledo To-Do
Very powerful and feature rich gadget for organizing to-do lists.Gadget URL: http://www.toodledo.com/widget/gmail.php
14) Ask A Word
Search Thesaurus, Dictionary and Encyclopedia without leaving Gmail. You can also use built in spellchecker to leave all misspelling mistakes in past.Gadget URL: http://www.openinventions.com/spellcheck/openinventions_spellcheck.xml
15) Chuck Norris Fact Generator
This gadget is must have as it will give you something to smile about while working.Gadget URL: http://marsupialmusic.net/stu/scripts/chucknorris.xml
I hope you find these gadgets useful and don’t hesitate to share your findings in comments below.
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