Filed under: E-mail, Google, Beta
Google to launch Gmail labs: Allow you to test beta features
Here's how it works. Starting tonight at 6pm PST, you should notice a new tab in your Gmail settings marked "Labs." When you click that tab, you'll have the option of adding new beta services that have not yet been extensively tested. As of tonight, there should be about 13 new features, including:
- A tool that lets you bookmark specific gmail messages
- Superatars tool that lets you choose custom stars to label your mail
- Mouse Gestures
- See profile pictures in Gmail chat
- An "email addict" option that lets you ban yourself from checking your email for 15 minutes
[via WebWare and TechCrunch]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
egordin said 7:29PM on 6-05-2008
Oh PLEASE let there be signature floating! That would be wonderful!
Thanks for the notice!
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egordin said 6:39PM on 6-05-2008
Whoohoo! Its in the Tech Crunch Article:
"Signature tweaks: Places your signature before the quoted text in a reply"
Sweet.
BlackCoffeeNoSugar said 7:29PM on 6-05-2008
If I ban myself from checking gmail, will my BlackBerry still work?
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David Van (Cool Prizes Inc.) said 12:03AM on 6-06-2008
lmfao... ban yourself.... :P It's just 15 minutes... :P I doubt it though... Unless your using IMAP....
Josh said 12:16AM on 6-06-2008
Yeah, I haven't used the webmail client for a while now. Apple Mail is perfect for everything I use it for. Gmail as my domain, though.
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Marco said 7:34AM on 6-06-2008
Anyone knows if its only for the original Gmail? It's enabled on my @gmail.com but not on my Apps account...
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Meech! said 11:05AM on 6-06-2008
Too bad gmail's standard view loop-loads on Leopard... and the html view doesn't have the Lab tab.
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