« Older Entry

Newer Entry »

Thursday, June 5th, 2008 by Andy Beal

Google Adding New “Labs” Options to Gmail

Earlier today, Google announced 13 new features in a new "labs" option for Gmail. Details are still trickling out, but, according to CNET, you’ll be able to use them as of 6pm PDT tonight.

Among the new features that are possible:

• A quick-link tool that lets people bookmark specific Gmail messages.

• Superstars, which lets people select custom stars to label mail.

• The "e-mail addict" tool that lets people lock themselves out of their e-mail account for 15 minutes.

• A fixed-width font option to view a message with in a font whose characters are the same width–handy for some formatting challenges.

For now at least, only Google engineers can add features. "Any engineer can code a labs feature," Coleman said. "Once the code is written and mostly working, it’ll get into the next product build that goes to users" through the labs feature.

What fun!

  • Save & Share
  • del.icio.us:Google Adding New
  • digg:Google Adding New
  • reddit:Google Adding New
  • stumbleupon:Google Adding New

Similar Stories in: Search | Forward: Email This Post

Similar posts you may like...

6 comments on “Google Adding New “Labs” Options to Gmail”

  1. Google Launches Gmail Labs Feature | College Tech Central Says:

    June 6th, 2008 at 6:50 am

    [...] Google Adding New “Labs” Options to Gmail [via Zemanta] [...]

  2. Symbian Says:

    June 6th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

    I use my stand-alone mail client application with gmail account.

    Symbian’s last blog post..Nokia S60 Symbian Windows Live client available in Europe

  3. Nicole Price Says:

    June 6th, 2008 at 2:41 pm

    What on earth will these do to serious people? I use gmail but via Outlook Express and I am so happy with it. Why would I want to change anything?

  4. PS3 Says:

    June 6th, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    The e-mail “addict” - what an unusual idea, wonder if I can lock my teenage daughter out of her mail!

  5. Warenwirtschaft Says:

    June 7th, 2008 at 6:08 am

    Nobody afraid of big brother “google”? Every web-company uses their internal knowledge and this is no threat as no company sees all. But google is already dominating in the search-market, why make it big in the mail-market as well?

  6. Juicy Links: June 2 - June 6 : Exclusive Concepts Blog Says:

    June 10th, 2008 at 11:39 am

    [...] Google Adding New “Labs” Options to Gmail [...]

Leave a comment?

Want to see your own avatar next to your comment? You'll need a Gravatar.

Please read our comment policy.