Nothing I can really add to this video other than technical garbage. You can find all of the details about this new device over at the official Google Blog. I guess all I have to say is, “it’s about time!”

Using gmail labs, you’ve been able to insert images into your emails for some time now. You’ve also been able to drag files right into the email rather than clicking “attach” and so on. Today, Google is launching a feature that combines those two features.

You can now just grab an image from your computer and drag it into your email and there it is in all its glory for your recipient to see. It’s unclear as to whether they will make it so you can drag images straight off a web page into your email or just from your computer’s hard drive. Either way, this is one more little piece of awesomeness from Gmail.

I just tried it out and it works like a charm. This isn’t even a lab feature, it’s built right into the software. You even have the choice of resizing the image once in its place within your correspondence.

PS – it only works if you’re using Google Chrome as your browser (for now). Which you should be anyway.

In future wars, battles won’t be won with smart missiles or sniper rifles. No, it will be won with information and the collection and sharing of said information. Support your country today with one of these fine propaganda posters that encourage net neutrality, responsible Tweeting and the use of great apps like Google Earth!

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An interesting quirk about Google’s minimalist search engine page is how they often use their iconic logo as an informational nod to a famous painter, author, world event when an major anniversary arrives, or to simply make a cute riff on a holiday.

I am not one to tell Google how to run their business or their politics, however their unofficial corporate policy of ‘Don’t Be Evil’ had its first public ethics crisis a couple of years ago when Google sanctioned their search engine to the Chinese government and allowed them to drop in all sorts of censorship algorithms. Clearly not a good way to do business for one of the 21st century leading companies. China may just be Google’s Kryptonite.

It would have earned them a little kudos to drop a variation of the above with a link to the Tiananmen Square Massacre today on its 20th Anniversary.

Talking to a co-worker today, he opined that you bet your ass there will be a modified logo celebrating the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Just Sayin’

I‘m actually pretty excited about this. As a guy who already spends far too much time communicating with others around the world, Google Wave should make it much more interactive and much quicker. This is truly the future and the title of this post is not a lie. Seriously, goodbye email; it’s been a nice run.

The guys over at Web Monkey explain it far better than I can, so head over there to read the article, but for a more fun version and visual demo, check out the video belowof the unveiling/presentation. Yeah it’s almost 90 minutes long, but just watch the first 10 minutes or so; you’ll get the gist. Damn that “playback” feature is wicked.

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