Google Desktop Gadget Designer, contest

Last week, to not very much fanfare, Google released Google Desktop Gadget Designer, a full-fledged Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Google Desktop sidebar widgets. Er, gadgets. Gadget Designer features a drag-and-drop interface design tool, integrated debugging, project management, and most of the other basic features you expect in and IDE. Google also released of Google Desktop 4 (final) and announced the first Google Desktop Gadget Contest, which is underway. The prize is $5,000 for the best gadget, $2,000 for second place, and $1,000 for third. Gadget geeks, start your IDEs.

Tags: contest, freeware, gadgets, google, googledesktop, ide, sidebar, widgets