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iGoogle may be getting an updated interface
Google may be prepping to update the user interface of iGoogle, its entry into the personalized home page space. A user noticed the slight change while visiting iGoogle Japan, and sent proof to the Google Operating System Blog.
As for what's new, the rounded corners are gone, and controls are now only shown when you mouse over a gadget. Also, each gadget now gets its own little icon that can be seen to the left of its title.
The new interface is reportedly available only to a limited number of users right now, as is usually the case with Google's UI experiments. Whether or not this is going to get pushed to all iGoogle users at some point remains to be seen. It could undergo some further tweaking before that happens though, or it could be scrapped altogether. Only time will tell.
As for what's new, the rounded corners are gone, and controls are now only shown when you mouse over a gadget. Also, each gadget now gets its own little icon that can be seen to the left of its title.
The new interface is reportedly available only to a limited number of users right now, as is usually the case with Google's UI experiments. Whether or not this is going to get pushed to all iGoogle users at some point remains to be seen. It could undergo some further tweaking before that happens though, or it could be scrapped altogether. Only time will tell.
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Subscribe to commentswinecurmudgeonDec 29th 2010 2:41PM
It still won't make iGoogle usable, or not the way it was usable in the past. I've never been able to figure out why Google has been trying to make iGoogle so awkward to use.
MarcoDec 30th 2010 8:40AM
I tried iGoogle.com several times. Slow and ugly.
Why would I want to add some RSS feed to iGoogle.com if I need to click F5 to see new updates? Also the design looks like 1970. Is it really so hard to hire a web designer, Google?