Plants Send Text Messages When In Need Of Water Via A Chip

Leaf Water Sensor.

When plants in a farm need water, a clip-in chip device sends a text message notification to the farmer. This helps conserve water, as well as ensure plants are only watered when necessary.

The technology was developed by NASA years ago for future manned missions to the Moon and Mars.

The device is similar to a clip-on earring, it's thin and smaller than a regular postage stamp. It's attached to the plant leaf said Richard Stoner, President ofAgriHouse, a company marketing the technology

Stoner told the Discovery Channel the plant sends a text message to the farmer when it needs water.

Most of the water in the Western United States comes from underground aquifers, so this technology will help conserve water. It will also save electricity used for pumping water and could save thousands of dollars every year according to AgriHouse.

NASA planned to use it for manned mission in Mars and and the Moon, as plants would be of immense help in space; they can take out carbon dioxide and release breathable oxygen as well as food.



Hans-Dieter Seelig, a scientist at the University of Colorado at Boulder, worked on the original NASA project.

Seeling and other scientists clipped sensors on to the plants and connected them to a central computer.

Whenever plants needed water, it will then alert the astronauts with details on the exact amount of water needed. Thanks to this technology, NASA was able to save 10 to 40 per cent of its water supply. The same technology on Earth can save farmers time and money, as well as preserve resources.

Stoner told Discovery they could save hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for farmers.

The plants with the device need a power source to take readings and transmit the information over commercial cell phone towers. In the future, these sensors can work independently with batteries and solar panels.

Botanicalls technology provides a similar technology for people at home. This service will send a Twitter message, email or text message to alert the owner when it needs water.

Microsoft's Bing Means 'Disease' in Chinese

Yesterday, Microsoft said it will launch a new search engine, Bing,. Many are curious to know what the word “Bing” means. It has many meanings in various languages, not all of them favourable.

Bing was introduced yesterday by Microsoft as a "Decision Search Engine". It is still not available to the public yet but will become available very soon.

The word “Bing”, however, is stirring the Web audience. Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer gave a brief definition of it at the All Things Digital Conference. He said they are going with Bing because it can “verb up” while promoting the phrase “Bing me”. He said Bing unambiguously refers to “search”.

TechCrunch said they received a Chinese fortune cookie and they found the word “Bing” means disease. On this Web page, the Chinese word “Bing” could either mean “disease” or “side by side”.

Xian tian bing = congenital disease
Hou tian bing = acquired disease

Wired.com has more meanings for the word “Bing”. In the HBO show “Sopranos” the mafia family is often found hanging out in the restaurant “The Bing”.

In Scotland, the word “Bing” is used to refer to the spoils from the mine (slap heap). So, it could mean “useless rubbish”.

Urban Dictionary has a number of definitions for the word “Bing”. Most of them refer the word to “prison”. One word makes Bing an acronym for “But It’s Not Google”.

Microsoft plans to spend $100 million for Bing's advertising campaign.

Hulu Releases Software Client For Mac, PC Desktops

Hulu has released a software client for PCs and Macs. Users can now watch the movies and TV shows without a browser on their desktop.

Hulu through its new Hulu Labs section allows users to try new products and services for its video service. One of the new products launched today is Hulu Desktop software client.

It is a simple download and installs in minutes in your desktop, works in both Mac OS X and Windows computers. To use this program in your desktop, you need a minimum 2GB RAM memory, Core-Duo processors, Adobe Flash 9.0.124 or higher, 2Mbps Internet Connection and Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or later versions.

It is like the Windows Media Center. The buttons and navigation looks less impressive for now, hopefully they will improve it. When you start the Hulu Desktop, instead of showing the main home page it starts playing one of their pre-selected videos.

PCWorld.com says Hulu Desktop responds to Apple Remotes and Windows Media Center Remotes, so you can navigate the video shows with your remote.

Hulu users can log on change their personal settings and rate the videos.

Since Hulu has major backing from Hollywood, it will be making more money through the advertising built-in the videos.

Hulu Desktop is available only for the U.S. users.

Swedish Artist Sends Odd Objects By Mail And Collects It

Artist sends strange objects by mail.

The artist from Sweden sends any object such a plastic skeleton, glasses, CDs, cards, globe as is without any box and collects it.

Swedish artist Eric Ericson has this special hobby for years. He has been sending the strangest objects by email addressed to “Mr. Cheng”.

He doesn’t box the items, he just sends the way they are. He adds the address on the object itself and adds postage stamps.

Now he has written a book “To Mr. Cheng” with the objects that he received in the end.

It contains a human skeleton, a globe, eye glasses, food cans, single cards, CDs, and many more as shown in the pictures below.

Ericson wanted to see what are the objects is possible to send through the post office and what objects he was able to receive at the other end.

In his interview with Wired.com, Ericson said he has been doing similar things in the past for fun. He didn’t have the intentions to write the book but decided to do it after he collected several objects.


Wired.com asked him what object was difficult for him to send. Ericson replied mannequin was the hardest to ship. Wired.com asked him whether he was obsessed with the postal office.

Yes almost, or at least very interested. I’m very excited about logistics, about the fact that most of the stuff actually arrives. That it works. That you can pay 5.50 [Swedish] kronor [about 70 cents], put it in a mailbox, and the next day the letter arrives in Kiruna [the northernmost city in Sweden].

Ericson added in the end.

I find it fascinating how the whole society works, that people go to work, pay their bills and go on vacation when they should. We’re like ants in a large anthill and we carry out our tasks, even when we don’t want to. We think we’re free, but we’re not. You can’t escape society.

Israeli Scientist Uses Owls Instead Of Pesticides In Farms

Barn Owl. Photo: Jean M.

Israeli scientist along with the government are recommending farmers to use owls and kestrels instead of pesticide to control rodents. They want to reduce the use of toxic pesticides in farms.

This is a win-win situation for the farmers as well as owls and kestrels. Previously, rodents were killed by the toxic pesticides and the birds that ate the dead rodents died as well after ingesting the poison inside rodent’s body.

According to BirdLife International, hundreds of birds including endangered ones have been killed because of the use of poisonous pesticides.

Now the researchers have suggested a natural way to kill rodents with the use of owls and kestrels near the farms by building nests for the natural pest controllers.

Motti Charter, researcher from the Tel Aviv University and team leader of the Global Owl Project in Israel told BBC:

"There is a real need to reduce the use of chemicals in agriculture here. Many farmers think that chemicals are their only option. They use very large amounts of them - spraying them on to their fields from planes,"

Charter recommended to the farmers to install nest boxes for the birds instead of using pesticides.


Kestrel. Photo: Stewart Ho.

The Israeli government is implementing this scheme across the country. Jordanian and Palestinian scientists and charities have also joined to implement this scheme.

The scheme was originally launched in 1983 when some nesting boxes were placed near a kibbutz or farming village in the Bet-She’an Valley. Initially they used owls and later started to using kestrels also. The use of owls and kestrels serves dual purpose, the kestrels hunt during the day and owls hunt during the night according to Charter.

Charter said because of the use of these birds, there has been less crop damage in the area.

According to the World Owl Trust, sponsors of Charter’s research, there are about 1,000 barn owl nest boxes across the country.

Charter added that barn owls are not territorial like other species of owls found in Europe, so they can place nest boxes close to each other.

"The birds will nest wherever there is food and a suitable habitat. They don't know the national boundaries."

Watch Netflix On Computer Using Microsoft Windows Media Center

Netflix in Windows Media Center. Photo: Cnet.com.

Microsoft and Netflix are partnering to allow Windows Vista users to watch Netflix movies on their PC using Windows Media Center. If you are a Netflix subscriber, you can start watching movies today.

Previously, Netflix movies were available via set-top boxes like Boxee; they were available online; and in Xbox gaming consoles. Now, thanks to a partnership with Microsoft, PC users can also watch Netflix movies using Media Center.

Starting Wednesday, PC users with Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Ultimate can watch Netflix movies. Microsoft also has similar content deals with CBSSports.com, Fox Sports and MSNBC.com.

With Media Center, users can use all the different functions, including fast forward, pause and rewind, which were not possible online with a remote control.

Ben Reed, the senior product marketing manager for Windows Media Center, told paidContent:

“The use of familiar controls, of pause, fast forward, rewind. That’s one of the pain-points we hear from consumers about the myriad ways you can consume TV shows and movies online. Each one has a different search and discovery experience; each one has a different player; some work great full screen; some don’t.”

Microsoft will also be adding a new search feature to search for movies and TV shows from Netflix.

Netflix and Microsoft have worked together in the past to provide movies on the Xbox video game console, as well as through Microsoft Silverlight media player. More than one million Xbox owners watch Netflix movies online according to Microsoft.

Translate Email Message Automatically With New Gmail Labs Feature

Gmail Labs has added a new feature that helps translate messages written in a foreign language in the email itself. It is available for both regular and App users of Gmail.

In a global and social environment, we receive messages from users and customers worldwide. Thanks to this new feature it will enable us to read any email message in a language we prefer the most.

Once you enable the “Message Translation” feature in your “Labs” section under “Settings”, you will see a “Translate message to: English” as shown below.

Once you click the button Gmail translates the email message with “Google Translate” language translation tool. You can change the language to up to 41 languages. More languages will be added in the future.


Translate Emails in Gmail with the new "Message Translation" Labs Feature.

This is how Gmail works when it receives an email that has a language other than your default language:

"When Gmail detects one of your messages is in a language other than your default language, you'll see a header at the top of the message. Click the link that says Translate message to.... Your message will be translated inline (no need to open a new tab or window). Or if you want to translate the message and print it too, you can click the down arrow next to the Reply button and select Translate and print. You can also translate an entire conversation. Just click the globe icon on the right side of the conversation and you're good to go,"

I tried this feature in my Gmail account, it works perfectly as advertised. The “Message Translation” Labs feature translates the messages very quickly and effectively. This Labs feature eliminates the need to open another browser window and translate the messages we receive.

This feature is available both for regular Gmail users and Gmail App users for business.

Scribd.com Lets Writers Sell Digital Books Directly

Scribd.com.

Scribd.com, a popular document-sharing website is allowing authors to sell their works in digital format through their store. Authors can earn 80 percent of the posted sale price.

Starting Monday, Scribd.com will let authors sell their books in PDF format via their store link here. Authors can upload their book and sell the books either in DRM or without DRM rights.

Authors publishing books in hard books usually get 10 to 20 percent of the book price, whereas at Scribd.com store authors get 80 percent of the sale price. The pricing is similar to iTunes App Store, where the authors get 70 percent of the sales.

Authors can upload their books and convert the PDF into either secured or unsecured versions. If you want to read the eBook in Amazon Kindle, it has to be in unsecured version.

Scribd.com told New York Times that they are also preparing an application for the iPhone and once it is available users can read the bought documents in iPhone.

Jared Friedman, chief technology officer and a founder of Scribd told New York Times:

One reason publishers are excited to work with us is that they worry that publishing channels are contracting as Amazon and Google are gaining control over the e-book space,”

Amazon Kindle also allows authors to publish their works similarly but Amazon retains bulk of the profits (65 percent). Also, Amazon Kindle books are readable only in Kindle and in iPhone (with Amazon Kindle Application). Scribd.com documents can be read in any PDF reader.

The New Scribd.com Store for Authors. Photo: Scribd.com

Independent publishes like Lonely Planet, O’Reilly Media and Berrett-Koehler have already added all their books in the new Scribd.com store. Major publishers however have not participated in this new venture; probably they are adopting a wait-and-see approach to see how it becomes popular and also how Scribd.com handles piracy.

If you are a budding author and want to publish your book on your own Scribd.com is a good place to start. Also, check Lulu.com, where you can publish in both hard book and digital versions.

Wolfram Alpha Search Engine Not A 'Google Killer'

Wolfram Alpha finally launched this weekend after initial delays. It is definitely not a “Google killer” yet according to Inquisitr.com.

Wolfram Alpha is finally working now at this link after initial unknown delays. It more resembles another much hyped search engine “Cuil”, which many said at that time is a “Google killer” but instead it almost disappeared.

Wolfram Alpha calls itself “computational knowledge engine” and gives more of a summary of results based on the data it collects from known databases. Instead of giving thousands of search results, it gives a summary of various definitions and combinations in one page.

For example, a Google search for the term “Star Trek” would yield thousands of links of articles, photos, and videos, whereas the Wolfram Alpha would give a following summary.

Wolfram Alpha just provides the names of director, producer, actors and actresses, whereas Google provides the main link of the movie “Star Trek”, IMDB’s movie database information, Wikipedia information, trailer videos and other information.


Star Trek 2009 results in Wolfram Alpha.

The speed of Wolfram Alpha is disappointing for now compared to the speed at which Google provides its results. The speed factor however can be discounted for now and hopefully Wolfram Alpha will improve it in the near future.

Wolfram Alpha’s search engine is powered by the powerful “Mathematica” software and collects data from know databases in the web. In it’s about page, it says the following about the search engine.

"Wolfram|Alpha aims to bring expert-level knowledge and capabilities to the broadest possible range of people—spanning all professions and education levels. Our goal is to accept completely free-form input, and to serve as a knowledge engine that generates powerful results and presents them with maximum clarity,"

The new search engine is good to investigate the mathematical formulas, Google also shows the results but we have to click a few pages to get the correct result. Here is one example of how good Wolfram Alpha works:

A Math formula in Wolfram Alpha Search Engine. Wolframalpha.

Wolfram Alpha provides good information about statistics but it gets results from old databases, so if you want the latest information use Google instead. It also gives incorrect answers for some queries such as “Victoria, Australia”. It gives answer about Hong Kong and Australia.

When we search for “population usa” it gives results based on 2007 data. Google shows the results from July 2008 data.

USA Population results in Wolfram Alpha. Wolframalpha.com.

Google Operating System blog says Wolfram is good for simple things like numbers, dates, HTML codes, chemical formulas etc. They call Wolfram Alpha as an “Answer Engine”.

Google provides similar results like “One Box” and tries to get as much information about the search query in one single box at the top along with other search results. Here is one example for "time London".

In my opinion, Wolfram Alpha won’t supplant Google any time soon but it can be used as a good alternative to the search giant. In fact Google can provide the same results of Wolfram Alpha with a new site or a web button like “I’m feeling lucky” and provide a summary of results in one page.

What are your thoughts about Wolfram Alpha? Is it good compared to Google?

Astronauts Watch The New Star Trek Movie From Space

Star Trek 2009. Photo: Freewebs.

NASA officials fulfilled the wishes of a Star Trek fan, who didn’t want to miss the premiere because of his space journey by beaming the movie to the International Space Station. Three astronauts enjoyed the special preview of the movie at the station.

Michael Barratt, the US astronaut requested this movie before he boarded the space shuttle in March. He told NASA officials that he was a big fan of the Star Trek TV series and didn’t want to miss the new movie, J. J. Abrams’ Star Trek.

NASA officials agreed and reformatted the movie so that the astronauts at the station can watch it in their laptop. NASA beamed the movie to the station on Friday morning.

Barratt with his colleagues, Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, 50 and Koichi Wakata, 46, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency watched it at the node “Unity” after dinner. During the screening they had to secure the feet with floor straps to keep them from floating in space according to Nicole Cloutier, NASA spokeswoman.

Cloutier told New York Times:

“They just ended their crew day...so they’re watching it now, or just finishing it up. They can go all day without seeing each other, so this is a good chance to get together.”

Cloutier said the node is a “dark and quiet” area and the crew selected it as a good spot to watch the movie. She said the crew seldom see each other during the day and get together like this to watch a movie.

Barratt said the original TV series inspired him to become an astronaut. He said watching the new Star Trek movie would be a perfect one to watch at the International Space Station.

Barratt said in a press release:

“‘Star Trek’ blended adventure, discovery, intelligence and storytelling that assumes a positive future for humanity...The International Space Station is a real step in that direction, with many nations sharing in an adventure the world can be proud of."

Get a Free Copy of ColdPlay's Latest Album 'Left Right Left Right Left'

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Move To Gmail From Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL Mail With Migration Tool

Gmail has added a simple migration tool by which you can easily switch to Gmail from other email providers such as Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, AOL Mail and from internet email accounts with Verizon, Comcast, EarthLink etc.

Previously Gmail allowed migration from other email accounts with a “mail fetcher” tool, but they worked only with email accounts which allowed “POP forwarding”.

The new tool powered by “TrueSwitch” allows easy migration from several email account providers. You can migrate all the email messages as well as contacts with a simple tool available for all new Gmail accounts. This tool is available only on a limited basis for existing Gmail accounts but will become available for everyone in the near future.

With this simple tool, you can migrate to Gmail from Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, AOL Mail and from internet Email providers like Verizon, Comcast, EarthLink and many more.

How to Migrate to Gmail from Other Email Accounts?

Go to Settings --> “Account and Import” --> Click “Import mail and contacts” and enter your email account details, the new tool will help you transfer all your emails as well as contacts without any additional steps.

Migrate to Gmail from Other Email accounts. Gmailblog.blogspot.com

You can import contacts, import old mail and import any new mail for the next thirty days.

Move emails, contacts to Gmail from other email. Gmailblog.blogspot.com

The “TrueSwitch” migration tool also offers similar migration procedures to Yahoo and Hotmail from various email accounts.

The migration will take up to two days depending on the amount of messages in the mail box.

Scientists: High Levels of Flame Retardant Dound In Dolphins

Dolphin. Photo: Bertrand Duperrin, Flickr.com.

The dolphins found closer to the Miami coast area in the US, have high levels of flame retardant chemical in their blubbers. The chemical may cause sterility in dolphins according to scientists.

A study of wild dolphins in Biscayne Bay in Miami showed that dolphins are polluted by the toxic flame retardant chemical. They also found the banned DDT, PCB and mercury in its blubber. The researchers found the chemicals were higher in those dolphins that lived closer to the Miami area.

The scientists are worried that flame retardant chemical, used in furniture, clothes and electronics to prevent them from burning may cause sterility in dolphins.

America is the world’s largest producer of flame retardants and in 2001 it supplied about 50 percent of the market.

In a government study, the flame retardant chemical was found to be the main cause in the death of unborn dolphin calves for first time mothers. During gestation, the chemical from the mother is passed on to the calf according to researchers.

The chemicals are also found in humans, who have ingested seafood from that area. Scientists are not sure what level of the chemicals will become harmful for the humans but believe it may impair child brain development and affect the immune functions.

Pocketful Of Sunshine - Song

This is a remake of Natasha Bedingfield's Pocketful of Sunshine, that version is good but this acoustic version by Boyce Avenue is much better.



Lyrics from LyricsReg.com.

I got a pocket,
Got a pocket full of sunshine
I got a love an' I know that it's all mine
Oh, oh whoa oh
Do what you want,
But you never gonna break me,
Sticks an' stones are never gonna shake me
No, oh whoa, oh

[Chorus]
Take me away (take me away)
A secret place (a secret place)
A sweet escape (a sweet escape)
Take me away (take me away)
Take me away (take me away)
To better days (to better days)
Take me away (take me away)
A hiding place (a hiding place)

[Interlude]
I got a pocket,
Got a pocket full of sunshine
I got a love an' I know that it's all mine
Oh, oh whoa, oh
Do what you want,
But you never gonna break me,
Sticks an' stones are never gonna shake me
No, oh, whoa oh

I got a pocket,
Got a pocket full of sunshine
I got a love an' I know that it's all mine
Oh, oh whoa, oh

Wish that you could,
But you ain't gonna own me
Do anything you can to control me
No, oh No-o

[Chorus]
Take me away (take me away)
A secret place (a secret place)
A sweet escape (a sweet escape)
Take me away (take me away)
Take me away (take me away)
To better days (to better days)
Take me away (take me away)
A hiding place (A hiding place)

[Hook]
There's this place that I go
Where nobody knows
Where the rivers flow
And I call it home
And there's no more lies
And the darkness is light
And nobody cries
There's only butterflies

[Chorus 2x]
Take me away (take me away)
A secret place (a secret place)
A sweet escape (a sweet escape)
Take me away (take me away)
Take me away (take me away)
To better days (to better days)
Take me away (take me away)
A hiding place (a hiding place)

Take me away (take me away)
A secret place (a secret place)
A sweet escape (a sweet escape)
Take me away (take me away)
Take me away (take me away)
To better days (to better days)
Take me away (take me away)
A hiding place (a hiding place)

[Chorus & Interlude MIX]
Take me away (take me away)
A secret place (a secret place)
A sweet escape (a sweet escape)
Take me away (take me away)
Take me away (take me away
To better days (to better days)
Take me away (take me away)
A hiding place (a hiding place)

I got a pocket,
Got a pocket full of sunshine
I got a love and I know that it's all mine
Oh, oh, oh
I got a pocket,
Got a pocket full of sunshine
I got a love and I know that it's all mine
Oh, oh, oh

The sun's on my side
Take me for a ride
I smile up to the sky
I know I'll be alright

The sun's on my side
Take me for a ride
I smile up to the sky
I know I'll be alright

Google World's Top Brand And First To Reach $100 Billion Mark

The annual BrandZ has named Google as the “Most valuable Global brand” and also becomes the first one to reach the $100 billion mark.

Despite recession in the US, Google becomes the number one brand with a value of $100 billion more than $23 billion compared to the second ranked Microsoft ($76.2 billion).

Among the top 10 rankings in this annual list there are eight American companies.

IBM is ranked fourth, Apple fifth and soft drinks manufacturer and iconic brand Coca-Cola is ranked third with $67.6 billion.

The brand value of the company is calculated as shown in the following figure:

Millwardbrown.com

BrandZ 'Brand Value' Calculation.

The BrandZ list is published by research firm Millward Brown Optimor. The total value of the top 100 most valuable global brands has increased by 2 percent to $1.95 trillion. Despite the global economic turmoil where most key financial indicators have went down considerably, the brand name has sustained the company says Joanna Seddon, CEO of Millward Brown Optimor:

"In the current environment, where the value of many businesses has fallen, brand has become even more important because it can help to sustain companies in tough times,"

Seddon added those companies that continues to invest in their brand during the recession will succeed as the economy grows compared to those who cut spending.

To read the full report (PDF) click here.

The EcoloBlue Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) Makes Purified Water Straight From The Air

The EcoloBlue Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) makes purified water straight from the air. Each machine can provide up to 7 gallons (28 liters) of clean water each day.

It sounds like magic, but it's true: So far, EcoloBlue AWG has been used in a pre-Oscar party, Green Inaugural Ball, in Frank Lloyd Wright Unity Temple Restoration and many others.



EcoloBlue AWG has a stainless steel tank, biodegradable plastics and a filtration system. The water filtration goes through a multi-stage process such as Carbon Filtration, Reverse Osmosis, UV lamp Sterilization and "Electrostatic Anti-Bacteria and Anti-Virus filter". The water is then passed through a “Mineral Filter” to ensure healthy minerals are inside.

A basic EcoloBlue AWG model can produce up to 7 gallons (28 liters) of clean water every day. It can store up to 4 gallons (16 liters) of water.

Water also costs less to produce with this device than it does to make a bottle of water; the average cost per gallon of water from EcoloBlue AWG is about 20 cents (for electricity), while the bottled water costs $1.60 per gallon. The only cost involved with the EcoloBlue AWG is electricity and the cost involved in changing the filters.

The EcoloBlue AWG unit is priced at $1,350, or about the same amount as a water cooler found in many office buildings. The EcoloBlue AWG could be used in emergency situations where victims or survivors need immediate access to clean water.

The units work best at 50 per cent humidity or more, but it's capable of working at 30 per cent humidity or more (typical of winter months). It can also be plugged into to regular water lines and be used as a filter.

You can purchase an EcoloBlue AWG directly from the manufacturers here.

New Gmail Labs Feature Helps Search Within Gmail

A new Gmail Labs feature enables email users to search the Internet from within Gmail rather than having to launch a new window.

Gmail is becoming a more powerful email platform, thanks to Gmail Labs. Google has been able to add features like “Add photos”, preview YouTube, Flickr and Yelp reviews in email, a location signature (you can add the location where you are sending emails from), SMS Messaging in email and more.

The latest one is “Google Search” available through Google Labs. Previously, if you are chatting or if you want to find an item in Google search, you would have to open a new page and perform the search. Now, however, once you enable the “Google Search” in Labs, you can search from within the email page itself.

Enable 'Google Search' in Gmail. Cgullworld.blogspot.com

To activate this setting from within Gmail, click on "Labs" on the top right of the screen, then click "enable" beside the Google Search feature. After you enable this feature by clicking "Save Changes," it will show a small Web search window on the left side of your inbox.

When you search for a term, it will open a small window and you can browse within Gmail or open a new window. The small window shows individual results and you can either copy a link, or copy the information by going to the individual result and you will see a green arrow. When you click this green arrow, you will see three options: “Paste result”, “Paste URL” and “Send Email." You can choose any one of them.


You can copy the link and email it to your contact.

The official Gmail blog says you can use this feature for the following:

• If you're reading a message, you can start a reply to the message with the search result as the first thing in your reply.
• If you're writing a message, you can paste the result, or just the URL into your message.
• If you're chatting with someone, you can send the result via chat.
• You can also always compose a new message to send the search result