Widgets, gadget…whatever you want to call them are all the rave. No it’s not just Apple doing them. The open development is what makes these little apps fun. A new level of collaborative creativity will be needed from functionality, design and development.

What sets Yahoo! Widget Engine apart from other scripting applications is that it takes full advantage of today’s advanced graphics. This allows Widgets to blend fluidly into your desktop without the constraints of traditional window borders. Toss in some sliding and fading, and these little guys are right at home in Windows XP and Mac OS X.

The format for these Widgets is completely open and easy to learn so creating your own Widgets is an extremely easy task.

Check out the Microsoft Gadgets site.

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