Google unveils Web-based calendar app

**peat moss** · 04-14-2006, 03:01 PM

[news=http://www.google.com/calendar/images/calendar_sm2.gif]Google on Thursday unveiled a free Web-based calendar application that is expected to heat up competition with Yahoo and Microsoft.

The beta version of Google Calendar, which can be accessed without a Gmail account, enables users to search for and add events from within the program or through Web sites that use open standards for calendars. Such sites are invited to add Google Calendar buttons next to events they list.

Users of the new Google application can also access events from friends' shared calendars and import events from Microsoft Outlook. Once they add events, they can use a "Search My Calendars" searchbar to find them. Events can also be created by typing simple messages like "Lunch with Kate 11:30 a.m.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6060741.html

Homepage: https://www.google.com/accounts/Serv...com%2Fcalendar[/news]

**twisterX** · 04-14-2006, 03:12 PM

This is great news!!!!

**peat moss** · 04-15-2006, 04:10 PM

Seems to be getting good reviews ?

http://searchenginewatch.com/searchd...le.php/3598681

**Esdras** · 04-15-2006, 04:13 PM

Thanks for the info.

**lukeg** · 04-15-2006, 10:19 PM

nice, looks cool, i wonder what will google think of next?

**peat moss** · 04-16-2006, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by lukeg

nice, looks cool, i wonder what will google think of next?

Google Granted Voice Search Patent :

http://www.betanews.com/article/Goog...ent/1144950127

Sounds very futuristic no ?

**twisterX** · 04-16-2006, 05:08 PM

Ill use anything google. Put that Google logo on it an im happy

**lukeg** · 04-16-2006, 11:01 PM

hmm the voice recognition stuff is pretty interesting, however i am not to really fond of it, the reason to that is that it still isn't perfected. If you have someone with a deep voice the result of what you are trying to say comes out whack