Download a Collection of Handy, All-Glass Gadgets

I know that opinions vary on this subject, but I quite like the gadgets in Windows Vista and Windows 7. There are enough genuinely useful gadgets -- like e-mail notifications, weather displays, and search index monitors -- that they're worth the screen space they take on my desktop.

And now I've found a collection of all-glass gadgets that are visually stunning and quite useful at the same time.

Chameleon Glass is a collection of 14 gadgets with a cohesive, all-glass visual theme. With a single download, you get these gadgets:

Calendar
Analog clock
Shutdown/restart/lock PC control
CPU monitor
E-mail notification
2 network monitors
2 notepad apps
Hard drive monitor
Internet radio
Recycle Bin monitor
System monitor
Weather monitor

If you like a clean, elegant desktop, then these glass gadgets should appeal to you. You can read more about these gadgets (and see screenshots of them in action) at deviantART, or you can download them directly. [via DownloadSquad]

Dave Johnson

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Dave Johnson is editor of eHow Tech and author of three dozen books, including the best-selling How to Do Everything with Your Digital Camera. Dave has previously worked at Microsoft and has written about technology for a long list of magazines that include PC World and Wired.

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