If you use Twitter, then the TwitterGadget from LOGIKA Corporation is a very useful tool for your iGoogle page.

This gadget has all the functionalities of Twitter. Simply add the gadget to your iGoogle page, log in and it’s like you are logged in via Twitter’s actual website.

Through the gadget, you can still look at your home page, view your friends, see your direct messages and @ replies. But because it is indeed a gadget, using it through the home view can be quite cumbersome with the scrolling. Switching to canvas view allows it to be more user-friendly.

I am a fan of this gadget because it saves me from having to log into one more website everyday.

Are you on Twitter? Will you be using this gadget?

With Google Translate, you can easily translate words from one language to the next. Simply enter in the text. Choose the original language and the language you wanted it to be translated to.

Voila! (There you have it.) “I love you” turns right into “Je t’aime.”

A nice and simple tool. I think it’s a must have for every iGoogle page. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, you can use this gadget to spice up your love letters.

Most everyone with any internet know-how has heard of Twitter. It is a service that allows you to post updates about yourself and read updates of others. Some would even say that Twitter is an obsession. So it is no surprise why the brand new TwitterGadget is so popular. In fact it is so popular that they had to shut down the service, because there was more demand than they could handle. No worries, though, because they have made upgrades and assure us that there will be no more interruptions.

The TwitterGadget provides all the necessary features for Twitter. You can easily add updates by typing the message into the text box. Than to submit you have to click on the image at the bottom right of the text box, though I still can’t figure out what that image is supposed to be.  Below the text box there is a simple tabbed menu that allows you to see your replies, favorites, and all messages that are publicly available.

One of my biggest (and only) complaints  is that as far as I can tell there is no way to change the background of the gadget. This wouldn’t normally be an issue, but that shade of blue is as ugly as it gets in my opinion.

Also it should be noted that Gmail has opened up the option for adding gadgets to your Gmail page. TwitterGadget is just about as convenient as it gets to have right at your fingertips while writing emails.

Most people these days have unlimited text messaging on their cell phone plans. However, I still know quite a few people who don’t, and going over your allotted monthly texts can be costly (around 40 cents a text sometimes).

The Free Text Messaging gadget from Txt2Day.com allows the user to send free text messages to anyone with a cell phone on over 50 networks, including AT&T, Nextel, T-mobile and Verizon. Simply enter the recipient’s 10 digit cell phone number, select the provider, enter some text and click the “Send It” button.

With the message, “test,” I sent a message to my own cell phone and received the text seconds later. I received the text along with some other information. The sender’s information is recorded as “unknown@noreply.com.” The sender’s IP address is also included in the text. This information is then followed by the message and with the word, “End” at the bottom of the text.

Here is the text:

unknown@noreply.com / Sent by IP 99.999.999.99 / test

End

The text does not give any information about who the sender is. So if you are sending a text message to a new recipient for the first time, it might be a good idea to inform the recipient who you are. Just include your name in the text. Other wise, he might be a little alarmed to receive such a random message and never be able to respond.

While the useful part of the gadget is rather small, the box that houses the gadget is actually very large to accommodate the ads. The iGoogle user can not minimize the gadget either. A constant pink “Wanna Flirt” button is always visible, too. Depending on your text messaging plan, this gadget can prove to be very useful. Just ignore the ads.