Integration, a form of an extension, is a wonderful concept that the Google Wave team capitalized on. Through integration, users will be able to bridge the gap between various websites and Google Wave. One example of this is Twitter. Users will be able to see other people’s tweets, search tweets, and simply tweet on Twitter through Google Wave. Integration will allow wave users to be able to manage various types of websites all on Google Wave. Google has invented a software that will eliminate the need to surf through numerous accounts online to check up on updates.
Here you will see a couple examples of extensions, and the second example is a phenomenal robot named Rosie. With this, you can talk to anyone in the world!
We wanted to show you a short clip of gadgets that the Google Wave Team has implemented into their waves. They are truly remarkable! I can’t wait to play a game of Scrabble with other wave users!
Extensions on Google Wave can be thought of like applications on Facebook or Myspace. Having applications on your Facebook account allows for a more complete experience, and in the same way, extensions will be devices that will enhance your Google Wave affairs by far. There are two types of extensions: gadgets and robots.
Gadgets are extensions that act like individual appliances within a wave. A couple examples of gadgets include the search engine within the waves and games such as Sudoku and Chess.
Robots are extensions that are actively involved in the conversation within the wave. One example of an amazing robot which was demonstrated in the Google I/O 2009 is a translation robot. This robot can translate forty different languages, and the coolest thing about it is that it translates word by word, character by character in real time.
There are no limitations when coming to variations of robots and gadgets. Since Google Wave is open source, as I’ve explained previous posts, any developer from around the world can create their own robots and gadgets. Because of this, extensions will enhance the Google Wave experience in ways we cannot even begin to comprehend.
Google Wave is a new, hi-tech communication platform that merges the capabilities of Email, IM, other social networks and more into one. It is a tool that will enhance the notion of collaboration as we know it today. You will be able to connect with people like never before. Google Wave will be launching later this year, and we want to provide you with everything that you need to know about Google Wave so that once it launches, you will be surfing it in no time. This is one wave you won’t want to miss. The possibilities with Google Wave are endless, and you don’t want to be left behind waiting for the next wave to come.
