div>My brother Tom noticed a difference when using Gmail yesterday. When he moused-over a certain email in his inbox, a popup-like box appeared with a preview of that email. It seemed pretty cool even if apparently not ready for prime time. Google pulled the plug on the new feature just minutes after he played around with it but not before he got a screenshot! See image below and click through for full screen version:
*Update* From the comments: “Sorry. False alarm. I just realized that this is a feature of “Better Gmail,” a firefox plugin I started using a few weeks ago. I must have right-clicked by accident on my laptop. Still, it’s a pretty cool feature for those who want it. Better Gmail also allows you to add your Google Reader onto the same page, if you want to.”
*Update 2* See this post over at Google Blogoscoped for screenshots of what’s being called Gmail 2.0.
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Looks a bit like the google reader interface when you use iGoogle…could be pretty nice, could be extremely annoying! Looking forward to seeing it.
Sorry. False alarm. I just realized that this is a feature of “Better Gmail,” a firefox plugin I started using a few weeks ago. I must have right-clicked by accident on my laptop. Still, it’s a pretty cool feature for those who want it. Better Gmail also allows you to add your Google Reader onto the same page, if you want to.
I updated the post to include your comment, Tom. And even if just a feature of “Better Gmail,” it’s time for my email to get upgraded!