You might have seen many Gmail gadgets in the Gmail labs feature. You can add or remove any of these lab features or gadgets by enabling or disabling it with a click of a button. There are several other Gmail gadgets available which you can add to your Gmail interface.

These gadgets are very useful and save a lot of time. In order to add these gadgets to your Gmail account first you need to enable a feature in Gmail labs. Go to the Gmail Labs section, now scroll down to the bottom of the feature list, there you will find an option called “add any gadget by URL”. Enable this option and click on “save changes”.

After doing this you can add any custom Gmail gadgets to your Gmail account to start using that feature right inside of Gmail. To add these features go to the Gadgets section in your Gmail account and copy paste the URL of the gadget in the space provided and click Add.

Google Map Search

URL: http://www.twittergadget.com/gadget_gmail.xml

Google Maps has revolutionized the way we look at the maps these days. Using Google Maps search you can search for any location on the face of the earth and also get driving direction to that location if available. Google Maps have covered most of the popular cities, if you find yourself in a foreign city use Google Map Search to find the location you are looking for and also get driving direction to that location. You can also search for an address that you have just received in the mail without leaving Gmail.

Twitter Gadget

URL: http://www.twittergadget.com/gadget_gmail.xml

If you are using Twitter and want to update your status right from Gmail then you can use this gadget. Using this gadget you can update your status, read your friends timeline and also view your favorites. You can retweet, replay and direct message using this gadget.

Facebook Gadget

URL: http://www.brianngo.net/ig/facebook.xml

Using this gadget you can get most of the features that you use most right inside your Gmail account. You can check updates from your friends view their photos and also perform Facebook search. You need to grant permission using your Facebook credentials for the first time you install this gadget.

World Clock

URL: http://gad.getpla.net/poly/clock.xml

If you are working with clients from different parts of the world and need to know the time in their time zone then this gadget will help you. You can easily view time in various parts of the world easily in your Gmail sidebar.

Remember the Milk

URL: http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/modules/googleig/rtm.xml

Remember the Milk is one of the most popular to-do list manager. Using this gadget for Gmail you can set notifications to let you remember about important meetings, mails or daily routine for that matter.

Google Calculator

URL: http://calebegg.com/calc.xml

Google Calculator helps in solving simple arithmetic equations and unit conversation. It can also perform complex math calculations and algebra. This gadget can be very handy if you want to calculate problems present in your mails.