FREE Gadgets for Windows

Top 100 Videos Gadget

Get the Latest Celebrity News as Featured on TMZ.com

The TMZ Gadget keeps you constantly connected to the hottest entertainment headlines on TMZ.com, and delivers them directly to your Windows Vista Desktop. The gadget includes:

  • Quick and easy access to full articles or related videos on TMZ.com
  • Article preview fly-outs: read the first few sentences of any TMZ headline right in the gadget
  • 12 standard "skins" to customize your TMZ gadget with the color of your choice
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Video Gagdet

Find, Watch, and Share Videos With Ease!

The AOL Video Gadget lets you enjoy the Web's latest videos right from your desktop. From news and music videos to movie trailers and more, you'll always have our ten latest videos in each category right at your fingertips.

  • Sleek, user-friendly design.
  • 12 "skins" to choose from.
  • Real-time ticker that highlights the best videos as they are added to the Web!
  • Easily email the currently playing video to a friend -- just enter an email address and click the envelope in the corner.

If you're hooked on the latest online videos, the AOL Video Gadget gives you a whole new way to satisfy your craving.

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Search Gadget

One Click to What They're Talking About

The AOL Search Gadget allows you to easily search the Web from your Windows Vista desktop.

It also shows current Hot Searches, providing one-click access to what's hot on the Web.

Easily see what people are searching for:
  • Breaking news
  • Sports
  • Entertainment

AOL Search is different -- it's search for the way people think, so you can search less and discover more. Get comprehensive Web results enhanced by Google@reg;, plus one-click access to relevant videos, pictures, sound clips, local maps and more.

(Are you using Yahoo Widgets? If so, click here to get the AOL Search Gadget for Yahoo.)

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Mail and AIM Gadget

Desktop Access to Your Email and IMs

With the AOL Mail and AIM Gadget, your email, instant messages and Buddy List® window are always within easy reach -- right on your desktop.

And you don't even have to open up your Web browser or AOL® software to get to them.

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  • Keeps a count of how many email messages are in your inbox, lets you read the most recent ones and notifies you when new messages arrive
  • Tracks your incoming IMs so you never miss an important message -- read them at a glance and send a reply with one click
  • Lets you know when your buddies update their AIM® pages, journals, blogs or away messages
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Top 100 Videos Gadget

Stay Up-to-Date on the Latest Political Polls With the AOL Hot Seat

The AOL Hot Seat Gadget features daily political poll questions from some of the biggest political bloggers on the Internet, including The Huffington Post, Time's Swampland, Slate, The Politico, Crooks & Liars, Power Line and Captain's Quarters.

  • Vote on daily political polls right within the undocked gadget
  • Track real-time poll question results nationally and by state
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Mail and AIM Gadget

Download the latest desktop widget from AOL Music featuring the top 100 hottest music videos, related artist videos and special features.

This widget is available for free and currently works on both MAC and PC computers. Click on the "Download Widget" button to start the installation process.

Note that you will also need to install the Adobe Air plugin to run this widget. If you do not currently have the "Air" plugin then you will be prompted automatically to install it first before installing the Top 100 Videos Widget.

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