Free Windows Gadgets
Windows Live Gallery is the place where you will find the coolest and the most useful free Windows gadgets. Here you find everything from security and safety gadgets to games gadgets.
The WeatherCenter is a free Windows gadget that checks current forecast and weather anywhere in the world. The updates of the forecast are made automatically by the gadget and the information is provided by seven different sources: NOAA (for USA only), WeatherBug, The WeatherNetwork, MSN, Weather Underground, AccuWeather and The Weather Channel. The WeatherCenter has also the following built-in languages: Ukrainian, Russian, Japanese, Hebrew, German and English.
System Monitor is a free Windows gadget created by BuildAGadget.com. This is a small customizable tool that displays your system’s internal readings. The gadget includes the following information: time monitors, WiFi connections, Battery, IP, RAM and, of course, CPU. The gadget works great with Windows 7 and it also supports quad core and dual core.
Vista Calculator is a free gadget for the Windows Vista operating system and it is a simple and small calculator that can be transformed into a scientific calculator. The scientific calculator has the following features: pi number, cos, sin, tan, power of 2, power of 3, factorial, log and ln. This small gadget also allows you to change between radians and degrees using the settings from the menu.
Traffic by Bing Maps is a free Windows gadget created by Microsoft. This gadget is very useful if you don’t want to find yourself stuck in traffic and miss that important appointment or meting. The gadget uses real-time traffic conditions from your area and includes cities across US and Canada. The gadget works very well and you will find it on Windows Live Gallery.
CTcontrol is a time and date gadget with the following features: shows the date (day of the week, month and year), displays the quarter of the year and displays digital time and internet Beat Time. It also includes: countdown till next year, timer function and alarm clock for 24 h. CTcontrol supports the following languages: Norwegian, French, Dutch, German and English.
FreeHD is a free Windows gadget that allows you to watch WebTV and to listen to WebRadios on your sidebar. The full screen option is also available and you can also add and play your own media. You can also create your own playlists and you can schedule the gadget for recordings. The gadget is very easy to install and it works only on Windows Vista.
AutoShutdown is a cool and small gadget that allows you to quickly log off, restart or shutdown your computer. You can set the time you want for this actions and you can choose from different interface styles. The gadget works very well and it easy to use. You will find it on Windows Live Gallery and it is free to download.
