Google Desktop Google Voice Gadget allows users to log-in and make calls directly from their desktop. It has the ability to take over the voice mail from your cell phone. Thus, the cross platform desktop application provides quick access to voice mail and SMS messages directly from your desktop. The application is very much similar to the popular ‘Skype’. This post gives a brief description about the Google Desktop Google Voice Gadget.

Features of Google Desktop Voice Gadget

The desktop voice gadget from Google includes just the basic features. It includes the inbox and contacts tab in a simple layout-this ensures that you don’t fail to see any incoming mails/messages. Nothing much can be expected from this. However, if you are using MAC, you have the option to make use of ‘Fluid’ in order to build a stand-alone browser for Google voice. The call quality is supposed to be really good, and the clarity is simply superb; you don’t hear any irritating echos.

Downside of the Application

There’s a hurdle of this application is that Google is not keen on offering this as a downloadable software package; instead they want it to be a web-based app. However, a petition is created by Google voice fans intending to collect at least half a million signatures in an effort to provide evidence to Google that users prefer this as a downloadable package.

The Google Desktop Google Voice Gadget is expected to be launched at the earliest and is likely to become a feasible substitute for ‘Skype’.