We're still not entirely certain what
Google Wave is for -- or even if humans are capable of comprehending it -- but we do know that we're super-intrigued by the idea of third-party extensions that hook into the fledging messaging platform, and it sounds like the folks in Mountain View are as well. Google's planning to launch both an extension gallery and extension store in the coming months, which would allow users to easily find, buy, and share apps for Wave. It's not clear how the sharing will work, or how much Google expects extensions to cost, but it's certainly an interesting way to capitalize on Wave's flexibility. Our first request? An extension to kill live-typing. Let's make it happen.
posted Oct 27th 2009 1:34PM
An extension to kill live typing? I believe there's already an option to turn it off whenever you want.
I just noticed your post time is earlier than Turd's but his/her post is first! weird! I guess the system took longer to process the first post!
Dang reply button, that was supposed to go to Tom!
Yeah, you just check the Draft box.
Engadget fail.
Yeah, I'm not sure Engadget has even tried it.
I've been using Wave for a month now and I think it's pretty easy -- even my non technophile friends like it a lot.
You clearly don't have a googlewave account, because live typing can't be turned off.. they might be adding it like they said in their video, but for now we can't and its REALLY lame.
They mentioned in their original Wave presentation that live typing was an option you could turn off by ticking a box. Sorry to disappoint.
I would just like an invite to use the system!
What's your email? I have 15ish invites remaining. They don't go through straight away though.
I'd like to try wave too, how can I get an invitation? :), my e-mail is gustavomgff@gmail.com
I want one, but I don't really want to post my email where spambots can get it. I'd respond to an email to waveinvite@mailinator.com though.
Awesome. Thanks!
correnos@gmail.com
mkyb14 at gmail dot com. Cheers!
private.information@gmail.com
Wow I'd kill for one, thanks! ~~~ iamlogansmith@gmail.com
Would love it if you could send me an invite... alexmode21 at hotmail.com
@Maxwell Ash
PLEASE!!!! :) > mafia D0T ru AT gmail <
btw, if anybody is willing to wait (months?years?), here's an official invite page:
https://services.google.com/fb/forms/wavesignup/
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I would looooove an invite.
jarrod158 (attt) gmail.com
cheers mate.
gustavomgff@gmail.com, correnos@gmail.com: Mmmkay so how do you like your viagra?
wow i'd be grateful to have an invite aswell. My email is:
huschke [at] gmail [dot] com
I just invited everyone who put down their emails. I don't think google send them out straight away, the first few people I invited took a couple of days to get the email.
THANKS, ENGADGET WAVE SOON!
Looks pretty complicated to the average user.. Wonder if it'll be the next-big-mainstream-thing.
anyone willing to share a google wave invite - thx
Buying apps for Wave...something doesn't sound right.
But then, there are people who buy apps on facebook. Heh
its a headache in IE but its really easy in google chrome. You just drag and drop and talk.
I like to think of it as 1 note on the internet. ( only wish i had more wave friends).
( only wish i had more wave friends)
I know, I'm just hanging around in public waves.
that's why you gotta send out invites!
me first :)
Yeah, send us out invites and we can start a small Engadget wave
Looking for someone to Wave?
Send me an invite, an Engadget Wave would be great!
If your having problems in IE then you can get chrome frame. It allows internet explorer to display webpages using the Chornium framework.
PS. I may have phrased myself wrong here and there but I think you'll get the jist of what I'm saying.
Hell yeah dude! Send us invites! Engaget wave is (potentially) go!
I’m sure it’s going to be great although the interface looks’ a little cheesy.
Regards,
Dan
I think Wave's biggest problem right now, is the lack of users. It really needs to move more into the main-stream before it becomes more useful.
I sent nominations to two co-workers, that I would like to get in. One person lives half-a-state away, while two of us are in the same location. I think it could prove valuable for tracking our projects, and bringing in "principals" that have a stake in projects to get their on-going feedback. The ability to have people join in, and catch up is great.
Probably the best way to think of Wave, is an email replacement with IM built in. It really is designed for collaboration. If you are not in a collaboration environment, in its current incarnation, it does not have a lot of use.
Yeah. I'm on wave. I spent about 5 minutes with it and haven't logged in since. Not sure what the hell to do with it, don't have the time to figure it out :)
^ And this is why those damn wave invites were wasted. Give them to people who could actually USE them
GAH!
I've been using it for a few weeks and it's not a headache at all. After you spend 5 min getting familiar with the interface and functions, it's a breeze. And yes, you can turn off live typing if you choose. Works like a champ in Safari.
Google's Business model: Offer services -> Collect personal data of service users -> Sell data to advertisers -> Make money -> Make new services.
Now imagine everybody would do this (E.g. microsoft in windows). The internet would be a personal data collecting machine and
personal data would be traded like normal goods. Big Brother nightmare at its best.
No, google is not evil. Only the beginning of it.
Man I called that gadget store! My other prediction, android apps will plug in.
I don't get it?
I'm not seeing a lot of value in this at the moment. If you're talking about group collaboration, when do you have a situation where several people in a group would be typing on a document at the same time. That would be seriously distracting.
If you use it for off-line collaboration, then it becomes something of a poor man's Sharepoint.
I'll hold off for now.
I wish they would allow second tier members to invite others and enable the new spell checker!
Wave invite PLZ!!
I just saw a couple videos and articles related to Wave. Seems like something that would be very useful. Hell for those D&D guys out there... search on RPG and Wave. LOL
now back to me search of the interwebs for an invite....
Many of us "second-wavers" got no invites with our wave accounts - so there is nothing to invite with.
Can someone send me an Invite? I would like to try it out.
Hello all. Could someone send me an invite also? I've been yearning to try this out. Thanks.
I 2nd everyone's claim that disabling live type is already an option; Wave only becomes worthwhile when all your friends do too instead of Google's current position of hoarding invites?
Jew-lin? o.O
Personally I think a Wave App Store is the lamest thing I've heard about Wave period. Google is all about keeping things free in exchange for all your data. So why would they charge for 3rd-party extensions? That would be like Firefox requiring you to pay for plug-ins and themes. In a tech world headed more towards open-source this is quite disconcerting to hear.
As for Live Typing being turned off- you either like it or you don't and personally I think that is what makes wave unique, it forces you to think a little bit before you just type something; also lets you see how people think!