http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EKfCI8QuAaM/SSVI-tbNdPI/AAAAAAAAAvU/efuRDkXJjuM/s320/iWidget.png

Does anyone know exactly what this is and whether it's new? I can see the image on Google Japan's blog but the auto translation doesn't explain everything. Google translates the headline to "Google Mobile has launched i widget". "Google mobile widgets, 2008 in November of September 20, F01-A and can be used in the P01-A ... Google mobile widgets, your mobile life will improve more and more incredible. We will continue to develop, so you have to use their feedback to please us."

Translation: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F~r%2FGoogleJapanBlog%2F~3%2F459482361%2Fgoogle-i.html
Japanese source: http://googlejapan.blogspot.com/2008/11/google-i.html

This news article could be related:
http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/docomo-unveils-new-series-of-handsets

Some mobile phones offered by DoCoMo in Japan include an application called iWidget. One of the widgets that are available is Google Widgets, which lets you perform searches and access some Google services.

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