We’ll Always Have Paris: The Dashboard

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Aaaaah, remember the honeymoon phase of the Dashboard? Everyone was talking up widgets, gas was $0.50 a gallon, and “Weed” was “Grass.” Yeah, me too. Good times. However, those days are long over. Widgets aren’t in vogue anymore. Maybe you’d like some gadgets? No? Me neither.

I write the Apple A Day application recommendations here at Macgasm, so I am constantly on the prowl for the latest and greatest. If there is something cool in the works, I’ve probably heard rumblings about it. I haven’t heard a single peep from the widget front in YEARS. There just isn’t any real innovation in the field. People aren’t making cool widgets. I want some sex in my widgets, damn it!

I want to hear from you. Why do you think there is a serious hole in the widget market? Why aren’t developers doing cool things with the Dashboard anymore? Maybe you have a super cool widget that nobody knows about. I’d love to hear about it. Sound off in the comments, or hit me up on Twitter. Tell me what is up in widget world, and what you’d like to see happen.

Photo Credit: jepoirrier

  • http://www.pixellica.com Derek

    I had this brief, lovely affair with Dashboard as well.

    I’ve had it turned off for aeons now. Ah well…

    • http://macgasm.net Joshua Schnell

      It was the exact same thing for me. It seems like I have a hard time remembering that it even exists.

  • Stevnv

    I just checked my dashboard and despite having this macbook for 5 months, the weather is still set to Cupertino. oops
    Despite being able to make my own widgets with web clips, I forgot about it as well.
    I don’t think i’ve hit the dedicated dashboard button since i got my ipod touch.

    • http://www.macgasm.net Joshua Schnell

      I guess we can officially declare the death of the dashboard. :)