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Google家族再添新丁。 这个小软件旨在防止人酒后误发一些时候追悔莫及的信息。 根据设计，Mail Goggle在傍晚后以及周末时间自动开启。当用户登陆邮箱后，系统会要求用户在1分钟内正确回答五道简单的数学题以确保用户有着清醒的头脑。 早先个别手机制造商就已经推出类似的产品。韩国LG的LP4100手机内置了口气分析器，当电脑判断出机主醉酒后会锁闭电话拨打功能。在此之前Virgin Mobile也推出过类似的服务。 Google 'Mail Goggles' prevent drunken emails http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24464519-663,00.html Staff writers and wires October 08, 2008 09:57am GOOGLE has adapted its email service to help those letting loose after a few evening cocktails from firing off messages they might regret. Mail Goggles software comes to life after dark and on weekends, when altered states of mind are more probable, and requires that five simple math problems be answered correctly in less than a minute to send a Gmail missive. "Sometimes I send messages I shouldn't send," Gmail engineer Jon Perlow said this week in a statement announcing the optional new feature. "Like the time I told that girl I had a crush on her over text message. Or the time I sent that late night email to my ex-girlfriend that we should get back together." Gmail users can adjust their email settings to activate the Goggles feature and dictate the times it is active. "It will check that you're really sure you want to send that late night Friday email," Mr Perlow said. Mail Goggles is similar to earlier mobile services that prevented "drunk dialling". In 2006, LG released the LP4100 Sobriety Phone, a mobile with a built-in breathalyser that blocks numbers from being dialled if the user is inebriated. Before that, mobile carrier Virgin Mobile introduced "dialling under the influence", a service that stops users from calling certain numbers on a night out. - with AFP |
