Google Launches Mail Goggles To Block Spam E-mails
Google has come up with “Mail Goggles” that can prevent people from sending stupid e-mails, especially at particular hours when they are most likely to be inebriated and at risk of making a complete idiot of themselves.
Mail Goggles throw five maths problems up on the screen when a user presses the “send” button. The problems have to be solved within a limited period of time.
Being able to do so would cause the system to presume that the user’s mental state is sound enough to send appropriate mails.
Even if a person is very good at solving mathematical problems, there is an option to ramp up the difficulty of the questions.
However, the questions remain in the arithmetic realm, and do not drift into interesting algebra or calculus.
When enabled, Mail Goggles kicks in at the time you specify (default is between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. on Friday and Saturday), and throws five math problems up on the screen when you press “send.” You have a limited period of time to solve them. If you can answer the questions, presumably you’re of mind sound enough to tell off your boss, or pour your heart out to your ex-lover.
If you can solve simple math problems even when under the table, there’s an option to ramp up the difficulty of the questions, but sadly they remain in the arithmetic realm and don’t drift into interesting algebra or calculus.
To activate Mail Goggles, go into Gmail’s settings, and turn on Mail Goggles in the “Labs” tab. Then adjust how and when it works in the “General” tab.
Source : Yahoo, CNET
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