Google Gears brings offline e-mail viewing to the web browser...

[mkrishnan]

Pretty cool...

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9126949

Google Inc. late yesterday launched an updated version of Gmail that lets users access their accounts without an Internet connection.

The updated Gmail hosted e-mail service is designed to load in a browser even when the user doesn't have an Internet connection, according to Joyce Sohn, a Google spokewoman, in a company blog. The updated service, which the company said was developed in its Gmail Labs, will give flight to users who have been wanting to get some work done while on a plane, for instance. Now, even without a Net connection, users can read e-mail, write new ones and archive others - all while 30,000 feet in the air.

Didn't see a mention of it in searching, so apologies if I missed it. Anyone try it yet?