10 Essential Google Chrome Extensions

The new extensions and features introduced to Apple’s premium browser Safari, following last week’s release of Mountain Lion, may have been a long time coming.

But many of us who use Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome will already have become accustomed to the world of browser extensions for our every day use.

Extensions have almost become a necessity, enhancing your web surfing experience. Firefox, Explorer, Chrome and now Safari all possess incredible functionality in the form of add-ons, which you can install within seconds.

The best browser extensions are those that feel like built-in features, so we decided to select the 10 best for essential web browsing to make using Chrome even more enjoyable:

Awesome Screenshot

The ability to take screenshots of the web page you’re looking at is always useful. Awesome screenshot takes that process one step further by giving you more options. Select a selection or the whole page. Once captured, you also have the option to crop the image, make annotations, plus more. Images can be saved locally or copied to the clipboard.

➤ Awesome Screenshot

Clipper by Clipboard

 Save anything online with Clipboards very own Clipper extension for Chrome, and we mean anything! HTML, text, images even flash applications are easily clipped, annotated and tagged and then saved to your Clipboard gallery within seconds. All clips can be viewed in your Clipboard profile, which you can then publish or keep private, should you wish to do so.

➤ Clipper

Chrome to Phone

Android user? Excellent. Install the Chrome to Phone app to your phone and launch the Chrome to Phone extension icon on your browser. In a matter of seconds you’ll be able to push web links, maps and phone numbers to your Android device and open them up when you’re out and about. A must have extensions for all Android users.

➤ Chrome to Phone

RadioPlayer

For UK audiophiles only, Radioplayer is an online radio player giving you access to radio stations from across the UK and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. With up to 320 stations, listen and rock to your favorite music, podcasts and shows straight from your browser. No additional software needed, you can store your favourite channels and set presets, which will automatically launch for the next time you tune in. 

➤ RadioPlayer

Send from Gmail

You’ll find numerous Gmail extensions on the Chrome Web store – some good, some not so good. Send from Gmail falls in the former. Unlike other extensions, Send from Gmail will enable you to compose an email right from the extensions bar. It provides a button that will create a Gmail message when clicked, using the page title as the subject and selected page text and link address as the message. Handy.

➤ Send from Gmail

Download Master

You’re at a website and you want to downlaod more than one file? Well now you can with Download Master. With a single click, the Download Master extension gives you the option to see what links are available, enabling you to pick and choose of what you want to download. Once selected, leave the rest to Google, who take care of all downloads with its built-in manager.

➤ Download Master

Google Dictionary

Google’s Dictionary extension is a joy to use. Quick, easy and effective, it does the difficult things with ease. Double-click any word to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble. Or if you like, view the complete definition of any word or phrase using the toolbar dictionary. Foreign languages are also catered for making this an must have extension on your browser. You’d be lost without it.

➤ Google Dictionary

Rapportive

The appeal of Rapportive is very easy to see. An intuitive Gmail extension that enables you to create a cool social profile of any individual whose email address you enter, by pulling all the social feeds from the web. A really smart and clever add-on to enhance your Gmail experience.

➤ Rapportive

AddThis

Sharing online content to your numerous social channels can be a bit of a chore. This is where Add This lends a helping hand.
AddThis allows you to instantly share content on Facebook and Twitter as well as many other services. You can bookmark, print, or even translate pages as well. Options to customize and personalize your list of services are a plenty. Choose Options and you’re good to go.

➤ AddThis

Pocket (Formerly Read it later)

Don’t have time to read your favourite blog, match report or film review? Save it to Pocket instead and read it later. Pocket automatically syncs to your phone, tablet or computer so you can view your saved page at any time, even without an internet connection. Containing integrated buttons on Twitter.com and Google Reader for one-click saving, Pocket is an essential tool for your everday online reading.

➤ Pocket

Stylish

An unknown gem, Stylish restyles your web pages with the help of a user styles manager. Install new skins and themes for your favourite sites and take out irrelevant content. Change colors and completely redesign an entire site. Want to remove ads from Facebook or change the color of your Twitter page? Use Stylish to do this plus a whole lot more.

➤ Stylish

If there are any extensions you feel that should have made the list, do let us know by leaving a comment.

BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Features ConnectedDrive Technology

The concept car BMW Vision ConnectedDrive made its first appearance worldwide from March 3 to 13th at the 2011 International Motor Show in Geneva. The top position in the vehicle world occupied by BMW in the progress of pioneering driver assistance systems as well as mobility services will be fortified further by this astonishing concept vehicle. This BMW Vision ConnectedDrive study manifests current and future systems of mobile networking in a specifically focused way. Comfort, security and the infotainment experience in the sedan can be accurately optimized by groundbreaking functionality, independently tailored to suit the requirements of the driver and passenger as well. The design personifies the bond amid the driver and the sedan, the dialogue amid the driver and the commuter, and the communication of the vehicle with the environment. New technologies as well as innovative design concepts are used to add more facets to this apparent BMW driving pleasure.

Designer : BMW

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BMW 328 Hommage Concept Car Design Was Inspired by The Legendary 328 Model

BMW has launched the 328 Hommage concept, a design study concerned with a speedster, at the Villa d’Este. Taking its inspiration from the legendary 328 model, some of its awe-inspiring features include carbon-fiber body with asymmetric windscreen. The 328 Hommage holds the same layout. It is an exceptional 2-seater roadster having a front-mounted engine with a lightweight construction. The 328 Hommage BMW is unlike the 1930’s model in terms of its make, the usage of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. The exterior design boasts a surface treatment related to the one followed by BMW for its newest concepts, with its design incorporating an assortment of elements, which creates a visual tie to the original model. Thanks to the usage of materials as well as freely suspended elements including 2 iPhones included in the dashboard via special aluminum housing having a silhouette of classic stopwatches , that expresses a sense of lightness in terms of its interior structure. Clear-cut lines run across the sedan body’s taut surfaces. Overall, the 328 Hommage model is very awe-inspiring.

Designer : BMW

BMW i8 Concept Combines High Performance of A Sports Car With Fuel Efficient of a Small Car

Escape from your busy routine life with BMW i8 Concept, it combines the performance of a sports car with benchmark efficiency, it’s the iconic symbol of emotional, dynamic and efficient. The BMW Vision EfficientDynamics has clearly stated that hardcore sports car and fuel economy of a compact car can work together in harmony and could soon be reality. BMW has tested a series of vehicle concept and so far it looks great that the decision to produce a series of this vehicle was quickly made. Yes, BMW i8 Concept is the next evolution from BMW Vision EfficientDynamics, this could be the most progressive and innovative sports car of its time.

From : BMW

The combination of plug-in hybrid concept with modified electric drive system from previous BMW i3 concept has been integrated into this car, fitted over its front axle with high performance 3-cylinder combustion engine 164 kW/220 hp and 300 Nm (221 lb-ft) at the rear. By combining these technologies, these two drive systems deliver awesome performance of a sports car as well as fuel efficient of a small car. BMW i8 Concept can travel up to 20 miles on electric power alone thank you to its large lithium-ion battery.

Audi RH Combines A Zero Emission Hydrogen Engine Concept With Extreme Lightweight Technology

I’ve been enjoying driving from the moment I learned how to drive a car. I used to enjoy my daily morning drive to work when I was still an employee. Fresh air in the morning, not so crowded street, listening to soft music from the radio, a perfect 20 minutes alone. Due to rapid population growth, driving in the future might create more frustration than joy, especially in overcrowded cities. People will either use high-tech vehicles or public transport. The feeling of individual mobility, however, contributes a lot to the impression of freedom enjoyed by many motorists.

Created in cooperation with Audi AG, the Audi RH Concept carries Audi’s brand values. RH promotes enjoyable driving experience, a compact and lightweight transportation for the year of 2015. This car has been designed to carry only 2 passengers in a very narrow space (3.2 meters long). The interior features minimalist design. The driver seat is located in the middle of the vehicle and the second seat for the passenger is located behind. This increases the feeling of narrowness, which strongly contributes to the driving experience. As you can see the overall design was inspired by a lightweight aeroplane in both styling and construction.

Designer : Michael Scherger

Nokia GEM Phone Concept Transforms Its Entire Body Into a Touchscreen

Nokia has released an innovative and futuristic phone concept called Nokia GEM phone. If you feel the display on the phone isn’t big enough, how bout turning the entire handset into a touchscreen? This is what Nokia GEM phone concept offers you. This futuristic phone was launched as part of the celebration of Nokia Research Center 25th anniversary. You can see that GEM has the ability to change its appearance from camera to phone based on the functionality selected by its user. In fact, this phone can display advertising messages on its back.

User could have the same image at different zoom levels, such as when you read a map, it’s possible for you to zoom and pinch the map from the rear of the phone while keeping the view of a large scale area on the front. Smart idea huh?

Jarkko Saunamäki, a senior design manager who led the team that invented GEM, explained that using this future mobile phone, user can launch any application and turn the mobile phone just like its active app. For example when you launch a camera app, Nokia GEM phone concept will automatically transform its body to look like a camera. The video animation from Nokia demonstrates how user can take a photo and transform the result to wrap around the whole device. There’s no need to buy phone casing every month, when you get bored with the old theme, you could just take a cool wallpaper photo and replace the exterior appearance of your Nokia GEM phone.

In this video, you’ll be able to see how virtual buttons and logos are located at both sides of the phone where you can easily browse them. This concept also becomes one of Red Dot Award winning concepts 2011. So, what do you think guys? Do you think Nokia GEM phone concept can beat iPhone?

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