The contest
runs through July 31 (winners will be
announced August 21)
Everyone who submits a published Gadget will get a
limited edition Google Desktop Developer T-shirt (there are other Google-y prizes
too)
Top prizes: $5,000 for 1st place, $2,000 for 2nd place, and $1,000
for 3rd place
Primary judging criteria: popularity, visual appeal, use of
new features (such as transparency/animation, Google Talk API integration, personalization,
etc.)
And be sure to check out the Google Desktop Gadget Designer, a
new IDE and WYSIWYG UI creator for making Google Desktop Gadgets.