New Google Gadget Challenge for Students!

Per this post on the Google Blog, we're posing a challenge to college and university students in the United States - the Google Gadget Awards! Here are the details:

• Both universal and desktop gadgets are accepted
• Submissions are due November 1, 2006
• Submitted gadgets will be testable while the contest is on
• Winners will be announced in December
• Awards categories include: Best overall gadgets (both universal and desktop), Most useful gadget, Most intelligent gadget, Gadget most likely to help you get a date, Most addictive gadget, Prettiest gadget, and Top university for gadget submission
• The panel of judges includes: Chris Anderson, John Hennessy, Rob Malda, Randy Bryant, and Gina Pell

The Rules page has further details - time to get hacking!