60gritbeard: jacquesofalltrades: Could Google save the U.S. Postal Service?  Well, probably not entirely, but this is a fascinating concept, and given the joy that I still get when I receive an “actual” letter, I might be willing to try it a few times. And I love the idea that the envelope actually shows the path from origin to destination.  thedailywhat: Gmail Function Concept of the Day: Syracuse University Industrial Design student Rahul Mahtani & Yofred Moik imagine a world in which Gmail users can, with the touch of a button and for the cost of a single stamp, convert their e-mail into snail-mail, complete with Google Maps-branded envelope. Would you take advantage of this service if it were made available? [yanko.] What happens if the mail travels East to West? Then the whole Google maps sender/recipient thing doesn’t work. Cool concept though!

60gritbeard:

jacquesofalltrades:

Could Google save the U.S. Postal Service?  Well, probably not entirely, but this is a fascinating concept, and given the joy that I still get when I receive an “actual” letter, I might be willing to try it a few times. And I love the idea that the envelope actually shows the path from origin to destination. 

thedailywhat:

Gmail Function Concept of the Day: Syracuse University Industrial Design student Rahul Mahtani & Yofred Moik imagine a world in which Gmail users can, with the touch of a button and for the cost of a single stamp, convert their e-mail into snail-mail, complete with Google Maps-branded envelope.

Would you take advantage of this service if it were made available?

[yanko.]

What happens if the mail travels East to West? Then the whole Google maps sender/recipient thing doesn’t work. Cool concept though!

Source: thedailywhat
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    I thought this was real at first. I went to my gmail account right away...wanted to use...
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    How long until we can do this? It needs to be real!
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    I would definitely do this.
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    count as productivity? If I switched to the gmail team solely to implement this?
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