Google's "Mail Goggles" Aim to Deter Drunk E-mailing

Google has launched its new feature of "Mail Goggles" to prevent people from drunk e-mailing those regrettable messages to their boss telling them what they really think or begging their ex-boyfriend/girlfriend to take them back.

What originated as drunk dialing became drunk texting with the growing number of people using SMS text messaging. But now, more and more people are sitting in front of their computer screens at the wee hours of the morning to send the feared drunk e-mail.

But have no fear, (as usual) Google is here to save the day!

Google has introduced "Mail Goggles," a program that is designed to make sure you really want to send the e-mail message you typed with one-hand while your other hand was holding a beer.

Basically, the Mail Goggles act as a digital breathalyzer, requiring users (after clicking "Send") to answer a series of simple math problems in a certain amount of time to ensure they are in the proper state of mind to know they really want to send that late-night e-mail.

The Goggles can easily been enabled and disabled by the user or set to start working at a certain time of day and turn off at another time of day.

Sorry, Dr. Shamp, it looks like this feature won't work on your iPhone!

To watch a news clip about the launch of Mail Googles, click here.

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