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Students seeking national recognition, an extra something to put in their resumes or just a place to write down their creative thoughts now have the opportunity they've been waiting for. They can just go go Google Gadget. Currently, Google is holding an award program for all undergraduate and graduate university students across the nation to create their own personal 'gadget' that can be submitted in a variety of categories.

Handheld games console title Mario Kart DS leads the nominations for the Golden Joystick awards 2006.The Nintendo DS game has six nominations, including game of the year, while role playing game Oblivion is short listed in five categories.Quiz game Buzz and Xbox Live's marketplace, where gamers can download demos, lead the innovation category