April 20, 2006 10:46 AM PDT
Google Calendar iCals for your iPod
Johnny Matthews, a blogger and developer, has released GetCals, an application that imports iCal files from Google Calendar and allows users to save them to their iPod video or iPod Nano. As with many applications of this nature, Matthews' GetCals is free to download.
Many more programs for Google Calendar can be expected following Google's release of Google Calendar data API on Wednesday. This GData aids developers in building applications to go with the calendar program.
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