A new GMail feature lets you play MP3 files right inside the GMail interface without having to download the MP3 or open an external media player.

When you receive an audio file as an email attachment, click the play button and Google will play the audio file for you in a popup window.

Amit Agarwal found this out by digging through Gmail code. You can play any MP3 files from the embedded Google Video player without even having to login to GMail. Here's the secret URL (works perfect in Firefox)

  "http://mail.google.com/mail/html/audio.swf'audioUrl=MP3_URL"

Replace the MP3_URL with the actual location of the MP3 file on the web and play it inside Google Video.

You can embed the Google MP3 player in your website or blog just like the Odeo plugin.


written by Florin C.