Mendel Chuang, Product Marketing Manager, has announced the winners of the Google Desktop Gadgets competition on the Official Google Blog :

“With all the great entries we received for the Google Desktop Gadget Contest, we’ve learned that there are some very talented developers out there. Amongst all the gadgets submitted, these three really stood out:

* diGGGadget by Marius and Yannick Stucki – Stay on top of the latest stories from digg.com. Click on a few buttons and you’ll know why we think it’s so great. It also takes advantage of our advanced APIs to enable sharing news with friends plus personalization based on your interests.

* Multiplayer Reversi Game by Turhan Aydin – Immerse yourself in the fun game Reversi with this visually rich gadget. Not only can you play against the computer, but this gadget takes advantage of our Google Talk API so that you can also play with your friends.

* Day/Night World Clock by Beatrix Gottanka – We couldn’t have designed a better world clock. Not only does this clock show you the local time, but there’s also a map that indicates whether it’s night or day at any given hour. And if you want options, this gadget has them.”

There’s more on the winners and other entries on the Google Desktop Blog.