Google Maps Envelopes Concept Turns Gmail into Snail Mail [PICS]

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They call the concept Google Maps Envelopes.

Mahtani and Molk envision an automated process where the click of the "Send Envelope" button would print and deliver an e-mail via the United States Postal Service for a small fee.

While Google Maps Envelopes is just a concept, we can think of many occasions -- birthdays, anniversaries, holidays -- when it seems more appropriate to send a physical letter than an e-=mail. Sending snail mail via e-mail (snail e-mail?) would eliminate the laborious chore of purchasing stamps and finding a post office drop box.

The concept sounds like something the USPS should implement to boost business, even though it does resemble something Google might do to celebrate April Fool's Day.

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