Here is a quick roundup of a couple of recent interesting widget news and trends:

• MySpace To Launch Widget for TV
  In my previous widget news roundup I mentioned that Yahoo! and Intel were brining widgets to TV. This week MySpace announced plans to launch MySpace Widget for TV, a mini version of their social networking site that consumers access from the televisions.
• Content Providers Embrace TV Widgets
  Since the TV widgets CES announcement by Yahoo!! and Intel, dozens of media and content outlets have heralded the advent of TV widgets and the next best thing to sliced bread! ABC says they’ll enrich shows and other content providers such as CBS, NYT, Showtime and USATODAY are behind it. Electronics manufacturers including Samsung, Vizio, LG Electronics, Sony, and others will support Yahoo! driven standard.
• Widget Politics II
  In last week’s round up, I mentioned that Arnold Schwarzenegger, California’s Governor, is taking to widgets and social media to get the state budget passed. The political widget trends continues with widgets like the Ask your Lawmaker widget,  a project of the Capitol News Connection, and host of others are making their way to the web.