if (window.webkitNotifications.checkPermission() == 0) {
// you can pass any url as a parameter
window.webkitNotifications.createNotification(tweet.picture, tweet.title,
tweet.text).show();
} else {
window.webkitNotifications.requestPermission();
}
Note: Use this button if you also want to reset the permissions
Enter your twitter user name to show your last tweet as a notification
document.addEventListener('dragstart', function(event) {
event.dataTransfer.setData('text', 'Customized text');
event.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = 'copy';
}, false);

Coming soon: drag files from your desktop
main.js:
var worker = new Worker(‘extra_work.js');
worker.onmessage = function (event) { alert(event.data); };
extra_work.js:
// do some work; when done post message.
postMessage(some_data);
Loading Route...
Try to drag the map while calculating the complex route (you will only be allowed to do that if you use workers)
<audio src="sound.mp3" controls></audio>
document.getElementById("audio").muted=false;
<video src='movie.mp4' autoplay controls ></video>
document.getElementById("video").play();
<html>
<svg>
<circle id="myCircle" class="important" cx="50%" cy="50%" r="100"
fill="url(#myGradient)"
onmousedown="alert('hello');"/>
</svg>
</html>
<canvas id="canvas" width="838" height="220"></canvas>
<script>
var canvasContext = document.getElementById("canvas").getContext("2d");
canvasContext.fillRect(250, 25, 150, 100);
canvasContext.beginPath();
canvasContext.arc(450, 110, 100, Math.PI * 1/2, Math.PI * 3/2);
canvasContext.lineWidth = 15;
canvasContext.lineCap = 'round';
canvasContext.strokeStyle = 'rgba(255, 127, 0, 0.5)';
canvasContext.stroke();
</script>
<canvas id="canvas" width="838" height="220"></canvas>
<script>
var gl = document.getElementById("canvas").getContext("experimental-webgl");
gl.viewport(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
...
</script>
// use localStorage for persistent storage
// use sessionStorage for per tab storage
textarea.addEventListener('keyup', function () {
window.localStorage['value'] = area.value;
window.localStorage['timestamp'] = (new Date()).getTime();
}, false);
textarea.value = window.localStorage['value'];
Use case: Save email draft on the client side (crash-safe)
var db = window.openDatabase("Database Name", "Database Version");
db.transaction(function(tx) {
tx.executeSql("SELECT * FROM test", [], successCallback, errorCallback);
});
See the generated database: Developer > Developer Tools > Storage
<html manifest="cache-manifest">
window.applicationCache.addEventListener('checking', updateCacheStatus, false);
CACHE MANIFEST # version 1 CACHE: /html5/src/refresh.png /html5/src/logic.js /html5/src/style.css /html5/src/background.png
Turn off your internet connection and refresh! 
var socket = new WebSocket(location);
socket.onopen = function(event) {
socket.postMessage(“Hello, WebSocket”);
}
socket.onmessage = function(event) { alert(event.data); }
socket.onclose = function(event) { alert(“closed”); }
It allows a web server to push data to a browser (COMET)
if (navigator.geolocation) {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) {
var lat = position.coords.latitude;
var lng = position.coords.longitude;
map.setCenter(new GLatLng(lat, lng), 13);
map.addOverlay(new GMarker(new GLatLng(lat, lng)));
});
}