Google Labs was a technology playground used by Google to demonstrate and test new projects. Launched May 20, 2002; shut down July 31, 2011 — it lived 9 years. One of 26 Google products killed in 2011. Google Labs is an experimental technology initiative developed by Google to create, test, and publicly demonstrate new products and features. Originally launched in 2002, Google Labs served as a platform for early-stage experiments and hosted preview versions of products such as Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Wave. The original service was discontinued in 2011 before the Labs branding was revived in the 2020s for experimental artificial intelligence and emerging technology projects. Wiki link Data: Killed by Google (killedbygoogle.com, MIT).